Courtney Ford teases 'Diaries' role

Published Tuesday, Aug 31 2010, 15:58 BST | By Catriona Wightman

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Courtney Ford has revealed details of her role in the new season of The Vampire Diaries.

Ford told E! Online that her character will meet Alaric (Matt Davis), Damon (Ian Somerhalder) and Elena (Nina Dobrev) when they visit Duke University.

"I play Vanessa Monroe, a Duke University grad student who's helping Alaric, Damon and Elena with Isobel's research," she said. "It's a nice arc."

Ford added that Vanessa will struggle to come to terms with the existence of vampires, saying: "Vanessa has a conflict because she studies all this wonderful mythology and folklore, but half of her is a complete sceptic. Half of her is a believer, and half of her is a sceptic, and she goes back and forth. It's a big conflict for her."

Ford also hinted that she will have a love interest on the show but refused to reveal any more details.

"I want to tell you so much but I can't," she said. "They'll kill me if I reveal too much!"

The Vampire Diaries returns on September 9 on The CW.