Barbie Ferreira’s euphoric days are over.
The 25-year-old actress has announced that she is leaving Euphoria after two seasons. She played Kat Hernandez on the hit HBO teen drama.
She took to social media to reveal that she will not be coming back for the show’s upcoming third season. Barbie wrote on her Instagram Stories:
“After four years of getting to embody the most special and enigmatic character Kat, I’m having to say a very teary-eyed goodbye.
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 ended her announcement with a sweet adieu to her character:
“I put all my care into her and I hope you guys could feel it.
Love you Katherine Hernandez.”
Fans noticed that Barbie’s screen time was significantly diminished in season 2 compared to season 1. There had been much speculation that Barbie and series creator Sam Levinson had a falling out on set. After the end of season 2, Barbie directly responded to the rumors, saying:
“I’ve seen so many different things and a lot of it is untrue and some of it’s kind of like mundane little things.”
In another interview around that time, she spoke about her character’s reduced screen time:
“There’s a huge cast. So, we’ll see everyone. Everyone gets their time.”
She also said in that interview that fans “have to tune in to find out” what’s in store for Kat in the third season, adding:
“I don’t want to give too much away.”
