The Vampire Diaries star Candice King reveals engagement to Originals actor Steven Krueger and shows off ring
The Vampire Diaries star, 38, revealed the happy news to her Instagram followers on Wednesday, sharing loved up snaps with her fiancé, 35.
The actress — who's been dating Krueger since 2023 — shared six engagement photographs, captured by Catherine Powell at Martha My Dear, their favorite cocktail bar in Nashville.
One photo showed a close-up of her impressive square-shaped diamond ring.
King played vampire Caroline Forbes on CW's hit TV show The Vampire Diaries, while Krueger played the vampire Josh Rosza on the spinoff series The Originals.
'I think 38 just might be my favorite year yet. A couple of weeks ago @stevenakrueger gave me the best gift of all when he asked me to marry him,' she wrote in the caption.
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Candice King is engaged to actor Steven Krueger. The Vampire Diaries star, 38, revealed the news to her Instagram followers on Wednesday, sharing loved up snaps with her fiancé, 35
'The privilege of getting older is much sweeter knowing I get to share it with you Steven. Thank you for asking me to dance through life with you.'
'And thank you to everyone for the kind birthday wishes.'
The engagement photos featured Candice in a sophisticated white dress, cinched at the waist with a bow.
She paired the look with white heels.
Meanwhile Steven sported a black suit with a white t-shirt underneath.
Their fans and friends were thrilled for the couple.
The Vampire Diaries alum Nina Dobrev wrote, 'Congratulations' along with a number of happy emojis.
She played King's character's best friend Elena Gilbert in the show.
Fellow Vampire Diaries actor Michael Trevino wrote, 'Woo Hoo!!!! Love IT! ❤️'
Their fans and friends were thrilled for the couple. The Vampire Diaries alum Nina Dobrev wrote, 'Congratulations' along with a number of happy emojis
Their Originals co-star Riley Voelkel wrote, 'Omg screaming!!!! So happy for you both!!!!'
Their other Originals co-star Claire Holt wrote, 'So happy for you both.'
Danielle Campbell added, 'so excited for you two.'
Actress Jennifer Love Hewitt wrote, 'Congrats!!!'
Meanwhile the official Vampire Diaries account left three black heart emojis to celebrate the union.
Candice and Steven's paths reportedly crossed again on multiple occasions at fan events and conventions throughout the years.
In December 2023, Candice revealed that she and Steven were dating.
She posted a compilation video that featured a clip of them sharing a kiss.
'I laughed. I cried. I laughed til I cried. I loved,' she captioned the post. 'Thanks for the dance 2023.'
Prior to this engagement, King was married to Joe King, the guitarist for The Fray.
They were married from 2014 until 2022, and share two daughters, Florence and Josephine.
Candice played Caroline for the entire run of The Vampire Diaries, which aired for eight seasons from 2009 until 2017.
She reprised the role for the final season of the spin-off series The Originals in 2018 and made a guest appearance in the final season of the other spin-off series, Legacies, in 2022.
Meanwhile Steven played Josh in The Originals for five seasons, from 2013 until 2018.
Krueger is currently playing Coach Ben Scott in the Showtime series Yellowjackets.
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