After several months of silence Barbie Ferreira is finally speaking out publicly on why she decided to call it quits with the hit show Euphoria.
“I don’t think there was a place for her to go,” she said of her character, Kat, on Monday’s episode of Armchair Expert with Dax Shephard. “I think there were places she could have gone. I just don’t think it would have fit into the show.
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“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.” Ferreira also added that she and the series creator Sam Levinson came to a “mutual decision” for her to step away from the show.
The 26-year-old actress continued to speak on how she felt in season two when fans were upset that she wasn’t getting a lot of screen time. It was “actually really hurtful” to watch season two, “seeing the fans get upset” about the character’s decline.
“I just felt like, maybe it’s like I overstayed my welcome a little bit?” she recalled thinking. “So for me, I actually felt good to be like, Okay, I get to not worry about this, and we both don’t get too worried about this, because it’s exhausting.”
She continued, “Sam writes, for like, things that he relates to. I don’t think he relates to Kat. I like Kat, so I get to go on my own path. At first, I was like, Oh my God, I’m a flop. I’m a loser. It really has been a good thing.”
“Euphoria” has received critical acclaim and has been nominated for numerous awards for its storytelling, acting performances, and technical aspects. At the Primetime Emmy Awards: In 2020, “Euphoria” was nominated for six Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for Zendaya, who made history by becoming the youngest person to win the award in the category. The show also won Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for the song “All for Us.”
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Also at the Critics’ Choice Television Awards: In 2020, “Euphoria” won three Critics’ Choice Television Awards, including Best Actress in a Drama Series for Zendaya, Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for Hunter Schafer, and Best Cinematography in a Drama Series.
It’s safe to say Euphoria is a major hit show, but it is sad to see Barbie Ferreira walk away from the cast. #Socialites will you miss her?
