Rumors are rife that Nina Dobrev, of 'The Vampire Diaries' fame, is dating Chris Wood. The rumors began after Nina took to her Instagram and other social media accounts and shared photos online of her and new co-star Chris Wood.

The posts were innocent enough, but they fueled the rumors that they are romantically involved. It seems the two had earlier been seen kissing on the various sets of 'The Vampire Diaries', the hit TV drama.

However, to add to the confusion, there were also news sources saying that Nina Dobrev's new boyfriend is actually Mark Foster of Foster The People band and that the news of Nina Dobrev and Chris Wood dating rumors are not true.

Also, Celebrity Dirty Laundry claims that the photos posted by Nina Dobrev with co-star Chris Wood posted on her Instagram account is a diversionary tactics to conceal her relationship with Mark Foster.

As the report indicates - it is nothing but a sort of smokescreen to push under the carpet the fact that she is dating Mark, but they are not yet ready to go public and face the intensity of the public's scrutiny.

Incidentally, before rumors of Nina Dobrev and Chris Wood dating reports surfaced, 'The Roommate' actress was in a relationship with another co-star, Ian Somerhalder and also had been linked to Orlando Bloom, Liam Hemsworth and Dominic Howard of the Muse band in the past.