‘The Vampire Diaries’ season 7 spoilers: Kat Graham’s Bonnie will have new romance arc

Given that it has been a minute (at least metaphorically speaking) since Bonnie Bennett had a love interest on “The Vampire Diaries,” we are glad that the show is going back into this direction … and that they are pairing the character with someone we already know.

This big news was revealed thanks to a new interview star Kat Graham gave to TVLine recently. While she would not confirm just who the suitor is, she did make it clear that it will not be Matt Donovan:

“Matt’s a very nice guy, but I don’t know if the Bonnie that’s finally back — or the Bonnie that’s been hanging out with Damon Salvatore — is anything like the sweet Bonnie from Seasons 2 or 3 who would even be good for him … She gets involved in some crazy stuff, and even some dark stuff, this season. But I love that Matt is so beautifully human, and I like that they’ve always kept him human… even though Bonnie does something to him early on in the season that’s a little creepy and could go terribly awry. Other than that, they have a great relationship.”

The Bonnie romance story is actually going to be introduced in episode 5 via flash-forward, and at the moment, we figure that the leading candidates are Alaric and Enzo. We suppose that Damon is out there in theory and the “Bamon” ‘ship is definitely a thing, but we’d be shocked to see the show choose to pair up Ian Somerhalder’s character with someone so soon after Nina Dobrev’s exit. The Elena / Damon ‘ship still is the most popular in the land, and prevailing wisdom is that he needs some time to heal; plus, it probably wouldn’t end well given his present mental state.

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