Lili Reinhart & Camila Mendes Chat Love, Riverdale, & More In Their Cover Issue Of Cosmopolitan

New material from Lili Reinhart and Camila Mendes issue of Cosmopolitan has been released. The young Riverdale stars are currently on the cover of the February issue of the magazine. Highlights are below.

Camila on a storyline she would write for Veronica: “I want to see [Veronica] challenged—I want to see her at her breaking point… I love strong characters and they’re fun to play, but I think we’ve seen a lot of strong Veronica. It would be interesting to see her in a different light. I want to see her weak and defeated. I want to see her fail.”

Lili on her own experience with sexual assault: “Being a young woman in Hollywood is intimidating. I came forward on my Tumblr to talk about my sexual assault story [As a teenager, Lili went on a date with an older coworker who tried to force himself on her] … In my situation, I know how powerless I felt, because it was my career on the line. It’s hard not to think that your next move dictates your career—aka the rest of your life… [But it’s not just in Hollywood] it’s in every profession and at every age. It’s represented in our show — it happens to high school girls. We have to start thinking about why these men do this. And how do we teach the next generation that no one has that power over someone else?”

You can check out even more from the interview, including a behind the scenes video from the shoot, here. Riverdale will return to The CW later this month.