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Camila Mendes has some forever friends in her Riverdale castmates.
Lili Reinhart, Madelaine Petsch, and KJ Apa reunited to celebrate Mendes’ engagement to Rudy Mancuso on Friday, Oct. 24.
Mendes posted photos from her engagement party on Instagram, including one of the soon-to-be bride, Petsch, and Reinhart sharing an emotional hug at the event.
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“Thank you to all our loved ones who came out to celebrate this milestone with us. best surprise ever,” Mendes captioned the Tuesday, Oct. 28 post. Reinhart shared the photo on her Instagram Stories, writing, “lol 💍 .”
A source previously told PEOPLE that Mendes “thought she was going to a birthday party for producing partner Rachel Matthews, but it was a surprise engagement party instead.”
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“Rudy proposed to her in front of their family and friends,” the source said.
Petsch gave a further look inside the event by sharing two selfies with Reinhart and Apa on her Instagram Stories, noting that it was a “reunion weekend.”
Apa shared one of the pictures, which showed the group smiling and laughing, on his Instagram Stories, writing “my girls ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ .”
After seven seasons, Riverdale aired its final episode on Aug. 23, 2023. The cast has kept in touch since then and has often shown support for one another.
In May 2024, Mendes and Reinhart attended the Los Angeles premiere of The Strangers: Chapter 1, which stars Petsch. At Vogue World: Hollywood on Sunday, Oct. 26, Mendes and Petsch were spotted hanging out. Reinhart, Petsch, and Mendes even have a group chat.
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Mendes and Mancuso made their relationship Instagram official on Valentine’s Day 2023. The two first met over Zoom while working on the Amazon film Música, which Mancuso wrote and directed. Mancuso also stars in the movie alongside Mendes.
“I obviously had a little crush, but I didn’t know if it was just a work crush or if it was real,” Mendes shared with PEOPLE in February 2024. “And when I met him in person, it became very clear to me that it was real.”
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Riverdale can be streamed in full on Netflix.
