Degrassi Reunion! Nina Dobrev and Drake On The 2016 AMA Stage

Ten years ago, Drake and Nina Dobrev starred in teen TV drama Degrassi: The Next Generation together.

And on Sunday, the former co-stars had a mini reunion on stage at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles.

Nina, 27, presented Drake the award for Favorite Rap/Hip Hop album during the show.

The rapper, 30, started off his acceptance speech congratulating Nina on her successful career.

He said: ‘Thank you very much! Me and Nina were on Degrassi together, by the way.’

The rapper, who pointed toward Nina, added: ‘We’ve come a long way, you know. Congratulations on all your success!’

The Vampire Diaries actress clapped and giggled as he praised her.

The twosome only worked together for a year on the hit series.

Drake was 15 when he began playing Jimmy Brooks on Degrassi; The musician starred in a total of 145 episodes – from 2001 until 2007.

In the show, Jimmy is shot in the back; Due to his injuries, his character has use a wheelchair from then on.

Nina played Mia Jones on Degrassi for 52 episodes, from 2006 until 2009.

The artist, who was born Aubrey Drake Graham, released his first mix tape – Room For Improvement – in 2006.

He became a household name in 2009, after he dropped So Far Gone.

Nina’s character – Mia – becomes a teenage mother at the age of 13 on the show.

She left Degrassi in 2009 for a starring role on the CW series The Vampire Diaries.

In 2013, the actress tweeted that she went to a Drake concert with her Vampire Diaries cast mates, adding the hashtag ‘#SoProudOfAubrey.’

Drake was nominated for 12 awards at this year’s AMAs, with the Favorite Rap/Hip Hop album his first win on Sunday.

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