Cole Sprouse Jokes About New Versace Campaign: 'They Shaved My Nipples for This'

Photo: Steven Klein Cole Sprouse’s new Versace campaign came at a small price. On Thursday, the 29-year-oldRiverdalestarshared a trio of photospromoting the Italian fashion house’s new eyewear collection to hisInstagrampage. The actor modeled a different pair of shades in each of the shots, including one image with his chest almost fully exposed as he showed off a pair of the Medusa Dream frames. In the post’s caption, Sprouse revealed that he had to go to the extra mile for that particular pic.

Cole Sprouse on Why He Would 'Absolutely Not' Do a 'Suite Life' Reboot

Photo: Getty Don’t hold out hope for aThe Suite Life of Zack & Codyreunion. Cole Sprouse weighed in on theSex and the Cityrevivaland shut down following suit and doing a reboot of the Disney Channel sitcom during an appearance onThe Drew Barrymore ShowTuesday. “Reboots are a tricky thing, you know?” he said. “The original shows when they become successful sit in this little golden plate of nostalgia and when you modernize it and go back to it, it has the potential to really disenfranchise the original fanbase so it’s a very, very touchy thing.

Cole Sprouse onThe Suite Life’s Enduring Impact: 'Those Parts of Our Childhoods Are Special' (Exclusive)

(Left to right:) Cole Sprouse in 2023, “The Suite Life of Zack & Cody”.Photo:Pascal Le Segretain/Getty; It’S A Laugh Productions/Walt Disney Tv/Kobal/Shutterstock Pascal Le Segretain/Getty; It’S A Laugh Productions/Walt Disney Tv/Kobal/Shutterstock Cole Sprousedoesn’t take for granted how “special”The Suite Life of Zack & Codyis for many fans. “Kudos to the people that write and act and direct and who are creatives on children’s programming,” he tells PEOPLE. The cast and crew of the hit Disney Channel sitcom, who Sprouse remains close with, “never anticipated that it would’ve been such an important part of so many people’s childhoods.

Cole Sprouse Reflects on 'Really Hard' Split from 'Riverdale' Costar Lili Reinhart: 'Quite a Bit of Damage'

Photo: John Shearer/Getty Cole Sprouseis opening up about his split from hisRiverdalecostarLili Reinhart. On Wednesday’s episode of theCall Her Daddypodcast, the 30-year-old actor admitted that the pair’s 2020 breakup was “really hard for both of us.” “I think the work thing got difficult because it was hard to suspend all the way we felt about each other,” he told hostAlex Cooper. “And it didn’t afford us the distance to really overcome that.

Cole Sprouse Returns to 'Friends' Couch for Show's 25th Anniversary: 'The One Where Ben Grew Up'

Ben Geller is back at Central Perk — and he’s all grown-up! Almost two decades afterCole Sprouse‘s last episode ofFriends, the actor, now 27, returned to the show’s famous Central Perk couch in honor of the show’s25th anniversary. TheFriendsofficial Twitter account tweeted a photo of the grown-up Sprouse sitting on the orange couch next to Hugsy, the stuffed penguin that belonged to Joey Tribbiani (Matt LeBlanc). The photo was shared alongside past images of the actor’s time on the show, where he played the young son of Ross Geller (David Schwimmer) from 2000 to 2002.