Last August, the best character ofEuphoria (We are talking about Kat, obviously) was definitely leaving the set of the series, after a season 2 received more than mixed reviews. Months later, Barbie Ferreira, the actress and model who played Kat Hernandez in the HBO series, finally has lifted the veil on the reasons for his departure.
Was Barbie Ferreira kicked out by Sam Levinson?
During the release of the second season ofEuphoriawe were many ask us where Kat went. If it was part of the conspiracy in theory, her screen time had been shockingly reduced compared to the first season, which had built a fascinating, complex and deliciously enabling.
The misunderstanding of fans culminated on August 24 when Barbie Ferreira announced it on Instagramleft the cast of the seriesexplaining “greet you with tears in your eyes” to Kat, who he had played for four years.
What were the reasons for these departures? Mystery. The actress had not disclosed anything on this point. Enough to feed many rumors of tensions with the creator of the seriesSam Levinson, accused of having engaged in toxic behavior on the set of the film.
I didn’t want to be the “fat best friend”
On April 3, Barbie Ferreira finally spoke about her indiscretions, after 8 months of silence on the subject. Guest on the podcast Armchair expert with Dax Shepard revealed that his departure was a result of a mutual decision with Sam Levinson and that there were rumors of tensions “just stupid ».
Nonetheless, the series creator’s writing choices continue to raise questions. In particular, we can ask the gross phobic limits of the series. Barbie Ferreira revealed:
” I think that Kat could have gone in many directions. But I don’t know if she could have really fit into the series. I don’t know if that would have done it justice, and I think we all knew it I didn’t want to be the “fat best friend”. I did not want to limit myself to this role, and I think the rest of the team didn’t want that either. »
Kat deserved to be a hero to have a place for Euphoriain the same way as the female characters skinny. At Dax Shepard’s microphone, Barbie Ferreira once again paid tribute to Kat : “He was a new character on television. »
Kat, you will be missed.
Source: Madmoizelle
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