Cole Sprouse and Lili Reinhart: Real-life 'Bughead' that survived all obstacles including THAT Kaia Gerber rumor
Cole Sprouse is a household name after he starred as Cody on 'The Suite Life of Zack & Cody' and his much-loved stint as Jughead Jones in 'Riverdale'. But now it is his relationships that are making headlines more than his career moves. His real-life girlfriend, Lili Reinhart, 23, plays the role of Betty Cooper in The CW show 'Riverdale' and their fans ship the Betty-Jughead combo as 'Bughead'. The couple has chosen to keep their lives private, apart from a few public appearances. Staying strong in times of scandalous tabloid rumors, aren't they a match made in heaven?
Recently, several rumors surfaced slamming the star of cheating on 'The Good Neighbor' star with model Kaia Gerber. In no time, Sprouse took to Instagram stories to respond to the backlash. Now that the 27-year-old has set the record straight, an E! News source confirmed, "Lili and Cole are still together. They haven't been [in quarantine] together but haven't split. Their relationship is always up and down but they do talk every day and care very much about one another. Lili and Cole have been trying to be more low-key."
Clarifying where Cole and Kaia stand, the source added, "The photos of Kaia at Cole's house are old. Cole and Kaia are just friends and have never been romantic."
A fan of comics, Sprouse first started working at the Los Angeles comic store Meltdown. We can say that it was his love for comics that brought him and Reinhart together—in a televised version of the Archie comics—and it can't be a coincidence that they first sparked romance rumors back in 2017 when they were spotting together at Comic-Con. Eagle-eyed fans saw the two caressing each other's hands. Aww!
The two spent 2018 New Year together in Hawaii and in a People interview, he said he will neither confirm nor deny his relationship with Lili. They finally made their red carpet debut at the 2018 Met Gala but Lili said in another interview, "I'm not okay talking about my relationship. I'm not going to tell you my love story. That's just not appropriate right now.” Through the years, the two kept gushing about each other on Instagram.
But, in interviews, they still guarded their bond. In a Los Angeles Times interview, Cole said, "I’ve girded my private life very intentionally," he says. "It’s one of those things that I still sort of grapple with, and Lili and I grapple with." And when 'Five Feet Under' releases, they surprised the world with some PDA!
Last summer, the pair were said to have separated after two years of dating. But, it seems the two are still together, especially with Cole's hot-headed clarification. "I tolerate a lot of rumors and slander from people online claiming to be my fans," Sprouse wrote. "Fans who feel entitled to my privacy precisely because I never indulge them. But attacking my friends, baseless accusations, leaking my address, and sending death threats are all qualities of insanity and fanaticism. Choose humanity stop being [a clown]."
He further went on to say in his rant, "When I first stepped into a public relationship this was one of the foreseeable consequences. And while I truly never intended to indulge any part of my private life to the ravenous horde, it's clear my restraint in updating them has allowed them to push their own agenda onto my habits and lifestyle. So in conclusion- please eat my delectable plump a--," Sprouse wrote. "(Making me post a goddamn white font insta story like a divorced mother of three)." It seems the couple's on-again-off-again relationship may see a silver lining in the end.