Question: are damon and elena still together in real life?
Answer: Nina Dobrev and Ian Somerhalder dated Stars Nina Dobrev (Elena) and Ian Somerhalder (Damon) began dating in real life while filming the show. ... Dobrev and Somerhalder broke up in 2013 and continued to act alongside one another for years before the former left the show in Season 6. But there is no ill will here at all.