The Riverdale actor KJ Apa, who played Archie Andrews, confessed he wasn’t a massive fan of the show’s shirtless scenes and felt awkward during filming season 7.
The teenage drama Riverdale ends after starting as a live-action Archie Comics adaptation, quickly evolving into a genre-hopping, time-traveling experiment in narrative television.
Since 2017, the 26-year-old actor has portrayed Archie Andrews on the TV show, and he acknowledged that he frequently felt uneasy when filming naked sequences.
Riverdale included plenty of s*x, violence, a self-referential sense of humor, and n*de moments from series star KJ Apa while stealing from wholesome sources. KJ Apa felt uncomfortable with his “Riverdale” character being s*xualized.
The Riverdale cast is starting to talk openly about their experiences working on the show as the series’ last episode approaches. There have been several sequences over the seasons of sweaty, shirtless Archie and Reggie and Betty, Veronica, and Cheryl wearing knickers.
Almost every teen character had a telling moment on TV at some point or another. Additionally, the program has come under fire for s*xualizing its characters, especially when they were teenagers in the first few seasons. On the other hand, the cast has defended the program against claims that it depicted “unrealistic” bodies.
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Here is What more KJ Apa Siad is About Being Shirtless In Riverdale?
The actor KJ Apa found himself losing his shirt more and more as the program increased its steamy plotlines and winking homoeroticism, forcing him to maintain his physique year-round with a “brutal” gym regimen.
Veronica co-star Camila Mendes said that Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, who created the series, was always very considerate of the cast’s boundaries and that none of the actors ever felt compelled or under pressure to perform such sequences.
KJ Apa also said that after portraying Archie for so long, he feels the urge to recover his identity.
“I have a lot to learn about myself. I spent many pivotal years on it and had to navigate through many big changes while the show was the only consistent thing in my life. I mean, I’ve walked around with red hair for the past seven years”.
KJ Apa.
Madelaine, who portrays Cheryl Blossom on Riverdale, also mentioned how shooting some of Cheryl’s most recent underwear scenes affected her.
“The other day, I had to do a lingerie shoot, and I felt so shitty about my body I cried.”I tried on six different outfits and eventually found something that made me feel remotely okay.”
Cheryl Blossom.
