Riverdale alum Charles Melton is formally a dad after his girlfriend, Camille Summers-Valligave start to their first child.
“Our household,” Melton, 35, captioned a collection of Instagram pictures on Monday, March 9, from his early days as a father.
The actor didn’t share any particulars about when his infant was born, however posted a photograph cuddling the new child in addition to a household picture of the trio.
“❤️ angels,” Melton’s Riverdale costar Lili Reinhart wrote within the feedback part. Marisol Nicholswho performed Veronica Lodges’ (Camila Mendes) mother on the CW collection, additionally despatched her well-wishes, writing, “Omg! 😍 Congrats Charles!”
Many stars grew their households in 2026. Former Bachelor contestant Sydney Warner introduced in January that she gave start to her second child along with her husband, NFL star Fred Warner. Thank You! You’ve efficiently subscribed. Subscribe to newsletters Enter your electronic mail Please enter a legitimate electronic mail. Subscribe By signing up, I comply with the (…)
Summers-Valli introduced her being pregnant in December 2025, captioning a collection of maternity pictures by way of Instagram, “Making a lil household.”
Within the accompanying photographs, Melton kissed her naked child bump and joined her at a health care provider’s appointment.
As with their relationship, Melton and Summers-Valli saved particulars of beginning their household non-public. Nonetheless, the actor has spoken about his personal father’s affect on his life.
Camille Summers-Valli, Charles Melton.
Courtesy of Charles Melton/Instagram“I like him. He was within the Military for 26-plus years,” he instructed the Los Angeles Instances in a December 2023 interview. “4 of these years, my dad was serving within the Gulf Struggle (together with) in Desert Storm.”
Along with his dad away serving within the navy, a then 11-year-old Melton took on the function of a father determine in his family.
“He talked about household, accountability,” he recalled of his dad. “He (described) what a great man was, how a great man would love his household. He stated many stunning issues — he was asking me to maintain my sisters and my mother whereas he’s away. I keep in mind taking a look at my dad, sort of emotional, however I’m not going to (cry). I felt, in that second, that I needed to be sturdy and present my father that I can do that. If I’m crying and begging him to remain, it’s not going to vary the actual fact that he’s going to go away for a 12 months. Who is aware of what might have occurred?”
KJ Apa, Vanessa Morgan and extra stars from Riverdale have supplied glimpses at their off-screen households. Apa, who performs Archie Andrews within the standard CW collection, turned a father when his girlfriend Clara Berry gave start to their son in September 2021. “He is an ideal perfection,” the mannequin captioned the Instagram announcement, which included (…)
Within the years since he discovered fame, Melton has remained near his household.
“Moments, they arrive and go,” he instructed Folks in February 2024. “What doesn’t come and go is my household, and so they’re with me at each second. These are the those that love me, that I will probably be with in each a part of my journey in life. They converse fact to me.”
As for his love life, Melton dated his Riverdale costar Mendes on and off from 2018 to 2021. He was later linked to Chase Sui Wonders in 2022 and Chloe Bennet in 2023.
“Folks must thoughts their very own f***ing enterprise, actually,” he instructed Starvation journal in 2019, referencing the rabid curiosity in his relationship standing. “I don’t have Twitter and it’s one of many the explanation why I don’t learn by means of all my feedback on social media as a result of persons are at all times going to speak.”
It didn’t take lengthy for Charles Melton’s love life to make headlines as he made a reputation for himself on Riverdale. Melton discovered love on the set of The CW present with costar and onscreen love curiosity Camila Mendes. The pair went public with their romance in 2018, with Mendes later opening up about why (…)
He continued, “It doesn’t matter what, individuals have at all times talked, even earlier than this age of Instagram, however again you then had been much less inclined to listen to about somebody speaking about you, and actually it’s not their place to have any authority over my relationships. Not everybody goes to be a supporter or a fan of your relationship and folks must do not forget that opinions aren’t information.”
Melton then shared how his expertise within the limelight prompted him to guard his private life.
“I feel, in a way, I’m a bit extra cognizant about what I say or do now, however so far as what I determine to publish on my social media, it’s my selection to indicate these components of my life,” he defined. “If individuals need to spend their time going out of their option to discover out one thing else about me that possibly I didn’t need to share, then that’s on you.”