Cole Sprouse, Lili Reinhart.Photo: Getty (2)
Cole Sprouseis opening up about his past relationship with hisRiverdalecostarLili Reinhart.
In a new interview withGQ, Sprouse said despite all of the public interest that surrounding his romance with Reinhart, their relationship was “as real as it gets.”
Sprouse, 29, and Reinhart, 25, dated on and off for several years after they were first linked in 2017. Though they were largely private about their relationship, Sprouseconfirmed the former pair’s splitin August 2020.
Looking back, Sprouse told GQ he “felt forced” to address their breakup because of the “public currency” the relationship had generated over the years.
While Sprouse has since moved on with French-Canadian model Ari Fournier, the actor said his new relationship has become the target of fans who are still upset about his split from Reinhart.
When Sprouse addressed his split from the actress on Instagram, he said he wanted nothing but “happiness” for Reinhart “moving forward.
“Lili and I initially separated in January of this year, deciding to more permanently split in March,” he wroteon Instagramat the time. “What an incredible experience I had, I’ll always feel lucky and cherish that I had the chance to fall in love. I wish her nothing but the utmost love and happiness moving forward.”
Added Sprouse, “All I’ll say about it, anything else you hear doesn’t matter. Also her movie [Chemical Hearts] comes out soon! I’m sure she’s just as incredible in it as everything else she does. Thanks guys ❤️.”
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“The last couple of months have probably [been] the most emotional few months of my entire life and my therapist [told] me, ‘Your body’s going through withdrawal from love,'” she said.
“You’re used to having this exchange of happy chemicals between you and the person that you’re with,” she continued. “In moments of my life, I have dropped every ounce of pride that I had just to be like, ‘Love me. Please take the pain away for a day, a second, an hour,’ just so I can feel that fix again.”
Around the time their relationship ended, theirRiverdalecostarsCamila MendesandMadelaine Petschhad also become single again.
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E! Newsreported in March 2021 that Mendes, 27, had broken up withboyfriend Grayson Vaughan. Before that, she dated fellowRiverdalecostarCharles Melton. Petsch, for her part, announced her split from exTravis Millsin February 2020 after three years of dating.
Riverdaleairs Sundays at 8 p.m. ET on The CW.
source: people.com
