'Euphoria' Star Barbie Ferreira Reacts To Theories Surrounding Her Character

Barbie Ferreira is famously known for her role as Kat in "Euphoria." A body-concious teenager in highschool looking to revamp her reputation. Kat takes interest in being a cam girl on the internet, an action through which she uses to gain confidence.

Before her role in "Euphoria,"  Ferreira was a model for American Apparel. She also pursued campaigns with Forever 21, H&M, Adidas, and Aerie, among other famous brands. 

She rose to fame after featuring in a 10-episode Vice series titled "How To Behave." She also featured in a Teen Vogue series called "Body Party," which championed her as an advocate for body positivity. She also played Ella in HBO's "Divorce," after which she earned a spot as Kate on "Euphoria."

Following the second season of "Euphoria," which has received critical acclaim, there's been a noticeable reduction in Ferreira's character, Kat's screentime. This spurred on some speculations and theories that she recently addressed.

Read on to get more details.

At the FYC event for the award-winning drama, Ferreira spoke with Entertainment Tonight and addressed theories that spawned from her absence. 

She mentioned that "there is a large cast," noting that there were ten of the cast present at the series panel alone compared to the number of the cast which appeared in season two.

"So, we'll see everyone. Everyone gets their time."

Before the release of season two, there was rumored "beef" between Ferreira and the show's director, Sam Levinson. This led some viewers to assume that Levinson might have cut her screentime due to that.

However, the actress shut down those claims, adding that "a lot of things are untrue."

"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," she recently spoke to Insider. "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." 

She continued, "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."

Before this, she spoke to the NewYork magazine during the season, where she explained that her reduced screen time resulted from the state of her character at the time.

"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."

Many viewers saw Kat as a high school student who explored her sexuality by starting a virtual sex work business in the first season. She also gets romantically involved with classmate Ethan Daley. 

This relationship spills into the second season until Kat goes against the progress she has made regarding her body image as she gaslights Ethan into breaking up with her.

However, fans will get to see Kat interact with other characters or even become romantically involved. Although she pointed out that no one was ready for a relationship in "Euphoria," she noted limitless possibilities.

She added that she'd love to have a scene with Lexi, who Maude Apatow plays. "I think Lexi and Kat would be a cool little duo," she concluded per ET.

In 2020, the actress expressed her surprise at the show's success. She added that she had no idea the show would be mainstream.

"I didn't really know Euphoria would be like this big thing. I kind of thought it would be more like a cult favorite. But I didn't think people were going to get it at such a mainstream level," she concluded, per Vogue.

However, the star is happy at how everything worked out, mentioning that "people love the show and they get it, which is everything one hopes for." 

Throughout her plot arc on the HBO show, Kat has dealt with issues concerning her body image, self-love, and beauty standards.

Ferreira confessed that playing the role of Kat felt therapeutic as she got to re-enact some of the personal struggles she faced.

"I feel like I had a lot of things come up emotionally because of the pandemic, and putting some of that into this season was therapeutic for me," she explained via E! Online.

She added that they both shared similar traits as a girl who explored herself and didn't "fit in the same boxes" as people around her.