WELCOME BACK TO "A LATE SHOW."

MY NEXT GUEST IS AN ACTRESS YOU KNOW FROM "HUSTLERS," "CHEMICAL

HEARTS," AND "RIVERDALE."

>> YOU'RE HANDSOME.

>> LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON.

>> OH, MY GOSH.

DADDY.

♪ ♪ ♪ >> BETTY COOPER, YOU TAKE MY

BREATH AWAY.

>> JUDD JUGHEAD JONES, THE FEELI MUTUAL.

>> OKAY, GUYS, PICTURE TIME.

SMILE.

♪ ♪ ♪ >> Stephen: PLEASE WELCOME TO "A

LATE SHOW," LILI REINHART!

HEY, LILI.

>> HI!

>> Stephen: THANKS FOR BEING HERE.

NOW, OKAY, AS PEOPLE AT HOME CAN PROBABLY TELL FROM THAT CLIP,

SEASON 5 OF "RIVERDALE"?

SEASON 5?

>> YEAH.

>> Stephen: THERE YOU GO.

YOU GUYS-- THERE'S A PHOTO UP THERE-- THE WHOLE GANG IS GOING

TO PROM.

>> YEAH.

>> Stephen: IMPORTANT QUESTION: DID YOU, LILI

REINHART, GO TO PROM?

>> I DIDN'T.

I, UNFORTUNATELY, I STARTED ONLINE SCHOOL WHEN I WAS 16.

SO I COULD FOCUS-- SO I COULD FOCUS --

>> Stephen: SO CLOSE!

>> I KNOW.

SO I-- I DIDN'T GO TO PROM.

BUT I SAW ALL OF MY FRIENDS GOING TO PROM FROM AFAR.

BUT I WASN'T-- I WASN'T-- YOU KNOW, I WASN'T TOO UPSET ABOUT

IT, BECAUSE I TOLD MYSELF THAT I WAS GOING TO HAVE PLENTY OF

OPPORTUNITIES TO WEAR BEAUTIFUL DRESSES ON RED CARPETS.

AND, LUCKILY, THAT HAPPENED.

>> Stephen: IS IT TRUE THAT YOU AUDITIONS FOR "RIVERDALE" BY

SENDING IN A VIDEOTAPE FROM HOME?

>> YEAH, YEAH.

SO I SELF-TAPED FROM-- FROM HOME AND WAS ACTUALLY TOLD NO, THEY

WEREN'T INTERESTED.

THEY DIDN'T WANT ME.

SO I WAS LIKE, OKAY, MOVED ON WITH MY LIFE.

AND THEN I MOVED TO L.A. AND WENT IN, IN PERSON, AND THEN

BOOKED IT.

SO I ORIGINALLY WAS TOLD NO OFF OF MY SELF-TAPE.

>> Stephen: NOW, THIS SEASON-- AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG

HERE-- YOU FLASH FORWARD SEVEN YEARS.

LIKE, YOU LEAVE HIGH SCHOOL.

YOU GET SEVEN YEARS OLDER, AND ALL OF YOU ARE OLD AND UGLY NOW,

OBVIOUSLY, SEVEN YEARS.

ARE YOU YOUR OWN AGE IN ITS SERIES NOW?

>> YEAH, I'M NOW A YEAR OLDER IN "RIVERDALE" THAN I AM IN REAL

LIFE.

I'M PLAYING 25 NOW, AND I'M 24.

>> Stephen: YOU CAN TELL US ANYTHING-- CAN YOU TELL US

ANYTHING ABOUT THE JUMP AHEAD?

>> UHM...

UH...

I'M NOT A TEENAGER ANYMORE.

AND MY CHARACTER, BETTY COOPER, IS WORKING AS AN F.B.I. TRAINEE,

WHICH IS VERY EXCITING.

>> Stephen: WE JUST HAD THE DIRECTOR OF THE F.B.I.-- FORMER

DIRECTOR, JAMES COMEY, ON BEFORE HERE.

I SHOULD HOOK YOU GUYS UP.

HE CAN GIVE YOU SOME ADVICE ON HOW TO PLAY IT REAL.

>> GIVE ME SOME TIPS, I KNOW, YEAH.

IT'S BEEN REALLY COOL, THOUGH.

IT'S FUN.

>> Stephen: IN SEPTEMBER, YOU PUBLISHED YOUR FIRST BOOK.

IT'S A BOOK OF POETRY.

PUT IT RIGHT OVER HERE SO WE CAN SEE.

IT'S CALLED "SWIMMING LESSONS."

SO POETRY, YOU'RE GOING FOR THE BIG MONEY BY BUYING A POET.

IT'S JUST A CASH GRAB, OBVIOUSLY.

REQUEST YET SWIMMING LESSONS?" WHY IS IT CALLED THAT?

>> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.

I THOUGHT OF THAT TITLE AS I WAS FALLING ASLEEP ONE NIGHT.

I WAS KIND OF GRASPING AT STRAWS.

MY EDITOR WAS TELLING ME I HAD, LIKE, ONE DAY LEFT TO TURN IN MY

TITLE.

AND I WAS LIKE-- AH!

REALLY, JUST "SWIMMING LESSONS" CAME ACROSS MY MIND.

"DOES THIS WORK?

YEAH, IT WORKS.

IT'S SWIMMING LESSONS.

IT'S KIND OF NOSTALGIC.

IT'S SOMETHING YOU DO WHEN YOU'RE YOUNG AND YOU'RE LEARNING

AND YOU'RE TRYING TO STAY AFLOAT, LIVE LIFE --

>> Stephen: LITERALLY ALIVE SO YOU DON'T DROWN.

>> RIGHT, RIGHT, EXACTLY.

SO I JUST THOUGHT-- I THOUGHT IT WAS A SWEET TITLE THAT KIND OF

MADE SENSE IN TERMS OF LEARNING AND TRYING THINGS FOR THE FIRST

TIME.

THE BOOK IS KIND OF ABOUT EXPLORING YOUR FIRST EXPERIENCES

OF LOVE AND HEARTACHE.

SO...

>> Stephen: DO YOU EVER FEEL LIKE MAYBE YOU NEED MORE

SWIMMING LESSONS SO YOU DON'T DROWN IN LIFE?

>> I'M ACTUALLY...

I'M PRETTY GOOD AT SWIMMING, LIKE, IN REAL LIFE.

BUT IN...

LIKE, SWIMMING IN A POOL, BUT WHEN IT COMES TO ACTUALLY

SWIMMING THROUGH LIFE, I'M WORKING ON IT.

I'M DOING THE BEST I CAN.

I COULD PROBABLY TAKE A COUPLE OF MORE LESSONS.

BUT THAT'S WHAT THERAPY IS, RIGHT?

>> Stephen: WE HAVE TO TAKE A QUICK BREAK BUT WE'LL BE RIGHT

BACK WITH MORE LILI REINHART.

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