Cole Sprouse confirms break up from Lili Reinhart in March

20 August 2020, 11:23 | Updated: 20 August 2020, 11:44

Lili Reinhart takes Cole Sprouse home to her family for Thanksgiving

Jazmin Duribe

By Jazmin Duribe

"Lili and I initially separated in January of this year, deciding to more permanently split in March."

Cole Sprouse has confirmed that his relationship with his Riverdale co-star Lili Reinhart has ended.

Cole and Lili were initially hit with reports of a split earlier this year but the couple denied the claims. However, Cole has now ended the speculation in an emotional statement on Instagram.

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"Lili and I initially separated in January of this year, deciding to more permanently split in March," he wrote, alongside a photo of Lili in a forest. "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."

Lili Reinhart and Cole Sprouse attend The 2019 Met Gala.
Lili Reinhart and Cole Sprouse attend The 2019 Met Gala. Picture: Matt Winkelmeyer/MG19/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue

Proving there's absolutely no bad blood between them, Cole plugged Lili's upcoming movie Chemical Hearts. He added: "Also her movie comes out soon! I’m sure she’s just as incredible in it as everything else she does. Thanks guys."

Lili and Cole first started dating in 2017 and have kept the details of their relationship pretty private ever since.

In an interview with People, Cole said that they decided not to speak about their romance "because whether you dismiss those rumours or whether you encourage those rumours, it’s giving people who are in my opinion are a bit entitled to your personal life more power".

Cole's statement comes after Lili was forced to deny that a recent interview about her mental health was actually about her relationship with Cole. On Twitter, Lili insisted that she would never speak about her relationship so openly.

She said: "I would never speak so candidly about something as personal as a breakup. That’s incredibly private. I was addressing my depression."

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