Fans monitoring Nina Dobrev news update stories may be ecstatic over the latest rumors surrounding the actress' career - is she returning to "The Vampire Diaries?"

Nina Dobrev left "The Vampire Diaries" last season to purportedly pursue other things, causing fans to lament over her exit. Supporters of Nina's on-screen romance with Ian Somerhalder were especially devastated over her departure, which came a few months after Ian Somerhalder and Nikki Reed announced their engagement.

"She was just looking forward to moving on with no hard feelings and no drama. This is taking the personal out of it completely, from a storytelling point of view it's a great challenge. As writers in the room, we're finding it very rejuvenating. Just on a strictly creative exercise level," Plec said in an interview in May, as quoted by Hollywood Life.

Fans may have been waiting for a long time for update stories about Nina Dobrev's career after leaving "The Vampire Diaries." Up until now, there is no update about a new TV series that she could be working on, or possibly, a movie deal.

Is there any chance that Nina could be going back to the teen vampire show that boosted her and Ian Somerhalder to stardom?

First, a quick backtrack to the events of last season.

"Mystic Falls' sweetheart has been imprisoned in a deep sleep for the next 70 years and locked away in a coffin," Melty wrote. "In the Season 6 finale, Kai put Damon in a difficult predicament: choosing between letting Bonnie die, which would wake Elena from her slumber, or saving Bonnie, which keeps Elena under Kai's spell."

According to Inquisitr, Ian Somerhalder purportedly said that Nina Dobrev's character, Elena Gilbert, could be returning in the show. The actor said the way Elena Gilbert was written out of the script purportedly makes her return a possibility.

Does this mean that Nina Dobrev could come back to "The Vampire Diaries?" Fans will surely be on the look out for updates about Elena Gilbert's possible return.