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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
Entertainment
Jonah Valdez

Barbie Ferreira on why she left 'Euphoria' and not wanting to be 'the fat best friend'

Months after Barbie Ferreira announced that she would not return to HBO's "Euphoria," the actor and model revealed this week the real reason she left the hit series, a move she called a "mutual decision."

In a Monday episode of podcast "Armchair Expert With Dax Shepard," Ferreira said that both she and show creator Sam Levinson felt that her popular supporting character, the body-conscious Kat Hernandez, was no longer a fit for where the show was headed.

"I think my character, who I love dearly, I don't think there was a place for her to go," she said on the podcast. "I really wanted to be be able to not be the fat best friend."

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