I regret to inform you, but all the time we spent debating whether Camila Mendes and Charles Melton's couple name should be Chelton, Charmila, or Celton was in vain. According to some loose-lipped sources, they've split.
Camila and Charles—who play Veronica and Reggie on Riverdale—were dating offscreen for about a year, but their romantic ties have been cut. To get you up to speed, here's a trip through their entire relationship timeline:
September 3, 2018
Charles and Camila spark dating rumors by cozying up together on a beach towel. Maybe they're friends who cuddle? OR MAYBE THERE’S MORE TO THIS STORY. (Spoiler: There’s more to this story.)
September 9, 2018
Fans notice that Charles fully liked an Instagram comment about how Camila broke up with her former boyfriend. The world simultaneously crushes on his crush and realizes that he has no chill whatsoever.
September 14, 2018
Camila trolls Charles with a baby-bump emoji. She becomes my new role model.
September 18, 2018
E! reports that Charles and Camila are dating, citing an eyewitness who saw them kissing at a movie theater. "Camila sat next to Charles and leaned on his shoulder," the source says. "As the lights were dimming, my friend saw them kiss!"
September 19, 2018
The Chelton fandom notices that Camila and Charles are posting Instagram Stories from the same location. Members of said fandom immediately get recruited by the FBI.
October 7, 2018
Camila and Charles go Instagram-official a few days apart from each other:
October 14, 2018
Camila plants a kiss on her man and posts it for the world to see. And by see, I mean stan:
November 7, 2018
Cami claps back at a "fan" who claims she looked "happier" with her ex.
"I feel silly responding to this, but I also feel the impulse to tell you that you're wrong. I'm happier than I've ever been in my life. It's absurd to me that you call yourself a fan, yet your entire page is dedicated to disrespecting my relationship and my boyfriend, both of which you clearly know nothing about."
"Charles and I were on our way to shoot a self-tape, which he helped me with all day. [He] literally stopped everything he was doing to help me tape the perfect audition. I was running the lines in my head without even knowing there was a pap taking photos of us. Victor and I were at Comic Con, walking toward a huge line of fans, knowing there were cameras pointed at us. See the difference? I hope you're young, because that seems to be the only justification for this kind of immaturity."
November 12, 2018
Camila visits Busy Tonight and reveals Charles's nickname for her: Baby Dragon.
December 6, 2018
Camila and Charles attend their first official event as a couple, the 2018 GQ Men of the Year party:
January 4, 2018
Camila and Charles go to South Korea together to celebrate the New Year and Charles' birthday:
And they partake in this awesome photoshoot:
February 3, 2019
Camila posts a kissy-face selfie with Charles at some sort of Super Bowl event (IDEK) and it's extremely cute:
February 8, 2019
Five days later, Charles posts a pic from the same Super Bowl event of him dropping a smooch on Camila's neck. "Mine," he wrote as the caption. *cries*
February 14, 2019
Nothing says together forever like a tattoo, right? Charles took the ~ultimate~ oath when he got Cami's name inked on his chest on Valentine's Day. But before you freak out, Cami eventually revealed that the tat was fake.
It’s the thought that counts tho!
March 1, 2019
In an interview with LA Confidential, Camila explains why she doesn't talk much about her relationship with Charles:
"In my day-to-day life, I am an open book. But I've also developed this sixth sense. I understand how my spoken words can translate into written words and how things can appear out of context. It's like, yeah, even though I feel comfortable talking about some things, do I really want to see it written over and over again? Sometimes, it's not really worth it."
But she did say that working with Charles is "great." Yeah, I'm sure getting paid to make out with your boyfriend is great.
August 23, 2019
Charles declared his love for Camila with this sweet IG:
December 4, 2019
Welp, Camila and Charles are reportedly over. According to an E! source, they've "been separated for a few months now." The source added, "Their relationship escalated very quickly and they are taking time now to focus on their work and themselves."
The source said even though there were alleged "ups and downs" in their relationship, Charles and Camila are still chill. There's no bad blood between them because they were just too "busy and overwhelmed and it was a lot of pressure on them."
And that brings us up to date on their time together. But on the off-chance they get back together and inhale any of the same air particles that Justin Bieber, Hailey Baldwin, Pete Davidson, Ariana Grande, Priyanka Chopra, and Nick Jonas did last year, we'll let you know.
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This article originally appeared on Cosmopolitan.com. Minor edits have been made by the Cosmo.ph editors.