Euphoria star Barbie Ferreira has announced her shock departure from the series, ahead of the show’s third season.
In a statement on Instagram, the actress told fans: “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.”
“I put all my care and love into her and I hope you guys could feel it. Love you Katherine Hernandez,” she added.
Barbie made her debut as Kat in season one of Euphoria in 2019.
The award-winning drama, which features a stellar cast, follows a group of high school students as they try to navigate their experiences of identity, trauma, drugs, friendship, love, and sex.
The actress’ exit from the series comes after fans couldn’t help but notice Barbie’s lack of screen time during the show’s second season.
At the time, rumours were rife that Barbie had gotten into an argument with the show’s writer and creator Sam Levinson.
The rumour started circulating after Instagram gossip account DeuxMoi shared a tip suggesting Barbie was upset with Kat’s storyline.
They claimed that as a result, “Barbie got into it with [Sam] on set and left one day. He then cut a lot of her lines.”
However, Barbie later denied the rumours, and told Insider in March: “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.”
“Sometimes, things take on a life of their own, and they’re not rooted in the truth, but it’s OK because I know it’s just out of passion and out of curiosity and all that good stuff.”
“And I signed up for it. So, I’ll take it. I’ll take the good and the bad.”
