Paul Wesley Says He 'Totally Clashed' With Vampire Diaries Co-Star Nina Dobrev

Even longtime Delena shippers know that the onscreen chemistry between Stefan and Elena in Vampire Diaries was undeniable. And nevertheless Paul Wesley and Nina Dobrev's acting was so convincing that it had diehard fans of the series wondering if they were dating in real life, Wesley revealed on Thursday (August 1) that it was actually quite the opposite. As it turns out, the co-stars didn't get along at all for the initial a few many years of filming — something Dobrev opened up about for the initial time in a podcast this past June.


As soon as asked about Dobrev's recent comments connected with their rocky friendship at the Television Critics Association summer press tour, Wesley fully agreed with the actress. "I think the point that Nina was making, and I'll fully back her up on this, is that we fully clashed [the] first couple years in terms of just getting on each other's nerves, and then developed this fantastic friendship," he mentioned, according to Us Weekly. "So it's like this nice, happy ending."


But certainly, it took Wesley and Dobrev a while to get to the place they're at right now. And Wesley believes that much of the reason the two didn't get along at first was likely because the time they spent with each other. "I think some days once people work with each other nonstop, do press nonstop for years and years on end, you're just — you don't appreciate the person that's in front of you. You're like, 'Oh, you know, I'm exhausted and tired.' And I think right now, it's such a nice order kind of story because we're such good companions right now he said.


In general, Wesley mentioned he learned a crucial lesson, which is that your advice of people can fully change after awhile — so much so that he and Dobrev right now "hang out all of the time" and he texts her "at least whenever a week." "I think it was a cool lesson to learn. It's like the people that sort of maybe you never get and also in the starting later surprise you, and I think a lot of my friendships are like that."


Wesley and Dobrev's renewed appreciation for one another certainly came as a surprise to them both. On the "Directionally Challenged" podcast in June, Dobrev mentioned, "Paul and I didn't get along at the starting of the show. I respected Paul Wesley, I didn't like Paul Wesley." Still, several fans considered there was a romantic spark between the two. Each person thought that we had such good chemistry. I realize right now that there's a fine line between love and hate and we despised each other so much that it read as love however … We really just didn't get along the initial five months of shooting."


Fortunately, both actors are right now singing an entirely different tune, and soon considering that that drama, the two right now imagine themselves to be the closest friendship of the entire cast. "We ended up getting to a good place and yes it was fine," she mentioned. "Of each person, I think I probably visualize him the most and hang out with him the most. We're probably the closest. We hang out a lot. We're really good companions. I love his partner. It's so funny how time changes everything because I never thought he could be one of my best friends."