Nina Dobrev is clearing the air on where her relationship stands with Zac Efron.
Dobrev recently split with her fiancé, Shaun White, and was seen on a yacht alongside Keleigh Teller, Miles Teller, Chace Crawford, Kelsey Merritt, and Zac Efron. TMZ caught up with the actress at LAX, where they asked about her split with Shaun and if there were anything to the rumors that she and Efron were dating.
"It must be tough living out everything in public like that," the reporter said to Dobrev, referencing her split from the professional snowboarder.
"I'm excited for the future and the only thing that's guaranteed is change," Dobrev responded.
The reporter then switched the subject to the rumors circulating about her and Efron, to which the actress politely shook her head "no" and confirmed that they are just friends.
The nature of Nina Dobrev and Zac Efron's relationship confirmed
Last week, a source told Us Weekly the same thing Dobrev confirmed to TMZ: that they are not in a romantic relationship and are just friends.
“Nina and Zac are not dating and have been good friends for over a decade,” the source told the outlet. “Their friends always joke that they should date, but that is not what is going on. They have been there for each other through many phases of life and have always had each other’s back.”
While some shots between the two speculated their could be a love interest in the future, its likely because the two have a longstanding friendship and that the actress “has been leaning on her family and friends recently” amid the ending of her five-year relationship with the professional snowboarder.
“[She] has truly felt a lot of love and support,” the source added. “Everyone has been lifting her spirits and she has been in a better place after taking some time away following her split from Shaun.”
White and Dobrev broke up after dating for five years. The athlete proposed to the actress last year. Neither has spoken out about their former relationship at this time.
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