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Euphoria fans would be forgiven for failing to recognise Barbie Ferreira as she made a glamorous appearance at the 98th annual Academy Awards on Sunday evening.
The actress and model, best known for her starring role as Kat Hernandez in the HBO show, claimed her own share of the spotlight in a sweeping blue corseted gown upon her arrival at Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre.
Statement gold accessories gave the look an added touch of elegance as she crossed the red carpet and made her way inside the Highland Avenue venue.
But it was her dramatically slimmer look that once again caught the eye, amid claims the actress, 29, has turned to weight loss jabs in an attempt to further her Hollywood career.
Last year, a source told the Daily Mail: ‘Since she quit Euphoria, the opportunities have been drying up for Barbie and she knew that a reinvention was necessary to maintain longevity.
‘In order to get roles in Hollywood, you’ve got to look the part and as shallow as that sounds, it is, unfortunately, true.’
Oscar 2026 winners: AT A GLANCE
Best Picture: One Battle After Another
Best Actor: Michael B Jordan – Sinners
Best Actress: Jessie Buckley – Hamnet
Best Director: Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
Best Adapted Screenplay: Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
Best Supporting Actor: Sean Penn – One Battle After Another
Best Supporting Actress: Amy Madigan – Weapons
Best Original Screenplay: Ryan Coogler – Sinners
Best Cinematography: Autumn Durald Arkapaw – Sinners
Best Animated Film: KPop Demon Hunters
Best Original Song: KPop Demon Hunters – Golden
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The insider added, ‘She lost the weight to revitalize her career and better highlight her talents. She has such a strong drive to succeed in the industry and is incredibly talented.
‘Doing this spread and showing off her new body was a way of saying, ‘Hey this is me now and I am ready to work.’
‘She wants to be able to play sexy parts too and will do what it takes to succeed. Ozempic can offer a really easy way to achieve this.’
A separate source also told the Daily Mail, ‘She actually wasn’t in Euphoria that much, but the time she was on set it was clear that her image was important to her.
‘Whether she did Ozempic or lost weight by other means, she is loving all the attention from it. It wouldn’t surprise anyone if it was Ozempic though.’
Ferreira wowed as she strutted the catwalk during the 2025 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show last October.
She later spoke about the opportunity to walk on the iconic runway and revealed to People that she had been ‘psyched’ upon learning she was cast in the show.
‘That was just not in my head at all to walk a runway, period, especially the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, which is the biggest show. I just remember being like, ‘What?”
She added, ‘It took me a minute to process what that meant, because I just was not expecting that at all. And then I got so excited. I called my mom, who’s Brazilian, and could not be more excited.’
Barbie gained recognition as a teenager for her posts on Tumblr, and also modelled for brands such as American Apparel, H&M and Target.
Oscar 2026 winners in full
Best Picture
Bugonia
F1
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another – WINNER
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Train Dreams
Best Actress
Jessie Buckley – Hamnet – WINNER
Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Kate Hudson – Song Sung Blue
Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value
Emma Stone – Bugonia
Best Supporting Actress
Elle Fanning – Sentimental Value
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value
Amy Madigan – Weapons – WINNER
Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners
Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another
Best Original Screenplay
Robert Kaplow – Blue Moon
Jafar Panahi – It Was Just an Accident
Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme
Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value
Ryan Coogler – Sinners – WINNER
Best International Feature Film
The Secret Agent (Brazil)
It Was Just an Accident (France)
Sentimental Value (Norway) – WINNER
Sirat (Spain)
The Voice of Hind Rajab (Tunisia)
Best Editing
F1
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another – WINNER
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Best Original Score
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
Sinners – WINNER
Best Sound
F1 – WINNER
Frankenstein
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Sirat
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Frankenstein – WINNER
Kokuho
Sinners
The Smashing Machine
The Ugly Stepsister
Best Costume Design
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Frankenstein – WINNER
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
Sinners
Best Live-Action Short Film
Butcher’s Stain
A Friend of Dorothy
Jane Austen’s Period Drama
The Singers – TIE – WINNER
Two People Exchanging Saliva – TIE – WINNER
Best Documentary Feature Film
The Alabama Solution
Come See Me in the Good Light
Cutting Through Rocks
Mr Nobody Against Putin – WINNER
The Perfect Neighbor
Best Actor
Timothee Chalamet – Marty Supreme
Michael B Jordan – Sinners – WINNER
Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another
Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon
Wagner Moura – The Secret Agent
Best Director
Chloe Zhao – Hamnet
Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme
Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another – WINNER
Joachim Trier – Sentimental Value
Ryan Coogler – Sinners
Best Supporting Actor
Benicio Del Toro – One Battle After Another
Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein
Sean Penn – One Battle After Another – WINNER
Delroy Lindo – Sinners
Stellan Skarsgard – Sentimental Value
Best Adapted Screenplay
Will Tracy – Bugonia
Guillermo Del Toro – Frankenstein
Chloe Zhao and Maggie O’Farrell – Hamnet
Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another – WINNER
Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar – Train Dreams
Best Animated Feature Film
Arco
Elio
KPop Demon Hunters – WINNER
Little Amelie or the Character of Rain
Zootopia 2
Best Casting
Nina Gold – Hamnet
Jennifer Venditti – Marty Supreme
Cassandra Kulukundis – One Battle After Another – WINNER
Gabriel Domingues – The Secret Agent
Francine Maisler – Sinners
Best Cinematography
Dan Laustsen – Frankenstein
Darius Khondji – Marty Supreme
Michael Bauman – One Battle After Another
Autumn Durald Arkapaw – Sinners – WINNER
Adolpho Veloso – Train Dreams
Best Production Design
Frankenstein – WINNER
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Best Original Song
Dear Me – Diane Warren: Relentless
Golden – KPop Demon Hunters – WINNER
I Lied to You – Sinners
Sweet Dreams of Joy – Viva Verdi!
Train Dreams – Train Dreams
Best Visual Effects
Avatar: Fire and Ash – WINNER
F1
Jurassic World: Rebirth
The Lost Bus
Sinners
Best Animated Short Film
Butterfly
Forevergreen
The Girl Who Cried Pearls – WINNER
Retirement Plan
The Three Sisters
Best Documentary Short
All the Empty Rooms – WINNER
Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud
Children No More: Were and Are Gone
The Devil Is Busy
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She later took on the role of Kat in the HBO series Euphoria – but back in 2022, Barbie announced her exit from the show.
At the time, she shared on Instagram, ‘After four years of getting to embody the most special and enigmatic character Kat, I’m having to say a very teary eyed goodbye.
‘I put all my care and love into her and I hope you guys could feel it. Love you Katherine Hernandez.’
She has since moved on to other projects such as the 2023 movie House Of Spoils alongside Ariana DeBose.