‘Riverdale’ Stars in Love: Skeet Ulrich and Lucy Hale are Getting Intimate

Skeet Ulrich plays Jughead’s father Forsythe Pendleton Jones II on the CW’s campy hit Riverdale, based on the Archie comics universe. Lucy Hale plays Jughead’s contemporary Katy Keene on Riverdale and its canceled spin-off Katy Keene. So when I heard the pair were dating, all I could think was “way to go, Skeet. Back of the net.”

Page Six reports that the pair were seen smooching around town.

The “Scream” star, 51, and the former “Pretty Little Liars” actress, 31, were photographed on a PDA-heavy lunch date in Los Angeles on Sunday — and the May-December pair appeared to be completely smitten with one another.

In one of the photos, Hale and Ulrich are seen sharing a kiss as they wait for their food at the Sweet Butter Cafe. In another, the actors playfully hold on to each other’s hands.

In addition to lunch, the stars were photographed going for a touchy-feeling stroll through Los Angeles, where they were pictured wearing face masks, blue jeans and sunglasses.

I checked social media, expecting to see people mad about their age difference even though Hale is 31 and it would be really hard to make an argument that she’s not old enough to date whoever the hell she wants.

What the sentiment on social media actually consisted of is mostly women mad that Skeet Ulrich isn’t kissing them.

Lucy Hale us one lucky lady. I’m so jealous if her dating Skeet Ulrich.

— Wilhelmina Gois (@LuvTruexJr) February 23, 2021

skeet ulrich is the hottest man, lucy hale living my dream

— belle (@hrryiana) February 23, 2021

I was more focused on how hot Lucy Hale is, but that’s just me.

They actually are a really cute couple. I find that relationships with these kinds of age gaps work because women are attracted to men who are smart and sophisticated and can engage with them intellectually and men are shallow and basically idiots compared to women their own age.