Nina Dobrev and Austin Stowell Make Their Love Red Carpet Official

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Nina Dobrev and Austin Stowell on Oct. 4. (Getty Images)

It’s on between Nina Dobrev and Austin Stowell.

The couple, who have been linked since June, made their red carpet debut together on Sunday at the premiere of his latest film, Bridge of Spies, at the New York Film Festival. The sly smile on her face as they posed arm in arm said everything.

The brunette, 26, wore a high-neck black Versace dress with a pop of red and painted her lips the same fiery color. Her beau, 30, wore a black suit and tie with a gray shirt. They looked perfectly coordinated — and that is no fluke. They knew we’d be looking.

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While this is the first time they’ve walked the carpet together, their romance has been simmering all summer. They were first spotted enjoying some PDA at a comedy club early in the season. Then they enjoyed a cozy vacation in Saint-Tropez. And he was her plus-one at her former Vampire Diaries co-star Kayla Ewell’s wedding in September.

Neither Nina nor Austin posted about their hot date on their social accounts.

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Lately, the two have been spending time in NYC. Their squad includes Aaron Paul and his wife, Lauren, who posted this photo of the quartet on Instagram.

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Season 7 of The Vampire Diaries premieres Thursday and, for the first time, Dobrev won’t be on the series. But she’s a still a working girl — it was just announced that she’ll appear in the film Arrivals with Ender’s Game’s Asa Butterfield and Game of Thrones’s Maisie Williams. Filming begins in South Africa this winter.

Speaking of Vampire Diaries, Nina’s big red carpet debut with Austin isn’t going to make Nian fans all that happy. Even though she split from Ian Somerhalder in 2013 — and Ian has since gotten married — some of their loyal fans still troll their Instagram and Twitter accounts posting comments imploring them to reunite.

It looks like it’s time for them to give up. Not only is Ian off the market, but this gal has moved on, too.