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! 

 

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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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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; 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&rsquo;t miss this one!&nbsp;
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For a limited time, you can try Pretty Tasty for free -&nbsp; just go to <a href="http://prettytasty.com">http://prettytasty.com</a>, pick your flavor, and use code PODCRUSHED.&nbsp;
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Podcrushed listeners can grab Rosetta Stone&rsquo;s LIFETIME Membership for 50% OFF at <a href="http://rosettastone.com/podcrushed">rosettastone.com/podcrushed</a>.That&rsquo;s unlimited access to 25 language courses, for life!
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Our new book Crushmore is out now! Go go go!&nbsp;<a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Crushmore/Penn-Badgley/9781668077993">https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Crushmore/Penn-Badgley/9781668077993</a>&nbsp; &nbsp;
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00:00 Introduction
04:19 Lily&rsquo;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&rsquo;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&nbsp;
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Podcrushed — the podcast where Penn Badgley reads your middle school story -- explores the heartbreak, anxiety and self-discovery of being a teenager. Hosts Penn Badgley, Nava Kavelin, and Sophie Ansari bring you stories and conversations about middle school - from childhood crushes, to battles with body hair, to schoolyard scuffles. The results are sometimes awkward, sometimes heartwarming, and always relatable.

Sales and Distribution by Lemonada Media https://lemonadamedia.com/

Podcrushed — the podcast where Penn Badgley reads your middle school story -- explores the heartbreak, anxiety and self-discovery of being a teenager. Hosts Penn Badgley, Nava Kavelin, and Sophie Ansari bring you stories and conversations about middle school - from childhood crushes, to battles with body hair, to schoolyard scuffles. The results are sometimes awkward, sometimes heartwarming, and always relatable.
Sales and Distribution by Lemonada Media <a href="https://lemonadamedia.com/" data-stringify-link="https://lemonadamedia.com/" data-sk="tooltip_parent" aria-describedby="sk-tooltip-5842">https://lemonadamedia.com/</a>

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