About this episode

Nina Dobrev discusses her early adolescence, gymnastics, cultural upbringing, and relationship patterns.

[Original air date: July 19, 2023] Nina Dobrev (Vampire Diaries) stops by the pod to share recollections from her early adolescence, including her time as a substitute on the national Canadian gymnastics team, navigating Canadian culture under a strict Bulgarian upbringing, and recognizing how recreating family-seeking patterns in romantic relationships was preventing her from finding real love. 🎧 Want more from Podcrushed? 📸 Instagram 🎵 TikTok 🐦 X / Twitter ✨ Follow Penn, Sophie & Nava Instagram Penn Sophie Nava TikTok Penn Sophie Nava See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Penn Badgley, Nava Kavelin, Sophie Ansari

Guest: Nina Dobrev

Topics covered

• adolescence
• gymnastics
• Canadian culture
• Bulgarian upbringing
• romantic relationships
• self-discovery

Keywords

• Nina Dobrev
• Vampire Diaries
• gymnastics
• Canadian culture
• Bulgarian upbringing
• romantic relationships
• self-discovery

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Vampire Diaries

Places: Canada, Bulgaria

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