Ian Somerhalder and ex-girlfriend Nina Dobrev appeared on stage together at the 2014 People’s Choice Awards for winning the award for Favorite On-Screen Chemistry for their work on The Vampire Diaries.

As he accepted the award, Ian asked: “Can you believe this almost five years in the making?” I

His Ex replied: “You’re right, yeah. But you know what’s crazier though Ian? At the beginning of the show, Elena actually hated Damon.

“And then we started dating on the show. And then we started dating in real life. And then we broke up in real life. And yet our characters are still dating on the show.”

Nina added, “It’s a good thing it’s not awkward… Well it’s a good thing we’ve got chemistry!”