Cole Sprouse feels he's gone through "a second big round" of fame.

Cole Sprouse has reflected on his experiences of fame

Cole Sprouse has reflected on his experiences of fame

The 29-year-old actor shot to fame as a child, when he starred in the Disney Channel series 'The Suite Life of Zack and Cody', and Cole believes that appearing in 'Riverdale' represents another landmark moment in his career.

Cole - who starred in the Disney show alongside his twin brother Dylan Sprouse, Ashley Tisdale and Brenda Song - reflected: "My brother and I used to get quite a bit of, 'Oh, you made it out! Oh, you're unscathed!' No. The young women on the channel we were on [Disney Channel] were so heavily sexualised from such an earlier age than my brother and I that there's absolutely no way that we could compare our experiences.

"And every single person going through that trauma has a unique experience."

Cole admits to being "violently defensive" of other child stars.

The actor also revealed that 'Riverdale' has reminded him of his own childhood experiences.

Cole - who plays the part of Jughead Jones in the hit teen drama - told the New York Times newspaper: "When we talk about child stars going nuts, what we're not actually talking about is how fame is a trauma.

"So I'm violently defensive against people who mock some of the young women who were on the channel when I was younger because I don't feel like it adequately comprehends the humanity of that experience and what it takes to recover. And, to be quite honest, as I have now gone through a second big round of this fame game as an adult, I've noticed the same psychological effects that fame yields upon a group of young adults as I did when I was a child."

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