Barbie Ferreira rose to stardom and captured audiences playing Euphoria’s Kat Hernandez, the sexually liberated, unbothered sass queen of the high school halls. She stole many scenes in Season 1 as her character boldly found her way through dabbling as a dominatrix, falling in love, and loving herself. But after a lackluster story arc for Kat in Season 2, many were left asking questions about why her screen time was down. An announcement this week provided some unfortunate answers, as Ferreira is officially leaving the show for Season 3.
In an Instagram story, Ferreira shared the news, writing a message that appeared over a drawing of Kat that was illustrated by fellow Euphoria star Hunter Schafer. “After four years of getting to embody the most special and enigmatic character Kat, I’m having to say a very teary eyed goodbye,” she wrote. “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.”
