Lili Reinhart is best known for her role as Betty Cooper on Riverdale [1], but this September she branched out with her first big feature film role in the star-studded [2] drama Hustlers [3]. While the 23-year-old actress recalled the whole experience as very "surreal," it was the FaceTime call she shared with boyfriend Cole Sprouse after the film's big premiere at the Toronto Film Festival [4] that really made her emotional.

"At the end of a very long day, I was by myself in my hotel room, and I was FaceTiming Cole and he put into perspective to me how far I've come and how hard I've worked for this and the fact that it happened, and I should be really proud," she told POPSUGAR at American Express's Green From Amex event [5] in NYC. "I just kind of started crying, and I got really emotional because this has been a really long time coming for me."

Lili first opened up about the milestone career moment during an Instagram story [6] in September. "Tonight was overwhelming in the best way I could've ever imagined," she wrote after the premiere. "If you were to tell 16-year-old me, who was horribly depressed and near suicidal, that at 22 years old I would be in a female-driven movie premiering at TIFF, I would never have believed it. I will never forget the feeling of tonight. Knowing that I am doing exactly what I was meant to be in this beautiful life. I'm so honoured to be part of Hustlers. And so blessed to be living the life that I am."

She concluded her sweet message by sharing a photo of herself — which we're assuming was taken post-FaceTime with Cole — "sitting on the floor, crying from sheer happiness and joy."