Vanessa Morgan is moving forward.
More than three years after the then-pregnant Riverdale alum and husband Michael Kopech broke up, she reflected on navigating this difficult period while preparing to welcome her first baby.
"Part of the biggest thing is that embarrassment, it's not wanting to face that you have a broken family," Vanessa told Rachel Bilson and Olivia Allen on the March 11 episode of their Broad Ideas podcast. "You get married and you want to have that fantasy. You feel disappointed to tell people that it didn't work out."
Michael, 27, filed for divorce in July 2020 after seven month of marriage and just one month after the couple announced Vanessa's pregnancy. She welcomed River, now 3, in January 2021.
"I think that's the beauty of life," the 31-year-old admitted. "It doesn't always go as planned and it's the journey. It ended up being the biggest blessing of my life, but in the moment, it's so painful."
"You mourn the future that never happened," Vanessa continued. "You mourn the fantasy that you created, and that wasn't the reality that was the best alignment for me."
That's not to say it wasn't difficult to experience her pregnancy and postpartum depression alone.
"I had to seek a higher power," she explained, "going into prayer, going into meditation—going to bed crying every night praying to God to help, give me clarity, make this pain go away."
As she endured this heartache in the public eye, Vanessa chose to ignore the hate and internet trolls.
"I chose to stay silent for my peace," she noted. "I believe when you feed into the gossip, it just makes things worse. I chose to stay silent. I chose for my son's peace to stay silent."
But after that painful chapter, Vanessa is in a great place and has even found love with basketball player James Karnik, whom she began dating in 2022.
"I'm so happy I have such a good partner," she added, "but that pain, I don't wish it on anybody."
Keep reading to learn more about the love lives of Riverdale's stars.
Lili Reinhart
Following her 2020 split from Cole Sprouse, the actress sparked romance rumors with Ozark actor Spencer Neville in April 2022 at Coachella.
And a year later, she confirmed her relationship with actor Jack Martin, when the couple was seen sharing a passionate kiss at the Los Angeles International Airport.
In June 2020, Lili also opened up about her sexuality, sharing on Instagram, "Although I've never announced it publicly before, I am a proud bisexual woman."
Camila Mendes
Though she dated costar Charles Melton for more than a year during the show, E! News learned in December 2019 that they had split.
Camila sparked romance rumors with internet personality Rudy Mancuso in November 2022, before going public their relationship in January 2023.
K.J. Apa
The Riverdale golden boy, known as Archie Andrews, confirmed his romance with model Clara Berry in early February 2020 and welcomed their son Sasha in September 2021.
However, Clara revealed in February 2024 that the pair had split.
Cole Sprouse
The actor has moved on from his Riverdale romance. In February 2021, Cole confirmed he's dating Canadian model and influencer Ari Fournier.
Madelaine Petsch
After three years together, E! News learned in February 2020 that the actress and boyfriend Travis Mills had called it quits.
In August 2022, she began dating Anthony Li, Halsey's longtime manager.
"It's been a cute 9 years of knowing you," she wrote on Instagram in 2023 while celebrating their anniversary, "but even cuter 1 year of dating you."
While the pair never publicly announced their split, Madelaine went on to spark romance rumors with rapper Tyga in February 2025, before going public with their relationship two months later.
Charles Melton
Following his romance with Camila, the actor dated Chase Sui Wonders in 2022 before moving on with Chloe Bennet the following May.
The two reportedly split in December 2023.
Vanessa Morgan
In January 2020, the actress behind Toni Topaz married baseball player Michael Kopech, known for previously being in a relationship with Brielle Biermann.
The following June, he filed for divorce, which was not made public until after Morgan announced her pregnancy. Their son River was born in January 2021.
In 2022, the Wild Cards actress began dating basketball player James Karnik, who is from her home country of Canada. They welcomed daughter Kaia in July 2024.
Casey Cott
Kevin Keller is a married man IRL! The actor tied the knot with his longtime girlfriend Nichola Basara on Dec. 19, 2021, with his Riverdale costars Lili, Camila, K.J., Madelaine, Vanessa and Drew Ray Tanner in attendance.
Skeet Ulrich
The Scream star shares two children with his first wife, Georgina Cates. The former couple called it quits in 2005.
Skeet was married to Amelia Jackson-Gray for three years, but the duo went their separate ways in 2015.
The actor sparked engagement rumors with model Megan Blake Irwin, but his rep clarified to E! News in May 2020 they are not engaged.
He was most recently linked to Lucy Hale, however, their whirlwind romance came to an end in April 2021.
Ashleigh Murray
The actress has kept fans guessing when it comes to her love life, keeping her beau's name out of the public. However, she's shared glimpses into their romance over the years, including posting a photo of the couple kissing at a friend's wedding in 2019.
Mark Consuelos
Relationship goals! The actor has been married to Kelly Ripa for more than 25 years. In addition to sharing a talk show together, the longtime couple are parents to kids Michael, Lola and Joaquin.