Staff USA all the way in which! Nina Dobrev may’ve grown up in Canada, however she is fortunately rooting for her American boyfriend, Shaun White, to take dwelling the gold on the 2022 Beijing Olympics.
“We’ll be anxiously watching from dwelling and cheering him on,” the Vampire Diaries alum, 33, completely instructed Us Weekly on Friday, February 4, whereas selling her new film, The One. “I’m very, very excited for him. I can’t wait.”
The actress was busy celebrating the world premiere of her quick movie, The One — which is her directorial debut — in Mammoth Lakes, California, when the Winter Video games kicked off this week, so she missed the opening ceremonies. (The Olympics formally began on Friday night in China however aired within the U.S. at 6 a.m. ET.)
“I taped it, so it’s on the home, and as quickly as I get dwelling, I’m gonna sit down with my girlfriends and we’re gonna catch up and watch,” Dobrev, who debuted her quick on the Mammoth Movie Competition at some point prior, defined.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower actress, who has been relationship the 35-year-old snowboarder since early 2020, expressed pleasure over watching her beau compete in a single final Winter Video games. White beforehand made it clear that he plans to step again from the Olympics after this 12 months.
“I assist him in no matter determination he makes, all the time,” Dobrev stated. “He’s the one one who may make these selections.”
The Degrassi alum identified that White has had “such an extremely lengthy and superb, profitable run of the game” after already incomes three gold medals.
“He is aware of when the time is to throw the hat in, and he’s determined that it’s now,” she added.
As she patiently waits to see whether or not White will convey dwelling one other medal, Dobrev is concentrated on her personal profession, having accomplished her first movie as a director. Now, the Contemporary Vine Wine cofounder is able to add extra behind-the-camera work to her resume.
“That is simply step one on a brand new journey I plan on embarking on. I’m not gonna not act anymore. I’m undoubtedly gonna do each and produce and proceed to write down,” Dobrev instructed Us on Friday. “’Trigger I cowrote this with William Day Frank and it’s simply thrilling to have all these various things occurring. However directing actually sort of felt like an all-encompassing factor. And I cherished it.”
The xXx actress famous that she “cherished being on set” and talking with the actors in addition to “guiding them in sure locations as a result of I’ve been there.”
Along with occurring the movie competition circuit with The One, Dobrev has a couple of different films popping out quickly that she is happy about, together with The Out-Regulation, Sick Lady, Reunion and Lady 99.
“I feel the frequent theme between all of them is that [they’re] all comedies, which is absolutely enjoyable. Sick Lady is one which I produced and began, so I suppose I’m actually enthusiastic about that one as a result of it’s one other one in all my infants,” she instructed Us. “It was an actual ardour venture for all of us to convey it collectively as a result of it was a really low funds movie.”
White is equally as supportive of his girlfriend, completely telling Us in October 2021 that Dobrev is “extremely proficient.”
With reporting by Diana Cooper