Madelaine Petsch does not agree with KJ Apa‘s claims that Riverdale stars were sleeping with each other. She clarified during her appearance on the Call Her Daddy podcast that she never slept with any of her co-stars. She went on to directly dispute her co-star Apa’s comments about alleged Riverdale BTS activities.
Petsch shared:
May I set the record straight about Riverdale, actually? I would love to do this on air. Recently, an article came out saying that we all f**ked each other on the show. I did not touch a single person on that show with a 10-foot pole.
She further repeated her statement, “I did not f**k a single person on Riverdale. I never touched them. That’s what happened. Thank you for coming to my TED talk.” When host Alex Cooper asked about the article, she shared that it claimed that the young stars of the show slept with each other. She added, “I don’t mix business and pleasure like that. I’ve never hooked up with a co-star.”
“i did not fuck any of you. i don’t claim that shit at all” i cant with her goofy ass pic.twitter.com/Kfb9d6iYUp
Her comments came three weeks after Apa and his co-star on The Map That Leads to You, Madelyn Cline, revealed how close the young cast got behind the scenes. During an interview with EW, Apa jokingly interrupted Cline, who was talking about how the set was like a family, and shared, “You hook up with them, people hook up with each other.”
He doubled down on his comment when asked about his experience on Riverdale. He shared,
You sort of just have sex with them, and then you just sort of see what happens. It’s just part of the deal.” Further expanding on his experience during the show, he shared, “I was a virgin when I started on that show, too, for the first couple years. I was a proud Christian boy. I was.
Apa himself has never been in a confirmed relationship with his co-stars. He was in a relationship with model Clara Berry. They had a son together: Sasha Vai Keneti Apa. However, it appears that they are no longer together.
Madelaine Petsch Considers KJ Apa Her Closest Friend from Riverdale
In light of recent developments, you might think that Madelaine Petsch and KJ Apa have a cold relationship. However, despite those disturbing comments from Apa, Petsch considered Apa one of her closest friends from the set of Riverdale.
Petsch recently appeared on the red carpet of the premiere of her film, The Strangers – Chapter 2. She was asked by Pop Crave which former co-star she would call in for help during a time of crisis. She did not miss a beat in replying, “KJ Apa probably ‘cause he’s just crazy and he’d help me get through anything.”
Madelaine Petsch tells Pop Crave which former co-star she would call in a time of crisis:
“KJ Apa probably ‘cause he’s just crazy and he’d help me get through anything.” pic.twitter.com/D4jHSZtCdD
However, she opened up to Alex Cooper that the best advice she received came from her other Riverdale co-star, Cole Sprouse. She shared that Sprouse offered her advice about never dating one of her co-stars. She alluded:
You know what’s really ironic about all this is Cole sat me down during the pilot and was like, ‘If I can give you one piece of advice, Mads.’ He was like, ‘Hey, don’t hook up with any of your costars, okay?’ I was like, ‘Okay I won’t.’
What’s ironic about the advice was that Sprouse himself was dating his co-star Lili Reinhart during the run of the show. However, Petsch swore that she followed Sprouse’s advice throughout the seven-season run of the show.
Who Among The Riverdale Cast Had a Relationship?
Camila Mendes, who played Veronica Lodge in Riverdale, had a real-life relationship with her co-star Charles Melton. He played Reggie Mantle in the series. Before Melton, Mendes was in a brief relationship with Victor Houston.
Mendes and Melton had an on-again, off-again relationship during the series. It lasted until December 2019. They got back together in June 2021 before ending it for good.
Lili Reinhart, who played Betty Cooper in the series, dated co-star Cole Sprouse. The FRIENDS actor played Jughead Jones in the show. They sparked romance speculations in 2017 and went Instagram official in April 2018. However, this couple sadly broke up in 2020 after three years of being in a relationship.
It appears that Madelaine Petsch is currently dating singer Tyga, who was previously in relationships with Blac Chyna and Kylie Jenner. Actress Vanessa Morgan is engaged to James Karnik, and they welcomed a daughter together in 2024.
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Riverdale is now available for streaming on Netflix.