Barbie Ferreira (27) rose to fame with her character Kat in the series Euphoria, where she played a girl insecure about her body who eventually becomes empowered and even opens an OnlyFans account. This role made her one of Hollywood's favorite actresses for representing non-normative bodies. For this reason, the images she has posted showing her new slimmer figure have sparked debate on social media.
This is the second time Ferreira has shared her new physique with her over 5 million Instagram followers. This time, the model poses without makeup and wears a cream-colored low-cut dress. The post, which has garnered nearly 500,000 likes, has received over a thousand comments, mostly from fans speculating that she is using Ozempic, and even expressing disappointment with her new figure.
"Rich people have Ozempic and we have 'body positive'," is one of the negative comments the actress has received after posting the image. However, some fans have come to Ferreira's defense: "Body positivity is not about putting larger bodies on a pedestal and committing to being large forever. It's about being kind to yourself and not hating yourself, whether you're larger or smaller, and changing when you feel like it..."
Although the actress has not commented on the controversy surrounding her physical change, she has spoken about her body in various interviews in the past, addressing the pressure she felt from toxic positivity and the praise she received from people who applauded her attitude and bravery in wearing certain clothes as a plus-size.
Barbie Ferreira's thinness coincides with her departure from Euphoria. Following the premiere of the series' second season, rumors began circulating about the actress's discontent with the direction her character, Kat Hernandez, was taking.
During an interview on Dax Shepard's podcast, the model wanted to clarify the reasons that led her to leave the series, stating that she did not believe there was a storyline for Kat that fit. She also stated that she did not want to be typecast in these types of roles: "I think both sides knew that I didn't want to be the fat best friend. I don't want to play that role, and I think they didn't want that either."