The Riverdale Scene That Almost Went Too Far For Lili Reinhart

The CW's teen drama Riverdale brings the world of classic Archie comic books to a contemporary setting, and the premise has resonated with audiences for four seasons so far, with season 5 on the way.

The show's success has much to do with its charming willingness to fully embrace the weirdest, most ridiculous plots the writers can conjure like storylines about the terrifying Gargoyle King, or a serial killer known as the Black Hood.

While Riverdale is more than happy to take the plunge into the strange and surreal, it's always been anchored by the flexibility and chemistry of its capable stars. Still, even the actors sometimes feel that certain scenes are a bit much.

In a recent interview with The Los Angeles Times, Betty actress Lili Reinhart discussed one particular Betty scene almost went too far outside her comfort zone.

According to the actress, she struggled with one particular Riverdale season 4 scene that required her to show more skin than she was comfortable with particularly since society and the entertainment industry alike have long pressured women to look a certain way, and she felt she didn't fit that standard. Reinhart told The Los Angeles Times

"I don't have the CW girl body tiny waist, nice-shaped legs, skinny, small, tiny. I had to do a bra and underwear scene in this last season [season 4], and I felt really insecure about it. I really, really didn't want to do it."

She then went on to say that while no one forced her to perform the scene, the experience of filming it wasn't exactly pleasant:

"I wasn't pressured into doing it. I did it because it was my job. But I felt bad about myself doing it. I really did."

Reinhart is fully aware that her decision to shoot the scene despite her considerable discomfort might strike someone as odd. However, she's a proponent of body positivity, and as such, she's quick to point out that she felt the need to shoot the scene to show the world that not everyone needs to look like a finely sculpted fashion model.

"I can't preach body positivity if I don't practice it. 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."

In general, the actress isn't a fan of the way our culture and social media promotes a certain type of perfect body. She went on to say,

"You go on Instagram, and I'm like, 'Oh, look, all these people with these beautifully toned bodies' and then go to the beach does anyone on the beach in the real world look like that? I don't see anyone looking like this. Instagram and Victoria's Secret runways are not a portrayal of how people look in real life."

Historically, Reinhart hasn't been afraid of taking the bull by its horns when it comes to discussing her struggles with body image. She said that she considers her own body to be, quote, "average," especially compared to her Riverdale co-stars. In the past, Reinhart has also criticized the body image pressures of the industry, noting that she has witnessed several actors going without food for 12 hours in order to appear in certain scenes. Keep watching the video to see the Riverdale scene that almost went too far for Lili Reinhart.

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