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Barbie Ferreira is finally opening up about why she left Euphoria. On the latest episode of the Armchair Expert podcast, the actress denied rumors about her walking off the set of the HBO series, but confirmed fans’ suspicions that she was unhappy with her character’s gradually disappearing storyline.
“I don’t think there was a place for [Kat Hernandez] to go,” Ferreira told host Dax Shepard. “I think there were places she could have gone. I just don’t think it would have fit into the show. I don’t know if it was going to do her justice. And I think both parties knew that. I really wanted to be able to not be the fat best friend. I don’t want to play that. And I think they didn’t want that either.”
Season 1 of Euphoria saw Kat navigate a complicated relationship with men and with her own body image, which included her partaking in virtual sex work. In Season 2, she settled down into a relationship with the sweet but very vanilla Ethan, which turned out to be one of the season’s least compelling storylines. And as the season progressed, viewers were vocal about Ferreira’s glaring lack of screen time as Kat was noticeably sidelined.