Who are Zach Roerig and Arielle Kebbel? Former Vampire Diaries co-stars confirm their romance

The Vampire Diaries stars Zach Roerig and Arielle Kebbel confirmed their relationship recently, shocking the internet. As per reports, the news was confirmed after a convention in Georgia where Roerig gave a bouquet to Kebbel and then kissed her. Fan account “@tvd.brasilrn” shared the video from the day on Instagram.

Arielle Kebbel commented on it with three red hearts. According to Entertainment Weekly, Zach Roerig played Matt and was one of the regular cast members in all eight seasons of the show. Kebbel, on the other hand, played a character named Lexi Branson and was a guest actor in a few seasons. However, she appeared more regularly in the fourth season.

Zach Roerig and Arielle Kebbel also acted together in Love in the Great Smoky Mountains: A National Park Romance. In the film, they play Haley and Rob, archaeologists whose early love was damaged by their competing goals.

According to IMDB, Zach Roerig was born in 1985 in Ohio. His parents are Daniel and Andrea Roerig. He attended Montpelier High School. At school, he played football and was also a wrestler. He is also known for his acting roles in the television series As The World Turns and One Life to Live.

Arielle Kebbel played the main character, Amelia, in the NBC show Lincoln. From 2017 to 2018, Kebbel starred in another NBC show called Midnight, Texas. She hosted a show called The Vampire Diaries: Rehash. In addition to these roles, Kebbel had recurring parts in other television shows like Gilmore Girls, Life Unexpected, The Grinder, and the CW's 90210.

Zach Roerig talks about his new work, and Arielle Kebbel looks back on her training for her series

In an interview with The New York Post recently, Zach Roerig spoke about his upcoming film, Day of Reckoning. When asked what attracted him to the script, he shared that he had grown up watching Westerns with his dad, and the script stood out to him because of its excitement and the complexity of the characters.

The interviewer pointed out that the film was full of action and asked if Roerig was doing his stunts. Roerig confirmed that most of them handled their stunts, which he found thrilling. The interviewer then shifted to The Vampire Diaries and asked Zach Roerig if he was in touch with the cast members. He said:

“Most of them actually. Matt Davis is one of my dear friends. Michael Trevino, he is uncle Michael, Ian, everybody.”

In an interview with TV Insider in March 2025, Arielle Kebbel discussed her work in Rescue: HI-Surf. The interviewer asked Kebbel about her training in lifesaving techniques. She spoke about how inspiring the North Shore community in Hawaii had been, especially in how they supported one another daily.

She recalled witnessing a terrible motorcycle accident and being the first person on the scene. Her body and mind quickly switched into emergency mode, and she used everything she had learned during training.

Later that night, after hours of dealing with the situation, Arielle Kebbel experienced intense stress as she was hyperventilating and kept seeing the victim's blood in her mind. Despite having to film the next day, the water safety team on set gave her incredible support.

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