'So I think that kind of discussion, especially because it's based so much on rumor and hearsay, needs to be taken with a grain of salt,' the 25-year-old actor said of the rumors.
- Sep 16, 2017
AceShowbiz - Are Cole Sprouse and Lili Reinhart together or aren't they? The question may be the one that many of "Riverdale" fans have on their minds following report claiming that the two actors are dating. Cole, who plays Jughead on The CW series, finally breaks his silence about the rumors in a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly.
"Since the show began, people have wanted Lili and I to be together," Cole said, while Lili, who portrays Jughead's love interest Betty, refused to comment. "People have wanted Lili and Cami [Camila Mendes] to be together. People have wanted KJ [KJ Apa] and I to be together. People have wanted every actor on this show to be in a union that they could make real and talk about."
"So I think that kind of discussion, especially because it's based so much on rumor and hearsay, needs to be taken with a grain of salt," continued Cole. "We're all still human lives that are interacting with the source material."
However, the former Disney star admitted that the dating rumors were not all bad. "But, truthfully, it's very pleasing that people talk about Lili and I in that way because it means that we're resonating so strongly from our character perspective that people really want that to be true."
"I think as professional actors we can pat ourselves on the back for that and go, 'This was a success,' " he added. "It was such a success that people want to see it in real life."
Cole and Lili sparked dating rumors after they were allegedly canoodling, holding hands and kissing at Entertainment Weekly's Comic-Con Bash in San Diego back in July. Later in August, the pair were spotted having a movie date in between filming of the upcoming season 2 of "Riverdale", which is set to premiere on October 11, in Vancouver.
