The recent season of "The Vampire Diaries" featured the voice of Elena Gilbert aka Nina Dobrev. However, that has left fans speculating who will be returning back in the next season of the much - popular supernatural TV series.

Fans, in Season 6 of "The Vampire Diaries" saw, Elena Gilbert going for an enchanted sleep caused by Kai. However, rumors are in the air that Elena will be rising from the deep slumber in the upcoming season.

According to Inquistr, Dobrev might be back in the next season of "The Vampire's Diary". Although fans are quite excited to hear the return of a main character, it might seem Somerhalder's wife is not so.

Meanwhile, the series showrunner Julie Plec, has always been vocal and persistent about the actor leaving the show, and she wanted Dobrev back after her exit in season 6.

Dobrev mentioned that she wanted to try out her luck in other projects rather than "The Vampire Diaries". Plec, however, mentioned, "So I'm sticking with my side of the plan, which is to bring her back at the very end," reported the Christian Post.

In addition, this season will show Bonnie struggling to get back the love of her life. Speaking to Yahoo! TV Julie Plec revealed, "Bonnie, out of everybody, is the one who's going to be just paralyzed by this struggle. "

She continue, "She has two men in her life - Damon, who's a platonic, but also deep, soulful best friend, and Enzo, who has really become her one true love - and she lost both of them in one fell swoop. In addition to that, she also lost her magic. She's starting at an absolute deficit in terms of being able to fix this problem. That's going to have a great impact on her."

Thus, it seems that eager viewers of "The Vampire Diaries" will have to wait to see what the Season 8 will bring. There has been no confirmation about the release date of the next season, but it is expected to be on air in late 2016.