• Barbie Ferreira addressed her resolution to depart “Euphoria” on the “Armchair Expert” podcast.
• She added that she doesn’t consider that producer Sam Levinson is “related to her character Kat Hernandez”.
• Ferreira stated that she didn’t want to play simply the “fat best friend”.

“Euphoria” star Barbie Ferreira stated her resolution to depart the present was a “mutual decision” after contemplating the place her character’s story might go.

Ferreira starred within the first two seasons of the hit HBO collection as Kat Hernandez, a highschool scholar who struggles together with her physique picture.

Following the present’s return final 12 months, there have been unconfirmed rumors that Ferreira’s lack of display time in season two was due to pressure with collection showrunner, Sam Levinson. Ferreira later introduced that she was leaving the present, including gasoline to the hearth.

During an interview on the “Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard” podcast on MondayFerreira denied rumors of a feud with Levinson, and acknowledged that it was not her motive for leaving the present.

“So, for me, when people ask me about season two, they usually come up with, like, I was a victim of season two and I’m always like, ‘No, it’s okay, promise. It’s good,” Ferreira stated. “I didn’t really walk off the set. I sprained my ankle once and had to go for X-rays. Maybe that’s what they mean?”

Ferreira additional acknowledged that it was a “mutual decision” for her to depart the present earlier than season three as a result of the scope of Kat’s storyline had come to an finish.

“I don’t think he had any place to go,” Ferreira stated. “I think there were places she could have gone. I don’t think it would fit the show. I don’t know if it was going to do her justice, and I think both parties knew that I really I didn’t want to be the fat best friend. I didn’t want to play that role, and I think they didn’t want to either.”

Ferreira recalled that it was a “struggle” to discover a storyline for Kat in season two, which additionally led to her resolution to depart.

Within the first season, Kat was on a journey of self-discovery and at one level turned an underage cam-girl, however her foremost storyline in season two was far much less attention-grabbing, with a classmate named Ethan (Austin Abrams) relied on the connection. ,

“I feel like with season two and parts of it, I felt like there was kind of a struggle for both sides. Sam, I … it was a struggle to find that continuity. So really looking at it really was sad.” And followers get upset,” Ferreira said.

“I simply felt like, possibly it is like I’ve overstayed my welcome? So, for me, I would actually like to be like, ‘Okay, I haven’t got to fear about this and we will each take pleasure in this. Not too apprehensive about.” It, ’cause it’s exhausting.”

She continued: “Sam writes in for things like it relates to him. I don’t think he relates to Kat. I like Kat, so I’ve got to go my own way. At first, I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, I’m a flop I’m a loser.’ It’s been a really good thing.”