Nina Dobrev says she has ‘survivor’s guilt’ after LA fires

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nina Dobrev has revealed she is experiencing “survivor’s guilt” after being forced to evacuate during the devastating Los Angeles fires, but ultimately returning to find her home unscathed. In a video posted to Instagram on Saturday, Dobrev said: “It’s been such a tragic time in Los Angeles recently.” She continued: “I have been absolutely sick to my stomach with all the destruction and devastation that these fires have caused and displaced so many families. The Pacific Palisades, the Altadena-Pasadena community in particular needs it the most.” Nina Dobrev in New York in September 2024 Dobrev provided a link to a Google spreadsheet listing families who lost their homes in the fires, adding: “For my birthday this year I went down that list and I donated to those families, and it would be my birthday wish and I would love it if you could do the same, small or big donations, that’s up to you, whatever is within your means.” She added: “I put myself in the shoes of all these people whose homes have burned down to the ground with their belongings, memories, everything that made them feel safe in the world now gone, and their insurance dropped them. For some of them, the level of tragedy is immeasurable and it’s really hard to comprehend.” Thousands of Los Angeles residents lost their homes in the Palisades, Eaton, and Hurst fires, including Anthony Hopkins, Anna Faris, Mandy Moore, Ricki Lake and Eugene Levy.