Ian Somerhalder and Nina Dobrev broke up with each other for over a year now, and while various reports have said that she was devastated over having been blindsided by Somerhalder's new relationship with actress Nikki Reed, new reports say that she's moved on and is now focusing on being friends with her former lover.
That's how it looked like during the mtvU Fandom Awards, anyway, when Somerhalder, 35 and Dobrev, 25, received the award for Ship of the Year.
"Nina has gone on with her dating life just as much as Ian has, and they both made a decision not to ruin the show or their friendship with their feelings on outside relationships," reports HollywoodLife.com. A source had told the site, "They are good, and they will be good if Ian and Nikki take it to the next level."
Earlier this month, The Vampire Diaries hunk had been caught having a date with Twilight actress Nikki Reed at the Studio City Farmers Market in Los Angeles. They seem to be engaging in a major public display of affection, even acknowledging each other on their respective social media sites.
But Nina, who has been friends with Reed even before she was married (and now divorced) to singer Paul McDonald, had no idea that her ex and friend were going out. But now, it seems the former Degrassi star is ready to let bygones be bygones and intends to just focus on her reel life relationship with Somerhalder.
"We want to thank you guys for all your love and support of Delena," Dobrev said in her acceptance speech via satellite as she sat beside her former beau. The two took home the award for Best Ship for their roles as Damon and Elena in the Vampire Diaries, besting many other on-screen couples, which includes Katniss and Peeta from The Hunger Games, Sherlock Holmes and John Watson from Sherlock and Stiles and Derek from Teen Wolf.
Somerhalder also looked to be on friendly terms with the actress, even managing to joke about their relationship in his thank-you speech. "Our ship has been through some ups and downs and we are not sure where we would be without your support," he said. "So thank you, and we will try to keep it interesting for you."
The two looked pretty comfortable sitting together, and Dobrev even jokingly made out with their trophy and calling Somerhalder out for being jealous.
It's such a relief that the two are in good terms! Hopefully, they stay that way as they move forward with their lives and relationships.
