Goodbye Elena Gilbert! Nina Dobrev to quit 'The Vampire Diaries' after sixth season

Los Angeles: Actress Nina Dobrev has confirmed reports she is quitting hit TV Series "The Vampire Diaries". Dobrev, 26, shared the news on her new Instagram post, where she also put the photos from her Easter weekend farewell party."Dearest TVD Family, I've just spent the most beautiful weekend on Lake Lanier in Georgia with my own TVD Family, the cast and crew of The Vampire Diaries. I want to be the first to tell you that it wasn't just a holiday celebration, it was a goodbye party. I always knew I wanted Elena's story to be a six season adventure, and within those six years I got the journey of a lifetime.[caption id="attachment_2187333" align="alignleft" width="380"] Courtesy: Nina Dobrev's Twitter account.[/caption]"I was a human, a vampire, a doppelganger, a crazy immortal, a doppelganger pretending to be human, a human pretending to be a doppelganger. I got kidnapped, killed, resurrected, tortured, cursed, body-snatched, was dead and undead, and there's still so much more to come before the season finale in May."Elena fell in love not once, but twice, with two epic soulmates, and I myself made some of the best friends I'll ever know and built an extended family I will love forever."There's more to come before we wrap this up, and I promise you'll get to hear all about my experiences over the next month as we approach the season finale... But until then I invite you to hop on the roller coaster ride that is Elena Gilbert's life and join me as I celebrate her and prepare to say goodbye to her - and to my work family - as I move on to the next chapter of my life."In a statement, "The Vampire Diaries" executive producer Julie Plec, insists the show will continue without leading lady Dobrev."Saying goodbye to Nina is both bittersweet and beautiful. After six-plus years together, the entire cast and crew of The Vampire Diaries has reached a level of closeness that I don't think any of us ever expect," she said.PTI