Nina Dobrev embraces single era with 2025 sultry lakeside bikini photo
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Nina Dobrev is turning up the heat this winter.
Over the weekend, “The Vampire Diaries” alum shared a sultry Instagram photo of herself lounging in a tranquil lakeside setting with the caption, “mentally in airplane mode.”
The shot featured Dobrev lounging in a circular, wood-paneled space resembling a private sauna or retreat, wearing a chic black two-piece bikini and striking a relaxed, confident pose.
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Nina Dobrev is turning up the heat this winter. (Tristan Fewings/Getty Images for Red Sea International Film Festival)
Behind him, a large, round window framed a serene coastal view, giving the image an atmosphere that was both tranquil and dazzling.
Fans couldn’t help but comment on his fit physique and also pointed out his new single season.
The post, which came on the heels of her split from ex-fiancé Shaun White, was interpreted online as an uplifting and liberating snapshot of life after heartbreak.
Dobrev and White ended their nearly five-year relationship and called off their engagement earlier this year; Sources said that the decision was mutual and was made with respect for each other.
Fans were quick to fill the comments with praise, applauding the 36-year-old for her enthusiasm and independence.
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“I love Nina’s single girl phase!” one comment read.
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“The fail of the year. OF THE CENTURY,” another fan wrote, apparently referencing White and Dobrev’s split.
Dobrev announced her engagement to Olympic gold medalist Shaun White in an Instagram post in October 2024. (Steve Granitz/FilmMagic)
“Shaun White!!! Where were you thinking?!?!” another user wrote.
Dobrev announced her engagement to Olympic gold medalist Shaun White in an Instagram post in October 2024.
Before their engagement ended, Dobrev made it clear that she wasn’t rushing the wedding. (Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
But nearly a year later, sources confirmed that in September 2025, the couple called off their engagement and went their separate ways.
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“This was a mutual decision and not an easy one, but it was made with love and deep respect for each other,” the source said. People.
The timeline of their romance is a bit unclear, but speculation about the duo began in March 2020 after they met in late 2019.
The couple became official on Instagram two months later, when Dobrev shared a playful photo of herself giving White a haircut; it was an intimate look at their budding relationship.
But nearly a year later, sources confirmed that in September 2025, the couple called off their engagement and went their separate ways. (Getty Images)
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Two years later, they stepped into the spotlight as a couple, making their red carpet debut at the “Top Gun: Maverick” premiere in May 2022.
Before their engagement ended, Dobrev made it clear that she wasn’t rushing the wedding.
To talk TO! NewsHe thought about the unique phase of being engaged.
“We’re enjoying being engaged at this point and being in this kind of phase because so much of your life, you have a boyfriend for half your life and then you have a husband for half your life, but the engagement period is so short,” she said. “I really want to enjoy this and not rush this process.”
