De schrijfster van de ‘Vampire Diaries’ boekenreeks Lisa Jane Smith is 8 maart op 66-jarige leefdtijd overleden aan de gevolgen van een zeldzame auto-immuunziekte. In haar carrière schreef ze zo’n 50 boeken in verschillende reeksen waaronder ook ‘The Secret Circle’ die eveneens door de CW verfilmd werd als serie.

Inmiddels heeft de familie een bericht gedeeld over haar overlijden op haar officiële website:

“Lisa was een vriendelijke en zachtaardige ziel, van wie de briljante geest, creativiteit, veerkracht en empathie het leven van haar familie, vrienden en fans verlichtten. Ze zal herinnerd worden om haar fantasierijke geest en haar baanbrekende rol in bovennatuurlijke fictie.”

The Olympic snowboarder’s company, called Whitespace, made its high-fashion collaboration debut with Moncler at its fall/winter 2024 show in Switzerland

Speaking exclusively with PEOPLE, the actress, 36, opened up about the moment her Olympian fiancé, 38, debuted his brand Whitespace’s first high-fashion collaboration with Moncler Grenoble at its fall/winter 2024 show in Switzerland on Feb. 3, 2024, for Fashion Week.

“It was really exciting. I’m really proud of him,” the Vampire Diaries alum says, speaking with PEOPLE for her partnership with SC Johnson for the Join Zuzu campaign to spread awareness about the dangers of plastic waste and importance of recycling.

“I mean, to have such a gorgeous collection and collaboration with such an established company like Moncler and have Whitespace work with them and see it on the runway with all these top models carrying the boards was very surreal for all of us and really exciting,” Dobrev adds.

Nina Dobrev Returned to a Favorite Indonesian Beach for a Birthday Trip. What She Saw Left Her ‘Truly Stunned’ (Exclusive)

White — who popped the question to Dobrev in New York City in late October — founded his snowboarding gear brand in 2022, and the company’s collab with Moncler marked one of its first ventures into the world of high fashion.

“Moncler is a very unique brand, and they always do some type of experience, so they didn’t disappoint,” the Olympic gold medalist told Esquire in February 2024 of the Switzerland fashion show just days prior. “Obviously the clothes were amazing, and it was especially amazing to see somebody take on this technical space and add the fashionable component to it. It’s about time.”

“I had been in talks with Moncler since the pandemic, and we finally found ourselves in a position where I was making really great snowboards, and they wanted to get into more technical outerwear with the Grenoble line. It’s a perfect symmetry because Whitespace definitely aligns with Moncler’s fashion-meets-function ideals,” he added to the outlet. “I feel like we could give them some credibility in the performance space, and they could give us some cool cred in the fashion world.”

White has continued to work with Moncler, and he and Dobrev attended the brand’s latest show in Switzerland on March 15.

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Elsewhere in her conversation with PEOPLE, Dobrev spoke about advocating for ocean cleanup through SC Johnson’s latest campaign — and detailed a vacation she took with White, her longtime BFF Julianne Hough and her The Out-Laws costar Adam Devine — for her 34th birthday two years ago that left her aghast.

“We went on a trip for my birthday to Indonesia, and I had already been to this specific place and I loved it so much that I wanted to bring my friends back there. And when I went back, I was truly stunned in a horrible way at how much the same beach that I’d visited previously — there was no beach left,” she recalls.

“As soon as I heard about this initiative that SC Johnson is doing, it made me really happy and inspired and I wanted to get involved right away,” she says of their advocacy campaign, which uses a video of Zuzu the hermit crab to spur action.

“I feel like that’s why so many people can’t get on board is because it’s sort of out of sight, out of mind. You don’t really see it, but you see it in this film and it really holds you accountable to do something, I think,” she adds.

Dobrev and White began dating in 2019 and made their romance official in April 2020 with a hilarious Instagram video. The Olympic snowboarder first revealed their engagement in an interview with Vogue, and the couple shared the happy news on Instagram soon after, with White posting a series of photos and the caption: “She said YES.”

Dobrev shared the same photos, captioning her post, “RIP boyfriend, hello fiancé.”

Nina heeft een interview gehad met First For Women.

The actress also shares why her signature show was a ‘surreal’ experience

Nina Dobrev may be best known as the star of The Vampire Diaries, but outside of the popular supernatural millennial drama and her roles in movies like The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Flatliners and Love Hard, she’s also a dedicated environmental activist.

