American actress Candice Accola was once best recognised for starring on popular series The Vampire Diaries as Caroline Forbes.
When it originally aired in 2009, few likely anticipated the show's potential before finishing as an all-encompassing a phenomenon.
Caroline was the alluring, love-stricken and cheerleader teen from Mystic Falls with love interests in several characters, but spent most of her time concealing her vampire identity.
At completion in 2017, Candice, now 35, was recognised by viewers around the world for the fan favourite TV series, starring alongside the likes of Nina Dobrev, Ian Somerhalder, and Paul Wesley.
Ahead of her esteemed role on-screen, the American actress once had a completely different career and worked closely aside Hollywood A-lister and singer Miley Cyrus.
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Before working with her celeb pal, Candice had undeniable musical talent of her own and even released a debut album in 2006.
Following her success with music, the musician was asked to tour on Miley's Best of Both world as a backing singer, which kicked off in October 2017.
In an interview with Clevver TV in 2011, Candice explained that she didn't realise the extent of the Hannah Montana actress' fame when she was first offered the opportunity.
"It was six months of my life, including rehearsals, that I'll never forget, and I got to go on the road with friends of mine that I knew before the tour," she said.
"I was 20 years old travelling the country and just running around on stage with all of the fun and none of the pressure."
She continued: "And watching Miley as an incredibly talented young woman - and to see where she's come from, from having worked with her since she was 14, to see everything that she's done now - is incredible.
"I was very fortunate to be a part of such an epic experience."
The following year, Candice went on to star in 2008's 3D concert film Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert.
The incredible opportunity even led to her starring on Hannah Montana The Movie - a phenomenon which grossed a whopping £124 million in worldwide box office revenue.
Candice played her real life role of one of Miley and Hannah's backing singers as Miley revealed her true identity in her hometown Crowley Corners, Tennessee.
Before she branched off to star in supernatural teen drama television series The Vampire Diaries as Caroline in 2009, she brushed shoulders with future co-star Kat Graham.
As well as being snapped starring alongside BBF Bonnie Bennett and Elena Gilbert, Caroline was often seen battling love triangles with seemingly doomed relationships between men before she settled down in the final series with Stefan Salvatore.
Caroline initially fell for new lad on the lot Stefan in the show's very first episode before moving onto a short fling with his brother Damon.
She soon moved to close friend Matt Donovan, before entangling herself in a relationship with her main love interest of the show Tyler Lockwood, then a love-hate relationship with original vampire Klaus Mikaelson - and obviously we can't forget Alaric Saltzman.
Before Kat's character Bonnie helped Caroline through the troublesome relationships, the actress even starred alongside Hannah Montana herself.
In 2009, she starred in a couple of episodes as Alison - the girlfriend of Miley's older brother Jackson, when she was just 19 years old.
Whilst Candice keeps up with her vampire role in spin-off series such as The Originals and Legacies, the star lives a quiet life off-screen
.News broke on Tuesday that a fter seven years of marriage and two children, Candice has filed for divorce from her husband Joe King.
The sad news comes just one year after welcoming their second child together.
According to court documents obtained by Us Weekly, the actress filed for divorce due to "irreconcilable differences" on Thursday, 28 April.
The legal paperwork indicated she moved to Nashville following their breakup in January, while her ex is still living ten miles away in Brentwood, Tennessee.
There had been speculation they had split earlier this year when Candice deleted any trace of Joe from her Instagram account and was spotted in pics without her wedding ring.
The former couple had been introduced by her Vampire Diaries' co-star Nina Dobrev after they took part in DirecTV’s 2012 Celebrity Beach Bowl.
