<description>&lt;p&gt;The star of Riverdale and Chemical Hearts, Lili Reinhart, joins Podcrushed to discuss her journey from a 12-year-old aspiring artist to a booked-and-busy actor. Lili reflects on her early struggles and auditions, the transformative experience of Riverdale, and the challenges of bringing indie projects like Hal &amp;amp; Harper to life. She also opens up about her latest productions and the pressures of adapting popular IP, all while maintaining her sanity in Hollywood. Don&amp;rsquo;t miss this one!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;For a limited time, you can try Pretty Tasty for free -&amp;nbsp; just go to &lt;a href="http://prettytasty.com"&gt;http://prettytasty.com&lt;/a&gt;, pick your flavor, and use code PODCRUSHED.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Podcrushed listeners can grab Rosetta Stone&amp;rsquo;s LIFETIME Membership for 50% OFF at &lt;a href="http://rosettastone.com/podcrushed"&gt;rosettastone.com/podcrushed&lt;/a&gt;.That&amp;rsquo;s unlimited access to 25 language courses, for life!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Our new book &lt;strong&gt;Crushmore&lt;/strong&gt; is out now! Go go go!&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Crushmore/Penn-Badgley/9781668077993"&gt;https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Crushmore/Penn-Badgley/9781668077993&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;00:00 Introduction&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;04:19 Lily&amp;rsquo;s Early Acting Journey&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;10:05 Challenges and Rejections&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;15:52 Moving to LA and Booking Riverdale&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;25:13 First Crushes and Heartbreaks&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;28:08 Embarrassing School Memories&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;30:18 Transition to Adulthood&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;30:54 Moving Back to LA and Auditioning for Riverdale&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;33:03 Booking the Role and Moving to Vancouver&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;34:20 Chemistry Tests and Initial Reactions&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;37:05 Shooting the First Season of Riverdale&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;39:01 Impact of Riverdale&amp;rsquo;s Success&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;39:28 Favorite Storylines and Behind-the-Scenes Memories&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;42:36 Challenges and Rewards of Independent Television&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;54:10 The Love Hypothesis and Handling Fan Expectations&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;57:16 Upcoming Projects and Future Plans&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;01:02:24 Advice to 12-Year-Old Self&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;🎧 Want more from Podcrushed?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;📸 &lt;a href="https://bit.ly/PodcrushedInsta"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;🎵 &lt;a href="https://bit.ly/PodcrushedTikTok"&gt;TikTok&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;🐦 &lt;a href="https://bit.ly/PodcrushedTwitter"&gt;X / Twitter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;✨ &lt;strong&gt;Follow Penn, Sophie &amp;amp; Nava&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Instagram&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/pennbadgley/"&gt;Penn&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/scribbledbysophie/"&gt;Sophie&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/nnnava/"&gt;Nava&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TikTok&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@iampennbadgley"&gt;Penn&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@scribbledbysophie"&gt;Sophie&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@nkavelin"&gt;Nava&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Podcrushed

Penn Badgley, Nava Kavelin, Sophie Ansari

Lili Reinhart

NOV 12, 202565 MIN
Podcrushed

Lili Reinhart

NOV 12, 202565 MIN

Description

The star of Riverdale and Chemical Hearts, Lili Reinhart, joins Podcrushed to discuss her journey from a 12-year-old aspiring artist to a booked-and-busy actor. Lili reflects on her early struggles and auditions, the transformative experience of Riverdale, and the challenges of bringing indie projects like Hal & Harper to life. She also opens up about her latest productions and the pressures of adapting popular IP, all while maintaining her sanity in Hollywood. Don’t miss this one! 

 

For a limited time, you can try Pretty Tasty for free -  just go to http://prettytasty.com, pick your flavor, and use code PODCRUSHED. 

 

Podcrushed listeners can grab Rosetta Stone’s LIFETIME Membership for 50% OFF at rosettastone.com/podcrushed.That’s unlimited access to 25 language courses, for life!

 

Our new book Crushmore is out now! Go go go! https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Crushmore/Penn-Badgley/9781668077993   

 

00:00 Introduction

04:19 Lily’s Early Acting Journey

10:05 Challenges and Rejections

15:52 Moving to LA and Booking Riverdale

25:13 First Crushes and Heartbreaks

28:08 Embarrassing School Memories

30:18 Transition to Adulthood

30:54 Moving Back to LA and Auditioning for Riverdale

33:03 Booking the Role and Moving to Vancouver

34:20 Chemistry Tests and Initial Reactions

37:05 Shooting the First Season of Riverdale

39:01 Impact of Riverdale’s Success

39:28 Favorite Storylines and Behind-the-Scenes Memories

42:36 Challenges and Rewards of Independent Television

54:10 The Love Hypothesis and Handling Fan Expectations

57:16 Upcoming Projects and Future Plans

01:02:24 Advice to 12-Year-Old Self 

 

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