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Rachel Zegleris looking forward to working on set with her boyfriend again.
Zegler couldn’t hold back her excitement on Wednesday that Rivera, 27, had also been cast in the prequel, congratulating Rivera on her Instagram Story.
“Never been prouder of someone in my life lemme tell you,” she wrote next to a repost of the casting news.
She also echoed her sentiments onTwitter, adding, “always and forever proud of my Joshua.”
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Rivera’s character, Sejanus, is described as a close friend of young Coriolanus Snow (Tom Blythe) the mentor to a tribute from District 2,according toThe Hollywood Reporter. Meanwhile, Zegler, who plays Lucy Gray a girl tribute from the poverty-stricken District 12.
Zegler and Rivera began their relationship shortly after starring opposite each other in Steven Spielberg’sWest Side Story.
The actress played Maria, the love interest of Ansel Elgort’s Tony, in the film while Rivera portrayed Chino, Maria’s would-be love interest who becomes the main antagonist in the Sharks versus Jets scuffles.
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The couple made their relationshipsocial mediaofficial on Valentine’s Day this year as the actress shared several photos of the pair together.
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She posted aset of black-and-white shotsof the duo together captioning the post, “committing valen-crimes.”
In a video on her Instagram Story, Rivera fed her while at dinner together, and she wrote, “happy love day from me n mine.”
source: people.com
