{"id":2064550,"date":"2025-10-02T15:06:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T15:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2064550"},"modified":"2025-10-02T15:06:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T15:06:13","slug":"nina-dobrev-addresses-zac-efron-dating-rumors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/nina-dobrev-addresses-zac-efron-dating-rumors\/","title":{"rendered":"Nina Dobrev Addresses Zac Efron Dating Rumors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-journey-body=\"standard-article\">\n<hr data-node-id=\"0\" class=\"css-18pb4rg emevuu60\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"1\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\"><strong data-node-id=\"1.0\">THE RUNDOWN<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-node-id=\"2\" class=\"css-kw9lqy emevuu60\">\n<li data-node-id=\"2.0\">On October 1, Nina Dobrev addressed rumors that she\u2019s dating Zac Efron, telling TMZ that they\u2019re just friends. <\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"2.1\">Last month, Dobrev and Efron were spotted vacationing together in Italy, alongside Chace Crawford, Miles Teller, and Keleigh Teller.<\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"2.2\">The speculation followed her recent split from ex-fianc\u00e9 Shaun White.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-node-id=\"3\" class=\"css-18pb4rg emevuu60\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"4\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Nina Dobrev is setting the record straight. After photos of the <em data-node-id=\"4.1\">Vampire Diaries<\/em> alum vacationing with Zac Efron <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/zac-efron-and-nina-dobrev-are-all-smiles-in-flirty-italy-vacation-pics\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/zac-efron-and-nina-dobrev-are-all-smiles-in-flirty-italy-vacation-pics\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"surfaced\" data-node-id=\"4.3\" class=\"body-link css-inlxvj emevuu60\">surfaced<\/a> on September 20, fans speculated that the longtime friends had taken their relationship in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/celebrities\/a66052029\/nina-dobrev-dating-history-explained\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/celebrities\/a66052029\/nina-dobrev-dating-history-explained\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"a romantic direction\" data-node-id=\"4.5\" class=\"body-link css-inlxvj emevuu60\">a romantic direction<\/a>. The rumors came more than a week after news broke that Dobrev and Shaun White <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/celebrities\/a61581833\/nina-dobrev-shaun-white-relationship-timeline\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/celebrities\/a61581833\/nina-dobrev-shaun-white-relationship-timeline\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"ended their engagement\" data-node-id=\"4.7\" class=\"body-link css-inlxvj emevuu60\">ended their engagement<\/a> and five-year romance.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"5\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">But when asked by a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/10\/01\/nina-dobrev-zac-efron-dating-rumors\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/10\/01\/nina-dobrev-zac-efron-dating-rumors\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"TMZ reporter\" data-node-id=\"5.1\" class=\"body-link css-inlxvj emevuu60\">TMZ reporter<\/a> on October 1 if there was anything more than friendship between her and Efron, Dobrev laughed and shut it down. The reporter then asked if they were \u201cjust mates\u201d to which Dobrev responded, \u201cYeah.\u201d The actress also told the outlet that she\u2019s focused on moving forward. \u201cYou know what? I\u2019m excited for the future, and the only thing that\u2019s guaranteed is change,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"watch-next\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-12\" data-node-id=\"6\" class=\"embed\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"7\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Chatter surrounding Dobrev and Efron picked up in September when the two attended crypto billionaire Brad Garlinghouse\u2019s wedding in the south of France and were photographed with Chace Crawford, Miles Teller, and Keleigh Teller on a yacht in Italy.<\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"recirculation\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-13\" data-node-id=\"8\" class=\"embed\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"9\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">But on September 22, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/the-truth-about-nina-dobrev-and-zac-efrons-viral-vacation-photos\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/the-truth-about-nina-dobrev-and-zac-efrons-viral-vacation-photos\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Us Weekly reported\" data-node-id=\"9.1\" class=\"body-link css-inlxvj emevuu60\"><em data-node-id=\"9.1.0\">Us Weekly<\/em> reported<\/a> that Dobrev and Efron\u2019s connection is platonic. \u201cNina and Zac are not dating and have been good friends for over a decade,\u201d a source told the outlet. \u201cTheir friends always joke that they should date, but that is not what is going on. They have been there for each other through many phases of life and have always had each other\u2019s back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"10\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">The clarification comes amid a new chapter for Dobrev. Last month, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/shaun-white-and-nina-dobrev-end-engagement-split-8737536\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/people.com\/shaun-white-and-nina-dobrev-end-engagement-split-8737536\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"People confirmed\" data-node-id=\"10.1\" class=\"body-link css-inlxvj emevuu60\"><em data-node-id=\"10.1.0\">People<\/em> confirmed<\/a> she and White had quietly called off their engagement after the snowboarder proposed in October 2024. \u201cNina is devastated,\u201d a source <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/nina-dobrev-is-devastated-by-shaun-white-split-source\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/nina-dobrev-is-devastated-by-shaun-white-split-source\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"told Us Weekly\" data-node-id=\"10.3\" class=\"body-link css-inlxvj emevuu60\">told <em data-node-id=\"10.3.1\">Us Weekly<\/em><\/a> at the time. \u201cThey had finally started planning the wedding, and things were in motion.\u201d <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"11\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">It\u2019s unclear what led to the breakup. On September 16, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/why-nina-dobrev-and-shaun-white-broke-up-sources-exclusive-11810325\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/people.com\/why-nina-dobrev-and-shaun-white-broke-up-sources-exclusive-11810325\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"People reported\" data-node-id=\"11.1\" class=\"body-link css-inlxvj emevuu60\"><em data-node-id=\"11.1.0\">People <\/em>reported<\/a> that a source claimed Dobrev \u201cwanted a family and wanted to get married\u2014and he didn\u2019t.\u201d However, another insider told the outlet that they \u201cboth wanted marriage and children.\u201d <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"12\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">The exes have not commented on why they ended their engagement, but a source told <em data-node-id=\"12.1\">Us Weekly<\/em> that Dobrev \u201chas been leaning on her family and friends recently.\u201d They added, \u201cEveryone has been lifting her spirits, and she has been in a better place after taking some time away following her split from Shaun.\u201d<\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"editorial-link\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-14\" data-node-id=\"13\" class=\"embed\">\n<aside class=\"css-yj5rqk e94w1mj9\">\n<h6 class=\"css-12xbh4x e94w1mj7\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-theme-key=\"title-design-element-before\" class=\"css-0 eagam8p0\"\/><span class=\"css-8lle59 e94w1mj5\">More on Nina Dobrev<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-theme-key=\"title-design-element-after\" class=\"css-0 eagam8p1\"\/><\/h6>\n<\/aside>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.elle.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE RUNDOWN On October 1, Nina Dobrev addressed rumors that she\u2019s dating Zac Efron, telling TMZ that they\u2019re just friends. Last month, Dobrev and Efron were spotted vacationing together in Italy, alongside Chace Crawford, Miles Teller, and Keleigh Teller. The speculation followed her recent split from ex-fianc\u00e9 Shaun White. Nina Dobrev is setting the record [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2064551,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[274717,385623,285977,285684,385622],"class_list":["post-2064550","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-content-type-news","tag-contentid-108275a8-5abb-4dcc-8ec5-dcfb53b46646","tag-displaytype-standard-article","tag-locale-us","tag-shorttitle-nina-dobrev-speaks-out-on-zac-efron-dating-rumors"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Nina-Dobrev-Addresses-Zac-Efron-Dating-Rumors.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2064550","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2064550"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2064550\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2064552,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2064550\/revisions\/2064552"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2064551"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2064550"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2064550"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2064550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}