Lili Reinhart: “I’m not just gonna be on Riverdale for five years and then disappear.” (Photo: Roy Rochlin/Getty Images)
Lili Reinhart might be one of the CW network’s biggest stars, alongside her Riverdale castmates, but she feels different in at least one respect.” data-reactid=”23″ type=”text”>Lili Reinhart might be one of the CW network’s biggest stars, alongside her Riverdale castmates, but she feels different in at least one respect.
The 23-year-old actress is very aware that young women everywhere are watching her, so it’s not as simple as refusing to do those scenes. At least not for her.
“I can’t preach body positivity if I don’t practice it,” Reinhart said. “So even if I’m not feeling amazing about my body, I felt it was important for me to do the scene anyway in my bra and underwear so people could see my body as it was. I did it for the people who feel like they need to look a certain way.”
Actually, not everyone on this show is perfectly chiseled. And even I feel intimidated by the physique of my surrounding cast mates sometimes when I have to do bra/underwear scenes. I’ve felt very insecure due to the expectation that people have for women on tv, what they should- https://t.co/9ISUBkgrKl
— Lili Reinhart (@lilireinhart) February 6, 2020
Riverdale for five years and then disappear.”” data-reactid=”35″ type=”text”>“I would like people to start seeing me as a film actress,” Reinhart said. “I want people to see me and know: Hey, I’m in this for the long haul. This is a career for me. I’m not just gonna be on Riverdale for five years and then disappear.”
Riverdale. For example, seeing her co-star Vanessa Morgan write about her disappointment in how Black characters are portrayed on the teen drama inspired her.” data-reactid=”37″ type=”text”>As she looks to take on that behind-the-scenes role on other shows and movies, Reinhart said she’ll use some of what she’s learned on Riverdale. For example, seeing her co-star Vanessa Morgan write about her disappointment in how Black characters are portrayed on the teen drama inspired her.
“I mean, the show historically has been pretty white. [Show creator] Roberto [Aguirre-Sacasa] is very conscious of it now to make sure that that doesn’t happen again and Vanessa doesn’t feel that she’s put in that position again,” noted Reinhart, who said she’s “grown closer” to Morgan over the phone in the last few months. “I feel as a producer now moving forward how important it is that I’m not stereotyping, stereo-casting anything — really making sure I’m going out of my way to do right by Black people, by transgender people, by people who don’t look like me.”
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