Cast member Nina Dobrev poses at a press line for "Let's Be Cops"
Cast member Nina Dobrev poses at a press line for "Let's Be Cops" during the 2014 Comic-Con International Convention in San Diego, California July 25, 2014. Reuters/Mario Anzuoni

Actress Nina Dobrev had a thrilling way of celebrating New Year’s Day with friends in Hawaii. The former “The Vampire Diaries” star shared to her followers on Instagram and Twitter some captured photos and videos of the fun Hawaiian beach and skydiving experience she had while welcoming 2016.

On Dobrev’s Instagram account ninadobrev, the 26-year-old Bulgarian-Canadian actress explained in a shared video’s caption that she meant it literally when she said about jumping into 2016. Dobrev also told her fans that she is “sending love and positivity from the top of the world” through a shared Instagram photo of her tandem skydiving experience last Saturday, Jan. 2.

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“SquadGoals2016. Jumping into the new year. Jumping out of Air Planes. Jumping from cold to hot weather. Jumping from one @Airbnb to another... Can't wait for all the adventures to come in 2016! HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!” Dobrev greeted her fans with another shared Instagram photo that shows a jump shot of the group of friends on the Hawaiian holiday trip.

UsWeekly reports that Dobrev has been spending most of the holiday break with boyfriend Austin Stowell. Dobrev shared on Instagram last Dec. 30, 2015 an image of her and Stowell’s public display of affection (PDA) while skiing together in Park City, Utah.

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Dobrev also shared to her Instagram followers about baking a carrot birthday cake for her boyfriend, who turned 31 on Dec. 24, 2015. The couple, who started dating in July 2015, made their first red carpet appearance in October 2015 during the premiere of Stowell’s film “Bridge of Spies” in New York City.

Dobrev is best known for portraying “The Vampire Diaries” (TVD) character Elena Gilbert for six seasons. Some TVD fans are hoping Dobrev will still make an appearance in “The Vampire Diaries” Season 7 since she was not killed off when she decided to exit in “The Vampire Diaries” Season 6 finale.

TVD executive producer Caroline Dries shared to Entertainment Weekly (EW) that the last thing they had to shoot in “The Vampire Diaries” Season 6 was Dobrev’s last scene as Elena. Dries further admitted that filming Elena’s last scene came together perfectly even though it was a very strange experience.

“Rarely does it happen where the last line of dialogue you say is the last line of the episode,” Dries explained.

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