People noted that Nina looked radically different and had thinner lips when she starred in Degrassi and The Vampire Diaries.

“I for real didn’t even recognize her. She’s always been one of my subjective 10s,” one Reddit user said, as another added, “She was literally perfect. Why won’t people just allow themselves to age??”

“She was so gorgeous. I can't believe how different she looks but hopefully she really is happy,” a third fan added.

On Penn Badgley’s podcast Podcrushed, the Bulgaria-born star addressed plastic surgery rumors.

“I didn’t have anything to hide, and I was annoyed, because I was reading these things that were not true,” she said in 2021. “Aging is a natural part of life. It’s going to happen to all of us.”