Nina Dobrev addresses Zac Efron dating rumours after Shaun White split

Nina Dobrev responds to question about whether she and Zac Efron are 'just mates' following her split from Shaun White

Nina Dobrev has spoken out for the first time about rumours linking her to Zac Efron following her split from Shaun White.

The actress was asked by TMZ on October 1 whether there was any truth to speculation after photos of the pair on holiday together went viral last month.

“Anything to that Zac Efron thing?” a reporter asked, to which Dobrev shook her head in response. When pressed further with “You’re just mates?”, she replied, “Yeah.”

Dobrev also shared her outlook on moving forward after ending her relationship with White. “You know what? I’m excited for the future and the only thing that’s guaranteed is change,” she told the outlet.

Speculation about a romance began after the pair were seen spending time together in Europe. They both attended the wedding of crypto billionaire Brad Garlinghouse in the South of France on September 20.

The same weekend, they were photographed on a yacht with Teller, her husband Miles, and actor Chase Crawford.

Days earlier, photos published by the Daily Mail showed Dobrev and Efron swimming off the Italian coast. 

Dobrev had been in a relationship with Olympic snowboarder White since 2020. The pair became engaged in 2024 before calling off their engagement last month after five years together.