- Barbie Ferreira addressed her determination to depart “Euphoria” on the “Armchair Expert” podcast.
- She mentioned she does not consider creator Sam Levinson “relates to” her character, Kat Hernandez.
- Ferreira added that she did not simply need to play “the fats greatest buddy.”
“Euphoria” star Barbie Ferreira mentioned that the choice for her to depart the present was a “mutual determination” after contemplating the place her character’s story may go.
Ferreira starred within the first two seasons of the hit HBO collection as Kat Hernandez, a excessive schooler who struggles together with her physique picture.
After the present returned final yr, there have been unconfirmed rumors that Ferreira’s lack of display time in season two was due to pressure with the collection’ showrunner, Sam Levinson. Ferreira later introduced she was leaving the present, including gasoline to the fireplace.
During an interview on the “Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard” podcast Monday, Ferreira appeared to deny rumors of a feud with Levinson, and mentioned that was not her motive for leaving the present.
“So, for me, when individuals ask me about season two, it is often they arrive at me with, like, I used to be some kind of sufferer to season two and I’m all the time like, ‘No, it is okay, promise. It’s good,'” Ferreira mentioned. “I really didn’t stroll off set. I did sprain my ankle as soon as and had to go get an X-ray. Maybe that is what they imply?”
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Ferreira went on to say it was a “mutual determination” for her to depart the present forward of season three as a result of Kat’s story arc had run out of street.
“I do not assume there was a spot for her to go,” Ferreira mentioned. “I believe there have been locations she may have gone. I simply do not assume it might have match into the present. I do not know if it was going to do her justice, and I believe each events knew that I actually wished to give you the chance to not be the fats greatest buddy. I do not need to play that, and I believe they did not need that both.”
Ferreira recalled it was a “wrestle” to discover a story for Kat in season two, which additionally led to her determination to depart.
In the primary season, Kat was on a journey of self-discovery and at one level turned an underaged cam-girl, however her principal storyline in season two was quite a bit much less fascinating, hinging on her relationship with a classmate named Ethan (Austin Abrams).
“I really feel like with season two and sure components of it, I felt was a type of a wrestle for each events. Sam, me… it was a wrestle to discover the continuation of her. So that was really actually hurtful watching it and seeing the followers get upset,” Ferreira mentioned.
“I simply felt like, perhaps it is like I overstayed my welcome a bit of bit? So, for me, I really felt good to be like, ‘Okay, I get to not fear about this and we each do not get too anxious about this,’ as a result of it is exhausting.”
She continued: “Sam writes for, like, issues that he relates to. I do not assume he relates to Kat. I like Kat, so I get to go alone path. At first, I used to be like, ‘Oh, my God, I’m a flop. I’m a loser.’ It actually has been a superb factor.”
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