Followers didn’t anticipate to see Candice Accola and Steven Krueger discover love years after discovering fame in The Vampire Diaries universe.
Accola rose to fame taking part in Caroline Forbes on TVD from 2009 to 2017. Krueger, in the meantime, performed the function of Josh Rosza in The Vampire Diaries spinoff, The Originals. Throughout her time on The CW collection, Accola began courting Joe King. The couple, who acquired married in 2014, expanded their household with daughters Florence in 2016 and Josephine in 2020.
Us Weekly broke the information in Might 2022 that Accola filed for divorce from King. She later began spending time with Krueger at TVD fan conventions and forged reunions.
In December 2023, Accola subtly launched her romance with Krueger on social media when she uploaded a video that included a clip of them kissing. Accola and Krueger have since supplied glimpses into their romance.
Preserve scrolling to relive Accola and Krueger’s relationship timeline:
April 2023
Krueger shared a bunch photograph that included Accola in Us‘ Inside a Day in My Life characteristic.
“We’ve all moved on to new initiatives, however we nonetheless leap on the alternative to catch up any likelihood we get,” he instructed Us alongside a snap of him sitting subsequent to Accola at dinner alongside their different former costars, together with The Originals’ Charles Michael Davis.
That very same month, Krueger hinted at his plans for parenthood, telling 26 Journal, “A household is certainly in my future, as effectively.”
November 2023
“I’ve been courting. I’m going to say that out loud. That feels very private and new and attention-grabbing and tremendous cool and informal to say out loud. However I’ve,” Accola stated on an episode of her “Superbloom” podcast. “Not a number of folks — just one. And I don’t even wish to get into it.”
Accola hinted she had a “very nice particular person” in her life, including, “This isn’t model new. That is essentially the most you’re going to hear me speak about it. It’s good. There’s a smile on my face and pleasure in my coronary heart.”
December 2023
“I laughed. I cried. I laughed til I cried. I cherished. Thanks for the dance 2023 🥂,” Accola wrote alongside the varied movies from the 12 months, together with a quick clip of her and Krueger sharing a kiss.
January 2024
Accola took to Instagram Story to doc her try to identify Krueger within the background of pink carpet footage on the Emmys. The actress posted a number of clips of different celebrities being interviewed earlier than she lastly discovered — and zoomed in on — Krueger outdoors of the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California.
February 2024
The pair loved a romantic journey to Paris, France.
April 2024
“Had the dreamiest time at @blackberry.mountain final week 🏔️ 🎣 🥃 🌲 swipe by for adventures and to see if what was rustling within the bushes was a Turkey 🦃 or a Bear 🐻 …. And it legit was ✌️,” Accola captioned an Instagram photograph of her and Krueger posing for the digicam.
June 2024
Accola uploaded a number of Instagram photographs of Krueger spending time along with her and her daughters whereas the actress was on location filming season 1 of We Had been Liars.
October 2024
For Halloween, Accola and Krueger dressed up as Taylor Swift and Publish Malone within the “Fortnight” music video. “Who makes use of typewriters anyway? #thetorturedboyfriendsdepartment 🖤🤍,” King captioned a clip through Instagram set to Swift’s Tortured Poets Division tune.