Nina Dobrev was arguably the lead character on The CW’s The Vampire Diaries , but she was never able to reach pay parity with her male co-stars and she’s opening up about that fight in some surprising new comments.

The 36-year-old actress was interviewed for the new book I Was Feeling Epic: An Oral History of The Vampire Diaries , which is out now.

Nina played Elena Gilbert, as well as doppelgänger Katherine Pierce, throughout the first six seasons of the show. She left the show and later returned for the series finale in season eight.

In the book, Nina revealed that show’s three female leads – herself, Kat Graham , and Candice King – were the lowest paid for the first two seasons.

“ Candice , Kat , and I were the three lowest-paid series regulars in the firs

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