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Actress discusses playing the iconic Betty Cooper and how she differs from the original Archies comics

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Young Hollywood

Hey guys, it's Tracy here in the Young Hollywood studio with Lily Reinhardt and you look amazing.

Lili Reinhart

Thank you.

Young Hollywood

We were talking about her outfit, just one more time. These pants. You just have to get a full look at these awesome work. I don't know, should I stand?

Lili Reinhart

Do it, do it.

Young Hollywood

Little pants going on here. Get some pockets. I feel like it's very Archie like actually. Yeah. Representing. The orange and the red.

Lili Reinhart

Yeah, thank you. Little retro vibe today.

Young Hollywood

Um, and we were also just talking about your Twitter feed, which is on point, all the time.

Lili Reinhart

Thanks.

Young Hollywood

With all the memes that you always do. All the memes. Um, but speaking of which, I know food, as you were saying. It's usually about food.

Lili Reinhart

Usually, food is a big part of my life, I'm realizing. Like most of my tweets are about food.

Young Hollywood

Well, your last tweet, we actually were creeping on your Twitter today.

Lili Reinhart

Okay.

Young Hollywood

And you said that Lunchables should not only be for kids. They should also be for adults.

Lili Reinhart

Yeah, I mean, literally, I tweeted that from my bathtub as I was eating Lunchables in my tub.

Young Hollywood

You were eating Lunchables in your bathtub?

Lili Reinhart

Yeah, I eat Fruity Pebbles in my tub, like why the hell not? You know?

Young Hollywood

That's like actually the funniest thing I might have ever I'm just trying to picture that. Well, we brought you around too.

Lili Reinhart

I see this. Lunchables. Guys, I had a Lunchable today already. this morning. This is my favorite kind. All day every day. This one. Oh my gosh, let's make one, you want to?

Young Hollywood

Yeah, we are. Okay. Can I just make a confession, though?

Lili Reinhart

Please.

Young Hollywood

You've never had a Lunchable?

Lili Reinhart

I've never had a Lunchable.

Young Hollywood

Well, today's the day. Wait, so how many combinations are there? Do you know every combination?

Lili Reinhart

No, because I only like this one.

Young Hollywood

You only like this one? Okay, because of the Oreos?

Lili Reinhart

Because I don't even like the Oreos. So, what is this? This is Turkey and crackers and cheese?

Young Hollywood

All right. Well, I'm going to I'm just going to skeptical about this. I'm not sure, but you're into it. I mean, I trust you.

Lili Reinhart

I'm a newbie to whatever it is. Like, I've grown up eating this. I have the the diet of a kindergartner. Is the best way to put it. Um, Madelaine, who plays Cheryl in Riverdale. She is a vegan. And I'm basically the opposite of a vegan.

Young Hollywood

Cuz you guys live together.

Lili Reinhart

Yes. Which is very opposite. Mine was very like

Young Hollywood

Wait, you had your own cupboard?

Lili Reinhart

Yeah, no, but mine was like the top shelf. Hers was the bottom. Hers was like greens and all these vegetables and mine was like artificial, like, you know, cereals, Captain Crunch, and you had like Reese's Cups in there.

Young Hollywood

Um, but speaking of Riverdale, it's iconic because you're reinventing Archie Comics, which has been around since like, what, 1941?

Lili Reinhart

Yeah, 1941.

Young Hollywood

And what's crazy to me is that you can still go to a grocery store, and I think you can still get the comics, which I actually didn't even realize. They're still there in the checkout line. Right. Well, and you play Betty. Lo and behold. Betty. I mean, the most again, besides Archie, like the most iconic character.

Lili Reinhart

Yeah.

Young Hollywood

Um, what do you, like, how is your character in the show? Because I know it is different from like

Lili Reinhart

Quite different. Very different from the originals. But you're kind of bringing Cuz like she was like this perfect, you know, girl next door. She was like, yeah, but she was also she let Archie kind of walk all over her, and um, you know, she was in love with him. Right. She was head over heels in love with Archie, and she was willing to kind of be at his beck and call, and that's very much not how it is in our show, which is good. And, you know, for a modern show about modern women, it was important to us that both Betty and Veronica weren't fighting over this guy all the time, and that wasn't their main priority. You know, that's not our show. There there are hints of the love triangle, but it's definitely not our focus. Our focus is more more so on the friendship between Betty and Veronica and

Young Hollywood

Yeah. There's already like a lot of shipping going on. I've seen like a lot of people like ship you two together. So, what is it like? Veronica.

Lili Reinhart

Yes, Veronica. Veronica. People love Veronica, which is great. You know, like, they're Betty and Veronica are a very powerful female duo, and that's wonderful. So, I say if you want to ship Veronica, go for it.

Young Hollywood

So, but do you have a Veronica in your life? Like, did you ever have like that one friend that you were like,

Lili Reinhart

Soulmates? Yes, I do have a soulmate best friend. Her name is Austin. Um, yeah, we grew up in uh Cleveland together.

Young Hollywood

Shout out to Austin.

Lili Reinhart

Shout out to Austin.

Young Hollywood

Um, who do you relate more to in real life? Betty or Veronica?

Lili Reinhart

Betty. Definitely Betty. I've always always been a Betty. Always been a Betty. Yeah.

Young Hollywood

There's a little bit of a dark side to her, though, in the show. You have a mom who's like very overprotective and trying to like be making you perfect. But then you kind of like start rebelling a little bit against it.

Lili Reinhart

It is. And I mean, she's a high school student. You know, she's dealing with having a crush on her best friend who doesn't see her that way and dealing with a lot of family issues. Um, like her her older sister. She doesn't know what happened to her older sister and her she thinks her parents are lying to her and but yeah, I mean, there's definitely a dark side to Betty and I think there's a dark side to everyone. So.

