After playing her pretend boyfriend in the video for “You & I” back in July, “Vampire Diaries” star Taylor Kinney is now playing real-life boyfriend to Lady Gaga. The Daily Mail says:

[Taylor and Lady Gaga] have been seen together on three consecutive days, starting with drinks at [a] seaside bar where Taylor lives on Sunday.

A patron said, “I couldn’t tell it was her at first. It just looked like some hot couple making out, but then I realized it was Lady Gaga. Everyone went nuts.”

The next day the pair were spotted holding hands while walking along Mission Boulevard… and on Tuesday they were seen at the beach.

Congratulations, Taylor. You just went from being That Guy from the Vampire Diaries to Lady Gaga’s Boyfriend. If it’s fame and notoriety you seek, it’s definitely a step in the right direction. But if it’s “being the only one with testicles” you’re after, then you should probably run like hell.

PHOTO SOURCE: Fame Pictures

The “stars” — and I use that term loosely — of the new CW show “The Vampire Diaries” were arrested last month for flashing motorists off of an I-75 overpass. The NY Post says

The undead stars don’t just suck blood and turn into bats — they also flash people from overpasses in a small town in Georgia.

“The four actresses from the show were out just doing some stunt pictures, but because of the way they were acting and carrying on on the bridge, we had quite a few 911 calls,” a spokeswoman for the Monroe County, Ga., Sheriff’s Office [said].

The cops arrested the photographer, along with actresses Nina Dobrev, 20, Sara Canning, 22, Kayla Ewell, 24, and Candice Accola, 22, for disorderly conduct. They were released after paying $4,000 in fines.

Well, last time I checked, “CW” didn’t stand for “classy women.” I’m pretty sure it stands for “crap weasel.” Then it all makes sense.

Mug shots of all involved, plus one of Nina Debrov in Nylon magazine and a couple of Kayla Ewell in a bikini last year: