Katerina Graham, resident teen witch of The Vampire Diaries, sat down with Seventeen to chat about her show/real-life bestie Elena (aka our April cover girl Nina Dobrev), getting great bargains, and the hot guys of Mystic Falls. 17: As your character Bonnie, you’re discovering new powers in each episode. Have you had your own amazing discovery in life? Katerina Graham: I think it came this year when I was really able to connect with the fans, and I realized that impact that someone in the industry — whether you’re an actor or an artist — can have. I have an e-mail ( katgrahammusic@gmail.com) that’s set up just for the fans where they write me, and I reply back to every single one of them personally. I got letters everywhere from Romania to Brazil to Japan, and that’s really when I realized that I’m part of something so big and I can do so much with what I’ve been given. I’ve always been involved with charities and things like that, but when I started communicating with the fans and hearing their stories about the lives they lead, it really made an impact on me. 17: How are you most like Bonnie? KG: I’m really like Bonnie in terms of the relationship she has with her friends. She’s protective over her friend Elena, and the real-life relationship between Nina [Dobrev] and myself is the same; I would do anything for her, we’re really close. Bonnie is caring, and she’s compassionate, and she’s very much like me in that way. Lees hier meer.