'Euphoria' star Barbie Ferreira responds to speculation about behind-the-scenes drama: 'Sometimes, things take on a life of their own'
- "Euphoria" star Barbie Ferreria spoke to Insider about speculation of behind-the-scenes drama.
- Ferreria said that she's "seen so many different things and a lot of it is untrue."
"Euphoria" star Barbie Ferreira has weighed in on speculation regarding the behind-the-scenes dynamics of the HBO series.
"What's interesting about this season is there are so many more eyes on it that even the news cycle has been so interesting to see," Ferreria, who's promoting her partnership with Coors Light, told Insider on Thursday.
The actress continued: "I've seen so many different things and a lot of it is untrue and some of it's kind of like mundane little things."
"But I really think that the fans are really passionate and I do appreciate that because 'Euphoria' has really impacted so many people," Ferreira said. "Sometimes, things take on a life of their own, and they're not rooted in the truth, but it's OK because I know it's just out of passion and out of curiosity and all that good stuff. And I signed up for it. So, I'll take it. I'll take the good and the bad."
Ferreria currently stars as a high schooler named Kat Hernandez on the critically acclaimed drama series "Euphoria," which explores teens navigating sex, drugs, relationships, and more.
Season two, which premiered in January and concluded on Sunday, showed Kat moving away from her previous storyline of body positivity and her cam-girl identity and instead focused on her dwindling, wholesome relationship with a classmate named Ethan (Austin Abrams).
Unconfirmed rumors and reports have suggested that Kat's decreased screen time and presence this season is due to on-set tension between Ferreria and showrunner Sam Levinson, who writes and directs all the episodes.
According to a report from The Daily Beast, the actress allegedly walked off set and some of her scenes were cut.
In an interview with The Cut published in February, Ferreira said: "Kat's journey this season is a little more internal and a little mysterious to the audience. She is secretly going through a lot of existential crises. She loses her marbles a little bit — just like everyone else in this season. The theme is everyone's gone a little crazy."
Cast members have spoken about long days on set and scripts constantly changing, but the actress told Insider that as far as she's aware, Kat's main storyline this season was always supposed to be about her short-lived relationship with Ethan.
Ferreria also said that she knew their romance "was gonna go downhill" because Kat "is a restless teenager."
With a third season of "Euphoria" confirmed, the actress said that she hopes to see more of Kat's "internal fantasy life."
"I hope to see her relationship with herself, the internet, with her friends," she said. "I hope to see everything beautifully devolve as it always does on 'Euphoria.' I'm excited to read it. I don't think it's written yet, so I'll be waiting."
Until then, Ferreria will be staying busy with projects like Jordan Peele's highly-anticipated upcoming film titled "Nope," in theaters on July 22.
She's also supporting Coors Light's pledge to be more environmentally conscious. In an effort to be more sustainable, the company will be taking steps to eliminate plastic rings from all packaging globally.
Ferreria said that she comes from "a family of beer drinkers" and has been taking small actions to eliminate her own environmental waste, which is why this partnership was such a natural fit.
"The world is very tumultuous at the moment," she said. "And I think that that's great that big corporations and people are starting to make moves into trying to make it so that we're not being too wasteful."