Nina Dobrev is opening up about her fight for equal pay to her male co-leads on The Vampire Diaries. Dobrev starred opposite Paul Wesley and Ian Somerhalder on the CW supernatural teen drama for the first six seasons, playing different characters. The star was the female lead, Elena Gilbert, in the series, and also doubled as the devilish Katherine Pierce. …
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Nina Dobrev Fought for Equal Pay on ‘Vampire Diaries’ for 6 Seasons
Despite being the lead of “The Vampire Diaries,” Nina Dobrev never made as much money as her costars, Ian Somerhalder and Paul Wesley. In “I Was Feeling Epic: An Oral History of The Vampire Diaries,” Samantha Highfill’s book released on Tuesday, Dobrev fought for seasons for equal pay. “Candice [King], Kat [Graham], and I were the three lowest-paid series regulars …
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Despite being the only actor playing multiple characters during the early seasons of The Vampire Diaries, Nina Dobrev has revealed that she was paid less than her fellow male co-stars Ian Somerhalder and Paul Wesley. The actress opened up about the behind-the-scenes equal pay battle in Entertainment Weekly editor Samantha Highfill’s new book, I Was Feeling Epic: An Oral History of The …
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