Euphoria's Barbie Ferreira reveals why she left show after season 2 following feud rumours
Topics: Euphoria, TV And Film, Celebrity, Social Media, HBO
Rhiannon Ingle
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Topics: Euphoria, TV And Film, Celebrity, Social Media, HBO
Euphoria's season three kicked off on Monday (13 April) and reunited HBO viewers with the American drama's star-studded cast, including Sydney Sweeney, Jacob Elordi and Zendaya, just to name a few.
However, fan-favourite Kat Hernandez, played by Barbie Ferreira, did not reunite with her fellow castmates, with many fans left wondering the reason as to why.
Putting any speculation of a feud to bed once and for all, the 29-year-old actress has revealed that the reason she left Euphoria after season two was 'not dramatic' at all.
Speaking on Amanda Hirsch’s Not Skinny But Not Fat podcast, which aired Tuesday (14 April), Ferreira explained: "It wasn’t dramatic."
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She noted that she was left unsatisfied with the direction of her character's storyline, adding: "In fact, it was kind of the opposite of dramatic, where it was a long process of being like, ‘I don’t know if this is it for me'.
"And then having conversations with people and us trying to figure out how to make Kat a fully fleshed-out character, and it just wasn’t going anywhere.”
Ferreira and the show's production team couldn't 'land on anything', with the model admitting: "The thing is, I don’t need to be on the biggest TV show on earth if I’m not, like, acting, you know?
"So I would rather do an indie movie where I’m acting, I’m flexing my muscles, I’m being creatively asked to do things rather than kind of sitting around to be a background character.
"And some people are like, 'I would do that'. I’m like, 'Good for you'. Like, you want to be a background character for nine months? That’s, like, totally fine and cool."
Sharing with fans her plans for the future, Ferreira noted: "But I was like, I want to do other stuff. I want to produce indie cinema... I do indie movies that literally are made on a shoestring budget, but it’s like cool and real stories. And I’d rather that than kind of be a second thought.”
She described her decision to depart as a 'long, arduous process' weighing the pros and cons.
"At the end of the day, [I] was like, 'I believe in myself as an actress. And I want to see my career look a little differently than this," Ferreria said. "It's okay if it's not, like, the hit TV show.' It's fine. I did that."
Ferreira announced her departure from Euphoria back in August 2022.
She shared the news with her fans on Instagram Stories after 'four years of getting to embody the most special and enigmatic character'.
"I hope many of you could see yourself in her like I did and that she brought you joy to see her journey into the character she is today," she wrote/
"I put all my care and love into her and I hope you guys could feel it. Love you, Katherine Hernandez."
The first episode of Euphoria season 3 landed in the UK on Monday (13 April).
Only the premiere drops on that date, as the rest roll out weekly.
You can stream every episode on HBO Max in the UK.
It will also air on Sky Atlantic and be available via NOW, as with previous seasons.
As an HBO original, season 3 drops one episode at a time.
There are eight episodes in total, with the final instalment due on 1 June.