Cole Sprouse says his relationship with 'Riverdale' costar Lili Reinhart had 'all this public currency' but was 'as real as it gets'

• Cole Sprouse briefly discussed his relationship with ex Lili Reinhart in an interview with GQ Hype.
• Sprouse said their romance had "all this public currency" but was "as real as it gets."

Cole Sprouse opened up about his past relationship with "Riverdale" costar Lili Reinhart and said that their romance was genuine.

In a new interview with GQ Hype, released on Wednesday, the actor said that their off-screen relationship had "all this public currency." Despite the constant media attention, Sprouse told the publication that what the costars had was "as real as it gets."

Sprouse and Reinhart met through their roles as on-again, off-again love interests Jughead Jones and Betty Cooper, respectively, on The CW's "Riverdale."

The show, which is a dark spin on the classic Archie comics, premiered in 2017 and the two actors were romantically linked that year.

Sprouse and Reinhart did go public with their relationship, sometimes posting photos of each other on social media or attending the prestigious Met Gala together in 2018 and 2019.

In July 2019, Us Weekly reported that the couple broke up. An unnamed source also told E! News that the actors split "earlier this summer."

Reinhart subsequently slammed reports and "vile" sources commenting on her relationship with Sprouse.

The "Hustlers" star and the Disney Channel alum also appeared in a joint cover story for W magazine, released in July 2019, to promote "Riverdale." Both actors declined to be interviewed together for the issue.

Then in September of that year, Reinhart low-key confirmed that she and Sprouse were together while discussing her plans for Halloween in an interview with Coveteur.

Breakup rumors persisted in the months that followed and in May 2020, "Riverdale" star Skeet Ulrich (FP Jones, Sprouse's on-screen father) seemingly confirmed that Reinhart and Sprouse broke up. In an Instagram live, he referred to the couple in the past tense, saying: "I think they were a very cute couple."

In August of that year, Sprouse put the speculation to rest by confirming that he and Reinhart broke up.

"Lili and I initially separated in January of this year, deciding to more permanently split in March," he captioned a photo of Reinhart that he posted on Instagram.

He continued: "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. All I'll say about it, anything else you hear doesn't matter."