Euphoria star Hunter Schafer said she no longer wants to play transgender characters.
The 25-year-old model and Belle actress rose to global fame playing transgender high school student Jules Vaughn in gritty drama series Euphoria, alongside Zendaya who starred as Rue Bennett.
Speaking to GQ magazine, Schafer said that she hopes her future as an actress is no longer focused on her trans identity.
"I worked so hard to get to where I am, past these really hard points in my transition, and now I just want to be a girl and finally move on," she said.
"I've gotten offered tons of trans roles, and I just don’t want to do it. I don’t want to talk about it."
She continued, "I know for a fact that I’m one of the most famous trans people in media right now, and I do feel a sense of responsibility, and maybe a little bit of guilt, for not being more of a spokesperson.
"But ultimately, I really do believe that not making it the centrepiece to what I’m doing will allow me to get further.
"And I think getting further and doing awesome s***, in the interest of 'the movement,’ will be way more helpful than talking about it all the time."
Schafer is expected to return for a delayed third season of Euphoria, but has recently starred in the hit Hunger Games prequel The Ballad Of Songbirds & Snakes, and will lead the upcoming psychological thriller Cuckoo from Tilman Singer.
Source: Press Association
