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Renée Rappwill no longer appear as a series regular onThe Sex Lives of College Girls, a source close to production tells PEOPLE.
Though fans may be disappointed with the news, the 23-year-old actress will still appear as Leighton Murray in a handful of episodes on a recurring basis. A rep for Rapp has not returned PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Amid the shakeup, the “Too Well” singer shared a statement onTwitter, telling fans that taking on the role of Leighton had “changed my life.”
“College girls moved me out to LA and introduced me to some of my favorite people. 2 and a half years later – it’s given me y’all and this community,” she wrote before extending gratitude to the show’s creators. “Thank uMindy [Kaling], Justin [Noble] and everyone at Max for believing in me.”
She added, “A lot of queer work gets belittled – but playing Leighton has changed my life. I love who I am 10x more than I did before knowing her. I hope she gave y’all a little bit of that too.”
Though she claimed that television has a long way to go, Rapp acknowledged that the “tiny part of representation” she gave to viewers as a queer character still counted.
“I wouldn’t be half the person I am without her and y’all," the “Snow Angel” singer concluded. “I love that bitch more than you know. I’m so excited for this season and I can’t wait for you to see what we have coming for her and the girls.”
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In December 2022, Rapp opened up toPEOPLEabout howher experiencesplaying an openly lesbian character felt “weird” at times as a bisexual woman, herself.
“I don’t think I ever really dealt with those emotions as outwardly as Leighton did,” she said, revealing that separating her own experiences from her character’s had been challenging. “I kind of… Just let s— go, in a bad way.”
Aside from her recurring role onThe Sex Lives of College Girls, the actress will continue to pursue her successfulmusic careerand will kick offher “Snow Hard Feelings” tourin September.
The “In the Kitchen” artist will also reprise her role as Regina George in Paramount’s upcomingMean GirlsThe Musicalmovie alongside Angourie Rice, Jaquel Spivey andAuli’i Cravalhoafter previously starring in the Broadway adaptation.
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The first two seasons ofThe Sex Lives of College Girlsare now streaming on Max.
source: people.com