Dobrev recently partnered with SC Johnson, EarthEcho International and Conservation International to be the face of a sustainability campaign centered on a short film following Zuzu, a cute blue hermit crab whose story spotlights the impact of plastic waste on our planet. As part of her partnership, the actress is also encouraging people to sign a new petition to advance legislation around recycling infrastructure.

Dobrev sat down with First for Women to discuss why recycling is a cause close to her heart, her time on The Vampire Diaries and how she finds inspiration and stays grounded.

First for Women: How did you get involved with this campaign?
Nina Dobrev: I’ve been involved with ocean advocacy for over 10 years, and when I heard about this specific initiative it really warmed my heart, because it’s so hard to figure out how to be most helpful, especially when the ocean is so out of sight, out of mind most of the time. Having a concrete and specific way to make a lasting change got me excited.

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Ian aanwezig op de ProWein 2025 International Trade Fair For Wines And Spirits in Dusseldorf (Duitsland) om Brother’s Bond te promoten.

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Matthew heeft meerdere interview gegeven om zijn nieuwe serie ‘Grosse Pointe Garden Society’ te promoten. Inmiddels staan ook de eerste afleveringsstills in de galerij.

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– Bleeding cook
– Boston Herald
– NBC
– Nerds That Geek
– Starry Magazine

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http//: Season 1: Episode Stills

Sara was vorige week aanwezig op de premiere van haar film ‘Dark Match’ in Vancouver, Canada. De film komt daar nu uit en de cast bezoek enkele Canadese steden ter promotie.

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Paul was aanwezig op de Technogym and Assouline announce ‘The Art Of Wellness’ event in NYC.

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Nina is gecast in de nieuwe film ‘Bear Country’, de opnames vinden plaats in Australië.

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Nina Dobrev (The Bricklayer) has joined Russell Crowe and Kartiah Vergara in Bear Country, the action thriller helmed by Derrick Borte that’s currently shooting in the Australian state of Queensland.

An adaptation of the novel Strip by Thomas Perry, Bear Country stars Crowe as the aging yet formidable club owner, Manco Kapak, who has been robbed by a masked gunman. Now, his aspirations of selling his club and riding off into the sunset alongside his girlfriend appear more distant than ever. Cartel bosses are breathing down his neck and a young upstart has been posing as the new guy in town eager to purchase the club.

Borte adapted the screenplay with Daniel Forte. Producers include Mark Fasano (Marlowe) of Nickel City Pictures; Jeffrey Greenstein (The Hitman’s Bodyguard) of A Higher Standard; Deborah Glover (Sleeping Dogs) of G2 Dispatch; and Mark Bower and Bruno Mustic of Life & Soul Pictures. The production is supported by the City of Gold Coast and by the Australian Government through the Location Offset.

Dobrev recently starred in the action thriller The Bricklayer opposite Aaron Eckhart, the Netflix action comedy The Out-Laws, produced by Adam Sandler, and the romantic comedy Love Hard, which debuted as the #1 film in the world on Netflix. She also starred in and exec produced Sick Girl and played a lead in Run This Town opposite Ben Platt. Her previous work also includes Flatliners for Sony and The Perks of Being a Wallflower, directed by Stephen Chbosky.

Dobrev is represented by CAA, Lighthouse Management & Media, and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller.

Candice, Charles en Steven waren afgelopen donderdag aanwezig op ‘February 13: ‘Yellowjackets’ Season 3 Global Premiere in L.A. Steven heeft een rol in de serie.

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Phoebe heeft afgelopen week op de Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) de award gewonnen voor beste actrice in een dramaserie voor haar rol in de Netflix serie ‘Boy Swallows Universe’. Ze kreeg de award uitgereikt van haar beste vriendin en actrice Theresa Palmer tijdens de ceremonie in Sydney.

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http//: February 6: Netflix’s ‘Now Streaming’ event
http//: February 7: 2025 AACTA’s Awards

Phoebe is het nieuwe gezicht La Ligne Lente Campaign voor 2025, hiervoor heeft ze een fotoshoot gehad met Pamela Hanson.

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Vorige maand is de trailer van Matthew’s nieuwe serie ‘Grosse Pointe Garden Society’ verschenen, de serie is vanaf 23 februari te zien op de Amerikaanse zender NBC.

Alice Evans, Charles Michael Davis, Claire Holt, Daniel Gillies, Danielle Campbell, Joseph Morgan, Leah Pipes, Persia White, Summer Fontana, Riley Voelkel en Sebastian Roché waren aanwezig op de BloodLegacy conventie in Parijs afgelopen weekend.

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http//: February 1-2: BloodLegacy convention in Paris