Photo:Amy Sussman/GettyCamila Mendesis opening up about her relationship with herRiverdalecostarCharles Melton, whom shedated on-and-off for three yearswhile they starred together on The CW show.Mendes, 29, admitted on Monday’sepisodeofArmchair ExpertwithDax Shepardthat it was “hard” to work with Melton, 33, during the gaps in their relationship, which spanned several seasons.“We dated for a year and then broke up for about a year and then got back together for about a year," she recalled of the relationship, whichbegan in 2018after Melton joined the show in season 2.The second time around, they dated for “like seven months,” she said, and the pandemic played a major role in their rekindling. “It’s ‘cause it was COVID, that was a big catalyst. We broke up and then [it was] COVID and then the show was down for a long time so there was that big separation.“When they came back to film season 6, they were “both in other relationships,” she continued, referring toher relationship with Grayson Vaughan, “but then, naturally, the two of us got out of our own relationships — not knowing the other did.““And we’re in lockdown, we can’t leave Vancouver…. And it’s, like, ‘Maybe second time’s the charm?’ Maybe this time it will be different.”Kailey Schwerman//The CWWith the on-and-off loves' characters frequently romantically involved on the show, Mendes admitted that it was tough to work with Melton “in the beginning” after their initial breakup, but she said she thinks she’s “good” at handling separations — and “good at keeping things professional.““Obviously, right when it happened, it’s hard and it’s emotional,” she continued. “It’s the worst. But it’s hard because the timing of the show — it was jokes — because it was like, any time we started to hook up off set and knew that something was brewing, our characters would start dating. But they didn’t know. No one knew. The writers just would naturally make it happen.”When she and theMay Decemberstar finally called it quits, it was “mutual."“It ended very peacefully and ‘wish you all the best,'” she said. “But it still hurts, no matter what.“Bettina Strauss/The CWOnce it came time forRiverdale’sseventh and final season, “there was definitely like an air of, ‘Zen, we’re past it.’ We worked together a lot as well but not in a romantic capacity,” the actress shared.“It went super smoothly last season. I think the whole last season felt very different in that way where we all really came together in the last season, case it’s like this is the last time we’re all gonna be together in this room who knows when something like this will happen again.“Kevin Tachman/GettySince her split from Melton, Mendes has begun datingRudy Mancuso, whom she met while working on Prime Video’sMúsica. “I obviously had a little crush, but I didn’t know if it was just a work crush or if it was real,” she told PEOPLE of the early days of her relationship with the musician. “And when I met him in person, it became very clear to me that it was real.“Meltonhas been linkedtoBodies Bodies BodiesstarChase Sui Wondersand more recently toAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D.actressChloe Bennet.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Riverdalecan be streamed in full on Netflix.
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Camila Mendesis opening up about her relationship with herRiverdalecostarCharles Melton, whom shedated on-and-off for three yearswhile they starred together on The CW show.Mendes, 29, admitted on Monday’sepisodeofArmchair ExpertwithDax Shepardthat it was “hard” to work with Melton, 33, during the gaps in their relationship, which spanned several seasons.“We dated for a year and then broke up for about a year and then got back together for about a year,” she recalled of the relationship, whichbegan in 2018after Melton joined the show in season 2.The second time around, they dated for “like seven months,” she said, and the pandemic played a major role in their rekindling. “It’s ‘cause it was COVID, that was a big catalyst. We broke up and then [it was] COVID and then the show was down for a long time so there was that big separation.“When they came back to film season 6, they were “both in other relationships,” she continued, referring toher relationship with Grayson Vaughan, “but then, naturally, the two of us got out of our own relationships — not knowing the other did.““And we’re in lockdown, we can’t leave Vancouver…. And it’s, like, ‘Maybe second time’s the charm?’ Maybe this time it will be different.”Kailey Schwerman//The CWWith the on-and-off loves' characters frequently romantically involved on the show, Mendes admitted that it was tough to work with Melton “in the beginning” after their initial breakup, but she said she thinks she’s “good” at handling separations — and “good at keeping things professional.