Shaun White and Nina Dobrev have called it quits, less than a year after announcing their engagement.
The former couple, who first started their relationship in 2020, had been together for five years. White, 39, proposed to The Vampire Diaries star Dobrev, 36, in October 2024.
A source told People the decision to part ways was not taken lightly.
‘The separation was mutual and done with love and a deep respect for each other,’ the insider stated, emphasizing that the two continue to support one another despite pursuing different directions.
The couple were last seen out in public on August 31, as they held hands while running errands in Los Angeles.
On September 7, the actress attended the premiere of Eternity at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival without wearing her five-carat diamond engagement ring.
Shaun White and Nina Dobrev have called it quits, less than a year after announcing their engagement
She has also unpinned her engagement post on Instagram, which featured photos from the Olympic gold medalist’s romantic candlelit proposal.
White and Dobrev often shared glimpses of their relationship with fans, from traveling the world together to supporting each other’s careers.
In January 2024, Dobrev revealed they like to ‘do date night every week’ and ‘alternate [planning]’.
‘One week I’ll organize it and he won’t have any clue what we’re doing, so it becomes a surprise for him. And then the next week, he’ll plan and it’ll be a complete surprise for me. We do this every single week,’ she enthusiastically told People.
Dobrev mentioned that these unique experiences ‘keep things exciting and interesting and ensure dedicated time for us to spend together’.
‘It’s intriguing because during the Olympics and leading up to the Olympics, he was traveling worldwide, aiming to reach the mountains for training,’ she noted.
‘So for a lot of our relationship, it was me traveling to where he had to be, except for during COVID when I was in between jobs.’
The former couple, who first began dating in 2020, had been together for five years. White, 39, popped the question to The Vampire Diaries actress Dobrev, 36, in October 2024
‘The split was mutual and made with love and a deep respect for one another,’ a source told People, noting that the two remain supportive of each other despite choosing different paths
On September 7, the actress attended the premiere of Eternity during the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival without her five-carat diamond engagement ring
In October, she revealed White popped the question by writing: ‘RIP boyfriend, hello fiancé.’
Meanwhile, White took to his social media to proudly declare: ‘She said YES!’
Photos showed the moment White dropped to one knee to ask for Dobrev’s hand in marriage with a five-carat ring by Lorraine Schwartz, as she cupped her mouth in shock.
After accepting his proposal, they shared a sweet embrace, with Shaun lifting her off her feet.
White went to extraordinary lengths to make the proposal happen.
After previous plans at proposing fell through, he decided to propose in late October at a restaurant called The Golden Swan in New York City.
In the weeks leading up to the proposal, he hid their engagement ring in multiple spots around their home, including the tool shed and sock drawer.
But Dobrev wasn’t feeling well in the days leading up to the proposal and decided to stay in to remain well for an upcoming trip to Africa.
Undeterred, White decided to continue with his proposal plans and arranged for his publicist to send Dobrev a fake invitation to an intimate dinner with Anna Wintour to get her to the restaurant he planned to propose at.
White and Dobrev often shared glimpses of their relationship with fans, from traveling the world together to supporting each other’s careers
In January 2024, Dobrev revealed they like to ‘do date night every week’
‘He made the invite look so legitimate,’ she told Vogue at the time.
The Vampire Diaries star even had a styling session done ahead of the event which she thought the magazine was covering, but instead was actually all organized by White.
But Dobrev was a few minutes late to the event, prompting some anxiety as she said Vogue events typically start right on time.
‘I was in a panic that Anna was waiting for me,’ she shared.
The restaurant was also completely quiet as she arrived – contributing to her concerns about being tardy.
Once she entered the restaurant, however, White and a photographer were the only people inside.
‘I went into shock. I just froze and stared at him,’ she said, before going into a state of joyful disbelief.