Young Hollywood

That's true. There are a lot of secrets that go on like with all the characters in the town. Riverdale is full of secrets.

Lili Reinhart

Yeah, you can't you can't trust anyone in Riverdale sadly.

Young Hollywood

Okay. Well, I have to tell you, so we had Cole here.

Lili Reinhart

Mhm.

Young Hollywood

And we've had KJ.

Lili Reinhart

Yes.

Young Hollywood

Um, who play Archie and Jughead. So, we asked them a couple questions.

Lili Reinhart

Okay, I'm going to I'm going to ask you first, and you'll give me your answer and then you have to guess on what their answer was. Okay.

Young Hollywood

Okay, so, first question is, person who's likely to own an enemy.

Lili Reinhart

Um, Ashley. Ashley. Okay. Yeah, she's fierce.

Young Hollywood

Okay, so, we're going to look over here. Oh god. So, what did they say? The most likely to own an enemy. Oh, Veronica. Like, Camila? Oh yeah, okay. So, we're using. Oh no, we're going real here. Camila, yeah. Yeah, so. Oh. Uh, Cole. Oh. We don't know that Cole that we don't know. I reckon. Okay. You don't want to miss trust me, you do not want to miss with Cole. No. Okay. Oh, okay, all different answers here. Okay, okay. So, um, okay, so, second question is, who do you think is the person that you'd most like to be stuck on a desert island with?

Lili Reinhart

You know what? I would say KJ because he uh, I mean, he's from New Zealand. I've seen him like climb trees and do crazy things, and I'm sure he would be good in a survival situation. Yes. So, KJ for sure.

Young Hollywood

Person you'd most like to be stuck on a desert island with. Um, Luke Perry, for sure. Yeah. He knows stuff. Yeah. He's he's like he's got that sort of camping background. I feel like he would be the one to scale the coconut tree and then just like knock the coconuts off. Completely. Yes. I'd love to say Cole but Luke. Perry. Oh, okay. Yeah. Plays your dad on the show. He could survive anywhere that guy. He knows he knows everything. Right. He knows everything. Oh. Oh, wow. Oh my gosh. Both of for Luke. Um, okay, person most likely to get stuck on a desert island and why?

Lili Reinhart

Um, the first person that popped into my head was Camila. Um, I just like imagined her going on like a cruise and the cruise ship went down and she's on an island. Oh my god. I just feel like that would happen to Cammy. Poor my sweet poor little sweet Cammy. Yes.

Young Hollywood

Person most likely to get stuck on a desert island. Camila. You'll be driving with her and she just kind of isn't the best kind of drives. No, please continue. Just go on. I love all this.

Lili Reinhart

I don't know. I think no, she's not a bad driver. That was that was mean, but like, I don't know. That was the first person that came to mind.

Young Hollywood

Okay. Lily. Um, I I feel like she just stumbles she stumbles into situations where she's like, I'm not equipped for this. Um, so, uh, yeah, definitely. Oh, wow. Um, okay, and then last question is, who is the most likely to have the most secrets? Cuz Riverdale is full of secrets.

Lili Reinhart

I would say KJ. Yeah. You know, it's just such an honest exterior. I am immediately distrusting of people with such an honest exterior. And he has so many shirtless pictures of themselves out there on the internet. Yeah. Like, what's why are you crushing two Red Bulls in this Twitter photo? Yeah. That's a that's I got Cole for that. I reckon he's got he's got the secrets. Yeah. Yeah. And that Jughead? That knit beanie? Yeah, right here. It's like Cole a lot. Something like that.

Young Hollywood

Well, thank you so much for coming and don't forget to check out Riverdale on the CW.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Lili Reinhart

    Featured guest, actress in 'Riverdale'

  • Tracy

    Young Hollywood interviewer

  • Archie

    Character in 'Riverdale' and Archie Comics

  • Madelaine Petsch

    Plays Cheryl in 'Riverdale' and lived with Lili Reinhart

  • Cheryl

    Character in 'Riverdale'

  • Betty Cooper

    Character played by Lili Reinhart in 'Riverdale'

  • Veronica

    Character in 'Riverdale'

  • Austin

    Lili Reinhart's best friend from Cleveland

  • Cole

    Cole Sprouse, plays Jughead in 'Riverdale'

  • KJ

    KJ Apa, plays Archie in 'Riverdale'

  • Camila Mendes

    Plays Veronica in 'Riverdale'

  • Luke Perry

    Played Fred Andrews (Archie's dad) in 'Riverdale'

FAQ

What is Lili Reinhart's role in Riverdale?+
Lili Reinhart plays the iconic character Betty Cooper in the TV series "Riverdale."
How does Betty Cooper's character in Riverdale differ from the comics?+
In 'Riverdale,' Betty Cooper is portrayed as a modern woman who doesn't solely focus on a love triangle with Archie, unlike the original comics where she was often at his beck and call. The show emphasizes her friendship with Veronica and explores a darker side to her character.
What is Lili Reinhart's favorite type of Lunchable?+
Lili Reinhart's favorite Lunchable is the one with turkey, crackers, and cheese, although she doesn't like the Oreos that come with it.
Who does Lili Reinhart live with from the Riverdale cast?+
Lili Reinhart previously lived with Madelaine Petsch, who plays Cheryl in "Riverdale."
What is the focus of Riverdale according to Lili Reinhart?+
Lili Reinhart states that while there are hints of a love triangle, the main focus of 'Riverdale' is on the powerful friendship between Betty and Veronica, rather than them fighting over a guy.
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