Barbie Ferreira Addresses Euphoria Rumors

Barbie portraying Katherine “Cat” Hernandez in seasons 1-2 of Sam Levinson’s HBO teen drama A sense of happinessmade the headline when it was revealed that her character hasn’t returned to the third and most likely final season.

Barbie’s appearance in season 2 was less than her character’s main role in season 1, sparking rumors that she had a clash on set with the creator of the series.

In an interview in 2022 insiderBarbie put a stake in speculation, saying, “The interesting thing about this season is that there are so many eyes on it, so it was so funny to watch even in the news cycle. I’ve seen so many different things.

March 19 episode of Viall FileBarbie has tackled the rumors more now for season 3. A sense of happiness It’s begun. “I never left the set,” she said. “There was no such thing. It was like everything. I definitely didn’t do it. I can ask hundreds of people who were there every day.”

“It wasn’t just my choice,” Barbie said. “After a lot of conversation, after season 2, there was nowhere to go. Instead of me lingering for nine months, it was best for both of us that we ended it there.”

Season 3 is expected to focus on Zendaya’s main cast as Nate Jacobs, including Bennett Street, Hunter Schafer as Jules Vaughn as Hunter Schafer, Maud Apatow as Lexi Howard, Alexa Demmy as Maud Perez, Kathy Howard as Sidney Sweeney and Jacob Elordi.

“Cat means the world to me,” Barbie shared. “I poured everything into her for years and years, and you don’t want to ruin a good thing. It was a mutual decision. It was definitely not me alone.”

“In acting, things happen all the time, you have thick skin and you need to make the right decisions for you and your career,” she said. “It was tough. I was really young and obviously tough. There was a lot of discourse about it, but that wasn’t true.”

If you remember, it’s been three years since the season 2 finale. The sophomore season won three Emmy Award nominations, including Zendaya’s second victory against an outstanding lead actress in the drama series.

However, the 2022 finale, behind the scenes drama and unexpected events have led us to believe that Season 3 may not actually happen with or without Barbie.

The report accused the creator of the show of “”.Toxic“Environment. Minka Kelly It was criticized Show writing and overabundance of nude on screen.

actor Storm Lead and Nika KingThe person who played Rue’s sisters and mother will not reprise their roles in the third season.

Angus Cloud, who starred as Fez, tragically passed away at 11pm in July 2023 from an accidental overdose.

Series producer Kevin Turen I’m dead From multiple heart problems in November 2023.

Finally, an article about the dropout between Sam and Zendaya releaseQuotes her conflict with her role in Dunes: Part 2 and Challenger, SAG-AFTRA and WGA attack as possible reasons.

In the summer of 2024, HBO confirmed it A sense of happiness I came back and made it official Single image As Zendaya’s RUE for the next season.