Cole Sprouse details 'narcissitic' mother's disturbing antics: 'A tortured artist'

Cole Sprouse is further detailing the disturbing behavior of his mother towards him and his twin Dylan.

During an appearance on Steven Bartlett's Diary Of A CEO, the 33-year-old actor said, “My mother was, and still is, the tortured artist type. She struggled with, in many different ways, her place in the world.”

The Riverdale star previously revealed that their “financially irresponsible” mother forced the brothers into becoming child stars so they could make money.

He shared that his mother "found a tremendous sense of self-identity through motherhood, and tried to turn it into a profitable business at the same time," noting that in the case of identical twin boys, "acting is an economic loophole - there are labor laws that can be incredibly profitable, so that's what she did.”

“It made a lot of financial sense for her to push us into acting. I think it satisfied some sort of narcissism she probably had in order to be recognised as some sort of artistic success,” the Five Feet Apart actor continued.

He added: “She was a wonderful painter, so she always wanted some sort of artistic recognition and validation. But as time went on I think the entertainment industry just kind of broke her.”