Lili Reinhart is in love — and unapologetically so.
The Riverdale actress, who’s kept her relationship with actor and creator Jack Martin mostly private since the two were first spotted kissing in L.A. in April 2023, is finally sharing a little more about her “lover girl era.”
In a new interview with Marie Claire, Reinhart opened up about both her career and her personal life with refreshing honesty.
Reflecting on Riverdale, the show that made her a household name, Lili said, “Anyone who bashes the work that got them to where they are is doing themselves a great disservice… Call the show crazy. It was. It gave me so much, and I’m so thankful for it. I’m not delusional to the fact that I’m sitting in my house because of Riverdale. I’m not embarrassed of it.”
She added, “Aren’t I just making art? Aren’t I just supposed to be an actor? Why am I trying to pursue this avenue or this project so that I can actually do what I want? And it’s like, oh, well, that’s because that’s how it fucking works: it becomes about climbing this impossible ladder and staying as famous as possible and as relevant as possible.”
Lili, 27, also reflected on how her priorities have shifted with time. “My best performance is yet to come, because I’m still so young, and maybe the best thing I’ll ever do is when I’m 60. But my whole life cannot be my career—and I also don’t want it to be.”
On her personal life and relationship with Martin, she said, “I’m in my lover girl era right now.”
She continued, “It’s deeply hard on me to be apart from the person I love. I’m a very domestic woman, and I love to be at home and sit on my couch with my person and my dog; there’s nothing that brings me greater joy than that specifically, and when I can’t do that, my mental health suffers.”
It’s a refreshingly grounded perspective from one of Hollywood’s most candid young stars — balancing ambition with authenticity, and success with the kind of real-world happiness that can’t be scripted.
