Nina Dobrev has told how fans were in uproar when she was cast in The Vampire Diaries – because of her hair colour.
The actress plays lead character Elena in the TV series, who was blonde in the books the show is based on, and said fans were “frustrated” to see a brunette in the role.
She said: “I couldn’t go online because everyone was like, ‘She’s not a blonde, Elena’s a blonde’.”
Nina went on: “But we had to change it because in the books Elena was a little bit more of a Queen Bee, the popular high school girl and it just didn’t seem relatable to a lot of people. The creators just wanted to make her more of a girl-next-door, who you can root for. If you’re not rooting for the main girl, then there’s no point in watching. You need to love her, you can’t hate her.”
The Bulgarian-born Canadian actress admitted landing the part was “a long gruelling process”.
“I’m so lucky that I got it because there was a lot of competition,” she added.
The Vampire Diaries begins on February 2 on ITV 2.
Source: The Press Association
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