Riverdale has made a name for itself with plenty of wild story lines, chaotic plot twists and surprising A-list guest stars.
In season 2, the show spiced up the story of Hermione Lodge (Marisol Nichols) running for mayor when Andy Cohen appeared in Riverdale to show his support.
“I’m a huge Riverdale fan, and I was on Radio Andy one day having just watched the season one finale, and it hit me, I was like, I need to come to Riverdale. I want this to happen,” the Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen host shared with E! News in 2018. “So, I said it on the air, and [executive producer] Greg Berlanti listens to Radio Andy on his way to work. And he emailed me that day, he said it’s done. It was pretty easy.”
As Riverdale continued to find onscreen success, Mark Consuelos got the opportunity to work with wife Kelly Ripa. During season 3, the soap actress played the role of Hiram Lodge’s surprise mistress.
“[Riverdale creator] Roberto [Aguirre-Sacasa] called me and said, ‘Hey, I’ve got a question to ask you. Do you think she’d want to do it?’ And I said, ‘You know, yeah. Give her a call!’ They spoke and they figured it out,” Consuelos exclusively told Us Weekly in 2019 about how the collaboration was brought to life. “Roberto’s awesome, man. No one knows this world better than him. He just made it happen. I definitely did not ask for him to do that. I think he thought it would be so much fun.”
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