““Obviously, right when it happened, it’s hard and it’s emotional,” she continued. “It’s the worst. But it’s hard because the timing of the show — it was jokes — because it was like, any time we started to hook up off set and knew that something was brewing, our characters would start dating. But they didn’t know. No one knew. The writers just would naturally make it happen.”When she and theMay Decemberstar finally called it quits, it was “mutual."“It ended very peacefully and ‘wish you all the best,'” she said. “But it still hurts, no matter what.“Bettina Strauss/The CWOnce it came time forRiverdale’sseventh and final season, “there was definitely like an air of, ‘Zen, we’re past it.’ We worked together a lot as well but not in a romantic capacity,” the actress shared.“It went super smoothly last season. I think the whole last season felt very different in that way where we all really came together in the last season, case it’s like this is the last time we’re all gonna be together in this room who knows when something like this will happen again.“Kevin Tachman/GettySince her split from Melton, Mendes has begun datingRudy Mancuso, whom she met while working on Prime Video’sMúsica. “I obviously had a little crush, but I didn’t know if it was just a work crush or if it was real,” she told PEOPLE of the early days of her relationship with the musician. “And when I met him in person, it became very clear to me that it was real.“Meltonhas been linkedtoBodies Bodies BodiesstarChase Sui Wondersand more recently toAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D.actressChloe Bennet.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Riverdalecan be streamed in full on Netflix.
Camila Mendesis opening up about her relationship with herRiverdalecostarCharles Melton, whom shedated on-and-off for three yearswhile they starred together on The CW show.
Mendes, 29, admitted on Monday’sepisodeofArmchair ExpertwithDax Shepardthat it was “hard” to work with Melton, 33, during the gaps in their relationship, which spanned several seasons.
“We dated for a year and then broke up for about a year and then got back together for about a year,” she recalled of the relationship, whichbegan in 2018after Melton joined the show in season 2.
The second time around, they dated for “like seven months,” she said, and the pandemic played a major role in their rekindling. “It’s ‘cause it was COVID, that was a big catalyst. We broke up and then [it was] COVID and then the show was down for a long time so there was that big separation.”
When they came back to film season 6, they were “both in other relationships,” she continued, referring toher relationship with Grayson Vaughan, “but then, naturally, the two of us got out of our own relationships — not knowing the other did.”
“And we’re in lockdown, we can’t leave Vancouver…. And it’s, like, ‘Maybe second time’s the charm?’ Maybe this time it will be different.”
Kailey Schwerman//The CW
With the on-and-off loves' characters frequently romantically involved on the show, Mendes admitted that it was tough to work with Melton “in the beginning” after their initial breakup, but she said she thinks she’s “good” at handling separations — and “good at keeping things professional.”
“Obviously, right when it happened, it’s hard and it’s emotional,” she continued. “It’s the worst. But it’s hard because the timing of the show — it was jokes — because it was like, any time we started to hook up off set and knew that something was brewing, our characters would start dating. But they didn’t know. No one knew. The writers just would naturally make it happen.”
When she and theMay Decemberstar finally called it quits, it was “mutual.”
“It ended very peacefully and ‘wish you all the best,'” she said. “But it still hurts, no matter what.”
Bettina Strauss/The CW
Once it came time forRiverdale’sseventh and final season, “there was definitely like an air of, ‘Zen, we’re past it.’ We worked together a lot as well but not in a romantic capacity,” the actress shared.
“It went super smoothly last season. I think the whole last season felt very different in that way where we all really came together in the last season, case it’s like this is the last time we’re all gonna be together in this room who knows when something like this will happen again.”
Kevin Tachman/Getty
Since her split from Melton, Mendes has begun datingRudy Mancuso, whom she met while working on Prime Video’sMúsica. “I obviously had a little crush, but I didn’t know if it was just a work crush or if it was real,” she told PEOPLE of the early days of her relationship with the musician. “And when I met him in person, it became very clear to me that it was real.”
Meltonhas been linkedtoBodies Bodies BodiesstarChase Sui Wondersand more recently toAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D.actressChloe Bennet.
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