The Vampire Diaries star Candice King married a colleague in the franchise.

American actress Candice King, known for her role as Caroline Forbes in the TV series "The Vampire Diaries", married actor Steven Krueger. The celebration took place in a small wooden chapel in Nashville in the presence of only the closest relatives — the couple is expecting their first child together. Details about the actress' career, divorce and new marriage can be found in the Izvestia article.

Who is Candice King?

Candice Renee King (nee Accola) was born on May 13, 1987 in Houston, Texas. Her father is a cardiothoracic surgeon, her mother worked as an environmental engineer before the birth of her children. The actress grew up in Florida and began appearing on screen as a child — at the age of six she starred in a Barbie commercial.

The main breakthrough in her career was the role of Caroline Forbes in the supernatural drama "The Vampire Diaries", which the actress received in 2009. The series quickly became a hit: the pilot episode attracted about 4.91 million viewers. King played a former "bad girl" who turned into a vampire, and starred in the show for all eight seasons until 2017. For this role, she won the Teen Choice Award twice.

In parallel with The Diaries, King starred in independent films — in particular, in the horror "Dead Man" (2009) — and appeared in the popular TV series "Supernatural" and "How I Met Your Mother." After completing the Vampire Diaries, she returned to the role of Caroline Forbes in the spin-off "The Firstborn", and since 2018 she has joined the main cast of the series "Legacy".

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Candice King's Relationships and Children

In 2011, King met musician Joe King from the band The Fray at a Super Bowl party — the acquaintance was organized by her colleague on the set Nina Dobrev. The lovers got engaged in May 2013 and got married on October 18, 2014 in New Orleans.

In May 2022, King filed for divorce. Neither side gave public explanations for the reasons for the breakup. The actress kept her ex—husband's last name - she became known to millions of viewers under it.

She has two daughters from her marriage to Joe King: Florence May in January 2016 and Josephine June in December 2020. In addition, King became a stepmother to the musician's two daughters from his first marriage. At the end of 2025, already in a relationship with Steven Krueger, the actress announced her third pregnancy. The couple is expecting a son, which is exactly what influenced the wedding format.

Who is Steven Krueger?

Steven Krueger was born on May 25, 1989 in Appleton, Wisconsin. After enrolling at the University of Virginia with the intention of becoming a lawyer, he switched courses and devoted himself to acting under the influence of an internship in Los Angeles.

In 2013, Kruger got the role of Josh Rosa in "The Firstborn" — initially a minor character became a favorite of the audience, and by the final season the actor joined the main cast. He gained a wide audience thanks to the role of coach Ben Scott in the series "Yellow Jackets" — one of the most discussed American projects of recent years.

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Candice King's relationship with Steven Krueger

Despite the fact that both actors have worked for many years within the same television universe — King starred in The Vampire Diaries and Kruger in the spin-off Primordial — they only really met in 2023 at a cast dinner together.

"We've probably been in the same room a dozen times and never noticed each other," Kruger told Vogue.

According to him, the meeting had the effect of immediate mutual attraction. For the next six months, the couple flew to each other every few weeks, until King persuaded Kruger to move to Nashville with her. In December 2023, the actress officially confirmed the relationship.

Initially, Kruger planned to propose during a trip to Japan in the spring of 2025. After hearing Candice's playful hint not to do this on vacation, he urgently changed his plan and decided to offer his hand right at home — in an old house of the early 20th century, which King had acquired shortly before they met.

Nature has made adjustments: On the eve of the trip to Nashville, the city was hit by one of the most powerful storms in recent decades. The couple hardly slept because of the sirens warning of a tornado, and in the morning they discovered a flooded basement. Kruger noted in an interview with Vogue magazine that the day, which was supposed to be a symbol of joy and romance, turned into ten hours of continuous "anti-crisis response."

After the consequences of the flooding were eliminated, he nevertheless made an offer. King admitted that it was especially important to her that this happened in their century-old home, because, according to her, it became a symbol of the ability to overcome difficulties together and turn them into part of a common life path.

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A family wedding

The couple initially planned a large-scale celebration in the fall of 2026, however, after learning about the pregnancy, they changed their plans. The chamber ceremony was held on February 28, 2026, and the big celebration was postponed to 2027. There were only 15 guests: King's daughters from his first marriage and Kruger's niece.

The bride chose a Deia brand Grace Loves Lace long dress with open shoulders and long sleeves made of crepe — elastic enough to match the silhouette in late pregnancy. The look was complemented by a lace veil by designer Claire Pettibone and flat shoes by Gabriela Hearst. On her right hand, King wore the groom's grandmother's family ring. The groom bought a black Armani tuxedo just the day before the wedding.

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