People Are Laughing At Nina Dobrev's "First Instinct" When A Stage Backdrop Started Collapsing On Her

You obviously know Nina Dobrev — if not from The Vampire Diaries, maybe from Degrassi.

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Currently, she's going viral for her immediate reaction to a falling stage backdrop.

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Nina was speaking at the I Was Feeling Festive 2 convention yesterday in Covington, Georgia, when the backdrop behind her started toppling over.

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Seeing it, Nina's Vampire Diaries costars Candice King and Kat Graham rushed over to stop it from crashing down on her, and when Nina saw them coming, she jumped up and — of all things she could've done — she threw off her coat.

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Everyone is asking why that was her first thought.

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One X user asked why "she take her jacket off like that." "I'm laughing so hard at this," a Reddit user wrote.

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People are so confused.

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Some were also impressed with Nina's real-life vampire speed.

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They also made Vampire Diaries jokes.

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But mostly there's just confusion about why Nina took her jacket off.

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And don't worry, she explained it!

She thought there was a spider on her.

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But seriously, that was close! Glad you're good, Nina.