Off Campus is the new summer romance obsession after XO, Kitty Season 3. The show premiered on Amazon Prime Video on May 13, 2026, and has generated widespread buzz ever since. The first instalment of the series is based on the anthology’s first book, The Deal, which focuses on the opposites-attract dynamics between the two leads, ‘Hannah Wells’ (Ella Bright) and ‘Garrett Graham’ (Belmont Cameli). The story follows the female lead, ‘Hannah’, a sharp, witty music major, trying to get the attention of her campus crush, ‘Justin’ (Josh Heuston).
‘Hannah’ achieves that by getting into a fake dating situation with ‘Garrett Graham’ (Belmont Cameli), Briar University’s heartthrob and star captain of the hockey team. Besides ‘Garrett’ and ‘Hannah’s’ story, their friends, ‘Dean Di Laurentis’ (Stephen Kalyn) and ‘Allie Hayes’s’ (Mika Abdalla) romance has won the fans’ hearts, who can’t wait for their story to develop in Season 2. Amid hundreds of ship videos on them, here’s a look at Stephen’s real-life lover, Victoria Lovatsis and her big role in him playing the character, ‘Dean’.
Who is Stephen Kalyn’s ladylove, Victoria Lovatsis?
Victoria Lovatsis is the long-term fiancée of Canadian actor, Stephen Kalyn, who stars as the beloved character, ‘Dean’ in Off Campus. Victoria she maintains a relatively private life. She likely tried to avoid the intense public and media attention that comes with being the partner of a rising star like Stephen Kalyn. However, no information about Victoria’s personal or professional life is available online, except that she is from Canada, as per VMan magazine.
How did Stephen Kalyn and Victoria Lovatsis’ love story start?
According to PEOPLE, Stephen Kalyn and Victoria Lovatsis began dating as teenagers in January 2012, making them high-school sweethearts. Stephen was born on April 24, 1998, in Toronto, Ontario, and is 28 years old as of May 2026, according to his Fandom profile. However, his fianceé’s birth date or age isn’t available online. The couple chose to keep their relationship extremely low-key, so specific details about how they first met have not been shared publicly.
Victoria Lovatsis’ hard launch of Stephen Kalyn and their engagement
After dating for five years, Stephen and Victoria made their romance Instagram official. She hard-launched her then-boyfriend by sharing a throwback photo celebrating their fifth anniversary. The romantic picture featured the couple sitting on a tree, and the sweet caption showcased her love for him. It could be read as:
“5 years later and I still love you more than ever #tbt.”
Stephen and Victoria quietly got engaged in early 2024, and fans noticed when she shared an Instagram Story showing off a diamond ring. He has since proudly referred to her as his “fiancée” in interviews. They have maintained an enduring bond and recently celebrated their 13th anniversary in late 2025. She is reportedly very supportive of his career and even joined him at the LA premiere of Off Campus Season 1.
Victoria Lovatsis was the reason Stephen Kalyn played ‘Dean’ in Off Campus
After Off Campus’ premiere, Stephen Kalyn revealed that he originally auditioned for the role of ‘John Logan’. However, Victoria Lovatsis, who is a massive fan of Elle Kennedy’s book series, wanted him to play ‘Dean’ instead. After reading The Score (the third book of the anthology, which centres heavily on ‘Dean’), the character became her absolute favourite. When the television show’s adaptation was officially announced, Victoria felt her fiancé was a perfect fit for the charismatic playboy-turned-loverboy character and persuaded him for the role by saying:
“There’s no other option. You have to be Dean!”
Victoria Lovatsis manifested Stephen Kalyn’s ‘Dean’ role
Stephen Kalyn’s fans went wild on BookTok and social media after discovering a viral 2023 Goodreads review written by Victoria Lovatsis for The Score. Victoria read the Off-Campus books years before the show was developed into a series and left a review that read, “Lean, mean and all about Dean.” Fans have called it a perfect example of manifestation translating to real life, as her lover ended up playing that role and gaining immense love for it. The viewers joked that Victoria’s fictional dream had come true and that she “got her real-life Dean”.
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