Lili Reinhart Instagram – Lili Reinhart (@lilireinhart) is SELF’s January 2025 cover star.
SELF sat down with the actor the day after the 2024 election was called: “I was going to say to you the moment I walked in, ‘I hope you’re okay with crying,’” she told writer Julia Sullivan (@julia_c_sullivan). “In my private life, when I cry, I really cry. That’s not something that’s very socially acceptable, as we know as women. We don’t cry in public because it’s uncomfortable. But I knew I was going to cry today, and I didn’t feel nervous about it.”
At the time of this interview, Reinhart’s grandmother had recently been diagnosed with stage IV ovarian cancer after months of uncertainty and self-advocacy. Fighting for care has been something Reinhart found herself recently consumed with too: She’s been privately dealing with a debilitating, hard-to-pin-down health issue over the past four years. She says her doctors suspect that she has an autoimmune disease (though they’re not sure which one exactly) that’s causing several painful symptoms, or she may be dealing with the aftereffects of a previous infection.
Reinhart has long been an influential mental health advocate, and now she is ready to bring her physical health into the conversation. “This is where the emotions are going to come out,” she said as her eyes started to well. “I’m here and I’m talking about my health because of my grandma.”
To read the full cover story—including Reinhart’s personal health journey and why she’s speaking up now—tap the link in bio.
Photographer: @jasonkimstudio
Wardrobe Stylist: @ashleyfurnival
Makeup: @melissa.hernandez
Hair Stylist: @ericka_verrett
Manicurist: @nails_by_yoko
Set Designer: @lizzielang
Creative Director: @avenerable
Production: @melissa.j.kramer
Profile editors: @the_rewm & @ttamkins | Posted on 22/Jan/2025 20:30:39
