According to various sources, Melinda is likely to make her debut as Kelly Donovan on the episode 1.15 of The Vampire Diaries. Information on the title, plot and air date of the episode have yet to be announced. In the meantime, you can get some tibits about Melinda’s character below:

Kelly Donovan is Matt and Vicki Donovan’s irresponsible, hard-drinking absentee mother. Matt says he cannot rely on his mother. She went to high school with Elizabeth Forbes. She spends most of her time in Virginia Beach with her boyfriend, a tucker named Pete.

Also, Julie Plec, who is one the executive producers of the show, has wrote something on her twitter that could confirm Melinda’s appearance on episode 1.15. You can see it here.

EW‘s Michael Ausiello just announced that Melinda’s character will have a thing for vampires as well and that she will hook up with none other than Ian Somerhalder’s Damon. We also learn that her first episode is set to air on March 25 so we’ll have to wait and see. Read the full article here.