Cole Sprouse recently opened up about his relationship with girlfriend Ari Fournier.
During his appearance on Wednesday’s episode of SiriusXM’s Let’s Talk Off Camera with Kelly Ripa, the 31-year-old actor raved about his girlfriend-of-three years, admitting that this is the first time he’s felt comfortable enough to be his authentic self in a relationship.
“When real compatibility comes into your life, it makes almost everything in the past feel like a lesson or a stepping stone to what you’ve arrived to now,” he reflected.
The Riverdale alum then admitted, “And I think this is the first time in my life at least, and I’m not putting any of it on a timetable, but this is the first time in my life where I’ve been so wholly and completely able to be myself in a relationship and I think that is a tremendous testament to her.”
Cole was previously in a relationship with his Riverdale costar Lili Reinhart. However, they split in 2020.
In 2021, he sparked a relationship with Ari.
Though they have been together for three years, they are in no rush for marriage.
“We’re taking it one day at a time,” Cole said.
The former child star also revealed their admiration for host Kelly Ripa’s marriage to his Riverdale co-star Mark Consuelos ((who plays Veronica Lodge’s father Hiram), admitting that both he and Ari “look up” to how they “represent a kind of masculinity and femininity that we both find so admirable.”