Vampire Diaries' Season 7 Rumors And News Updates:  Rumors about of possible return of Nina Dobrev for 'Vampire Diaries' season 7 are flying like a bat out of hell. Dobrev exited "The Vampire Diaries" after Season 6, but her character, Elena Gilbert was not killed.

"The Vampire Diaries" ratings dropped a 33% since Elena was sidelined. Episode 17, "Mommie Dearest," reportedly got the lowest ratings the series at 1.10 million.

The Vampire Diaries" series creator Julie Plec recently expressed her desire to see Nina Dobrev back on The CW series.

"Yes, I miss her deeply, and would take her back in an instant if she called and said, 'Hey, can I come back and play?'" Plec recently said in an interview with Variety.

Vampire Diaries showrunner Julie Plec told Variety that she would welcome Nina Dobrev back for "The Vampire Diaries" Season 8.

"It just feels good to be able to tell the story about two brothers who are more bonded," Plec told the trade, "and it's just been so fun to write this year. The writers, we're just enjoying the hell out of it."

However, Celeb Dirty Laundry claims Nina is still upset with her ex, Ian Somerhalder and now regrets her time with TVD.

"Nina has tried to stay strong watching Ian and Nikki flaunt their relationship in her face, then witnessed them rush to the altar," they quoted an insider close to the actress as saying.

"And now she's at the point of regretting her time on 'The Vampire Diaries' completely. Nina knows that if she had never done the show, she wouldn't have fallen in love with Ian in the first place."

Nina Dobrev and Ian Somerhalder dated while working on "The Vampire Diaries" but broke up in 2013.