Nina Dobrev was met with an awkward encounter on the red carpet at the 2026 Venice Film Festival.
The 37-year-old Canadian actress was seemingly pulled away from the red carpet in a mortifying moment captured on video and shared by TMZ.
Dobrev was captured posing for cameras and fans during the world premiere of Danny Boyle’s drama Ink as a celebrity guest on Wednesday, September 2.
She was suddenly approached by a security guard, who tapped his watch as he gestured for her to wrap things up on the red carpet.
Appearing visibly confused by the interruption, the Love Hard initially seemed unfazed and continued to pose for photographs while flaunting her dazzling, vintage-inspired Armani Privé long dress.
Things took a more awkward turn when another official intervened and signalled for Dobrev to step away from the red carpet, prompting her to walk away before she frowned at the cameras.
Fans’ reactions
Shortly after the red carpet exchange went viral, many fans came to the Let’s Be Cops actress’s defence, calling out the organisers for their rude behaviour.
“Why celebrities still going to that rude event just stop going,” one user wrote on Instagram.
Another added, “SHE SHOULD HAVE OWNED THE MOMENT AND THEN WALKED AWAY.”
“They do this every year don’t they? I wouldn’t even go,” a third remarked.
A fourth netizen commented, “I don’t know this lady but those guys were very unprofessional. At least they could’ve done it in a nice way.”
Nina Dobrev’s upcoming projects
The Hollywood actress has two major projects in the pipeline. She officially wrapped filming on the movie adaptation of Tessa Bailey’s book It Happened One Summer in early September 2026, and the movie has since entered post-production, with a release expected in late 2026 or early 2027.
Nina Dobrev’s Hulu mystery-drama series You Deserve to Knowwhich marks her reunion with her The Vampire Diaries co-star Paul Wesley, was officially approved on June 25, 2026, and is now in pre-production ahead of an expected mid-to-late 2027 release.