The CW was in need of another teen drama hit after becoming known for its hits like The Vampire Diaries, Gossip Girl and One Tree Hill and the network found its answer with Riverdale. The first season was a huge success which was thanks in large part to its talented and relatively unknown cast including Lili Reinhart as Betty Cooper. The fierce actress took on the iconic role boldly, and in turn fans can’t get enough of the character and of course her relationship with Cole Sprouse’s Jughead. Now Reinhart and the rest of the young cast has been thrust into the spotlight, and we want to know as much about them as possible. Here are 9 things you didn’t know about Riverdale‘s Lili Reinhart:
9. Tattoos
She may play the clean-cut and sometimes uptight Betty Cooper on-screen, but off-screen Lili Reinhart is more of a free spirit and even has four tattoos! Reinhart has an arrow on her left forearm, a rose on her right arm, a cross on her finger and an image of the Early for her Zodiac sign on her back. Naturally, the tattoos on her arms have to be meticulously covered for filming, but the small cross on her finger became too difficult. “We kind of gave up covering my finger tattoo. We literally don’t cover it anymore. So if you look, you will see it. It’s like an Easter egg,” she told Refinery29. Reinhart also opened up about the meaning of her arm tattoos, saying, “I talk a lot about depression and anxiety. An arrow can only go forward by being pulled back, so when you are going through a hard time, being pulled back, it only means you’re about to experience something bigger and greater. So that’s what that represents to me.” As for her rose tattoo she said, “I’m kind of a warrior for love, and I wear my heart on my sleeve.”
