Alexa Demie has dismissed claims she is retiring from acting after the Euphoria finale, telling The Hollywood Reporter in Los Angeles in an interview published on 31 May that while she is saying goodbye to Maddy Perez, she has no intention of walking away from Hollywood altogether. The 35-year-old star, who has become one of the HBO drama's most recognisable faces, said speculation over her future had gone too far, even as she refused to spell out exactly what comes next.
Online rumours have suggested that Demie was preparing to quit acting once Euphoria ends on 31 May. Those whispers trace back to a 2020 episode of The A24 Podcast, in which she spoke candidly with comedian Nathan Fielder about nearly giving up on auditions years before she landed the role that changed everything. At the time, she described feeling boxed out of leading parts that almost always went to white actors, prompting some fans to retroactively frame that frustration as a long-running plan to retreat from the industry.
