Lili Reinhart Says to Prepare for a Major Blowout Between Betty and Veronica in 'Riverdale' Season 2

From ELLE

So far, the Riverdale season 2 teasers that have come out have hinted that Betty Cooper and Jughead's relationship-the beloved, Teen Choice Award-winning Bughead ship played by rumored off-screen couple Lili Reinhart and Cole Sprouse-may face some trouble and perhaps a breakup ahead. But that isn't Betty's only relationship that will have drama when the show returns on October 11th, Lili Reinhart told ELLE.com at the St. Ives Mixing Bar in New York City yesterday. Betty and her best friend Veronica Lodge are also about to have a blowout.

"They're a really great female friendship," Reinhart prefaced. "In season 2, you definitely see that continue. [But] with any friendship, there's going be drama. They're both dealing with such intense family drama. The mystery of season 2 revolves around Betty and takes its toll on Betty and her mental health, and that kind of puts a strain on her and Veronica's friendship. They get into a fight and it's the first time you see them go head-to-head and just really have a genuine fight, which you didn't exactly see past the first three episodes in season 1."

But don't worry; they're not about to become frenemies, Reinhart added. "The friendship is still there; they're still a crime-fighting duo, which you see more of. I love having scenes with Cami [Mendes]. I know how much people love seeing Betty and Veronica together."

Here, Reinhart discusses more about Riverdale season 2-including what's up next for Betty and Riverdale drama MVP Cheryl Blossom and how she feels about the fans' reaction to Bughead-along with her viral moment shutting down a body shamer and her fitness/beauty routine.

Another really interesting relationship Betty has in season 1 is hers with Cheryl Blossom (who, spoiler, was revealed to be related to her at the end of season 1). What's up next for them?

Betty and Cheryl do interact in season 2, obviously they find out that they're related third cousins or something like that. They definitely are navigating those waters, but right off the bat, that's not the focus. They have so many family problems and other bigger fish to fry than that, but Betty and Cheryl's relationship is something we touch on later in the season.

You were at the Teen Choice Awards last night, where Bughead won the Favorite TV Ship. What has it been like seeing the fan reaction to that pairing?

The fact that we won is so flattering because I know we're the newbies to the group, and people are just starting [to know us]. But compared to the other couples that we were up against, the other ships, it was pretty amazing that we won, and it just shows how dedicated people are but also how much they like seeing these two characters together. [It] is very encouraging [that] what we're doing is actually being taken in by people and we're not just putting product out into the world that people are watching. It's something people are really relating to and care about, and it's really beautiful to know that the work that we do is being cared about.

You had a big moment on social media in May when you came out against a bodyshamer on Twitter. What was it like seeing all the praise and media pick-up of your tweet?

Some people say the things I do are annoying because I'm intentionally trying too hard to be relatable, but I'm really not. It's never really been my intention; I've never gone out of my way to be relatable to anyone. I just say what I want, and I'm pretty blunt about things.

And that's what makes me come off as a real genuine human being is my lack of filter sometimes and to see people respond to that is really flattering and wonderful, and I was happy to see so many people were on my side about it, but it's one thing to agree with someone on Twitter over body shaming but it's another thing to actually put it into place and be proactive about it and promote a healthy body image. There's no difference between my persona on Twitter and Instagram and [in] real life.

I really look up to Ashley Graham and how she promotes her body and flaunts it. She's beautiful and stunning, and I'm not going to say I love her body on Instagram and talk about it poorly in my personal life. I would be totally fine with myself if I had her body. I'm still learning to embrace the cellulite that I do have and my skin breakouts and maybe some stretch marks. I'm learning to embrace those little things that we're told to get rid of, and that's what I want to see more of. I want that to spread. I think Ashley Graham is a great advocate of that.

I want to touch on beauty since you're representing St. Ives today. What's your skincare routine?

I use an acne cleanser because I do get breakouts especially when I'm filming, and I use a toner to kind of help keep my oil under control with oil. I use a daily moisturizer, and at night I'll use a reconstructive oil and I'll exfoliate with my [St. Ives] apricot scrub if I need to, so a couple times a week.

And what's your day-to-day makeup like?

I try not to wear any makeup when I don't have to. I definitely let my skin breathe when I'm not working, but if I'm going out to breakfast or lunch with a friend I'll fill in my eyebrows and do some mascara and some blush, but I don't do much else. I like to stay pretty natural and then I'll use concealer on anything I have and my under eye circles. It takes me like five minutes to do my makeup. I use whatever mascara I have laying around my makeup bag, like samples, like Smashbox or Clarins, and I use Benefit blush. I use Anastasia eyebrow powder for my brows, and that's pretty much it.

Are there makeup tricks you're learned from on set?

I use a beauty blender to apply my foundation. I don't like wearing a lot of foundation at all, and I want to be as natural as possible, and I think the beauty blender helps with that. I use a dampened beauty blender; I spray it with rose water. I love it.

What's your day-to-day diet and workout like?

I try to work out. It's hard with my shooting schedule, but I'm lazy, and I don't work out as much as I should. I try to go on the tread mill. I feel like that's the easiest thing to do because I don't know what I'm doing with weights so I'm like, 'Let's get some cardio in and run on the treadmill and do intervals between walking and running.' My diet's pretty terrible, which isn't great, but it's like I figure food makes me happy when I eat what I want so I'm not going to be miserable and kind of limit myself. I just think I need to find a better balance of eating what I want and exercising more because if you're not exercising and you're eating crappy food, it's going to show on your body and your skin so I need to amp up my working out more because all of the ice cream that I do eat.

Well, when do you have ice cream, what's your favorite kind?

Anything peanut butter cup.

And what's your go-to breakfast and lunch?

I go to breakfast all the time in Vancouver. I usually get eggs benedict with potatoes or hash browns, that's my go-to. I don't have a favorite lunch. Just whatever. I'm not picky with that but I'll always go to breakfast.

Is that your favorite meal of the day?

Dinner's my favorite. That's where I eat a lot of my Chipotle and pizza and whatever else I can get my hands on.

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