Euphoria star Jacob Elordi has seemingly poked fun at his sudden death on the show, as fans suggested he’d had a lucky escape from the HBO drama.

The actor’s character Nate Jacobs was dramatically killed off after three seasons, in a shock death which saw him buried alive and then bitten by a rattlesnake.

Following the gruesome death, stunned viewers took to Twitter to fume at the series and the brutal exit of the iconic character, with one even quipping that rising star Jacob is ‘finally free’ from the show.

However, despite his character’s savage exit, the Australian native, 28, didn’t seem too upset as he was snapped larking around in behind-the-scenes snaps shared to Euphoria’s Instagram account.

In one image, Jacob was seen throwing up a rock finger sign as he lay in the wooden coffin where his character met his awful demise.

While another saw him laying on the ground laughing up at the camera.

Euphoria star Jacob Elordi has seemingly poked fun at his sudden death on the show, as fans suggested he’d had a lucky escape from the HBO drama

Despite his character’s savage exit, the Australian native, 28, didn’t seem too upset as he was snapped larking around in behind-the-scenes snaps shared to Euphoria’s Instagram account

And while the star seemed in good spirits amid his exit, many have suggested that this could be due to him being secretly pleased to leave Euphoria behind amid fan grumblings about the direction of his character.

Taking to social media, viewers didn’t hold back with their opinions, with one remarking: ‘I watched Euphoria last night. I guess Jacob Elordi is finally free of that awful show. Guy has real talent. That show was a waste. On to better things. He was already doing incredible films before and during.’

Others added: ‘Jacob Elordi really wanted f***ing out of Euphoria.’

‘I know Jacob Elordi was happy asf when he saw his character was dying.’

‘The fact remains is that nate only dies so jacob elordi ensures he doesn’t have to return or come back for a future season. his character does nothing and has no plot so his death has no impact or meaning.’

‘Knew Jacob Elordi was done with Euphoria I could sense it he didn’t wanna be Nate anymore.’

‘I know Jacob Elordi is so glad to be done with this show.’

‘Jacob Elordi is really happy he’s out of that #Euphoria contract, so we should be too!’

The Saltburn actor recently reflected on the fate of his character, joking that it was a great experience to see his choices catch up with him.

‘Nate was someone who has made so many mistakes and so many dark choices,’ Jacob said in a post-show recap on HBO about the seminal episode.

While the star seemed in good spirits amid his exit, many have suggested that this could be due to him being secretly pleased to leave Euphoria behind amid fan grumblings about the direction of his character

Stunned viewers took to Twitter to fume at the series and the brutal exit of the iconic character, with one even quipping that rising star Jacob is ‘finally free’ from the show

He added, ‘It’s cool to see it all come to what it’s come to.’

Jacob added he didn’t feel claustrophobic filming the coffin sequence: ‘It was really nice, actually – it was quite peaceful in there.’

He described the physical feeling of being in the coffin: ‘My shoulders were touching the side, they couldn’t move my arms, then they would drill the lid on it and it would get dark.’

Jacob recently called the excruciating execution of his Euphoria character Nate Jacobs – of being buried alive and snake-bitten – ‘a cool way to go’ following Sunday’s broadcast of the popular HBO drama.

His character was killed off in a gruesome sequence amid a botched attempt to collect a debt he owed.

Jacobs had been in heavy debt to gangster Naz (Jack Topalian), who put him in the coffin with a breathing apparatus as a pipe.

The plan was to keep Nate in the coffin for a three-day period while his spouse Cassie (Sydney Sweeney) would try to raise the funds, but a rattlesnake made its way down the pipe and fatally bit him.

The actor, who has been linked to model Kendall Jenner, said the show’s creator Sam Levinson ‘wanted to shoot it with a real snake,’ which complicated the already-cramped conditions.

‘Snakes were rattling, which was really alarming when you are locked in a box,’ he said.

Stunt staff on set stressed safety during production, the actor said, focused on providing him with a constant flow of oxygen while he spent ‘minimal time in the coffin.’

Jacob said the boa constrictor used in the sequence was more ‘sluggish’ than scary during filming.

‘He was super cute; he was really cuddly,’ he said of the snake. ‘So he kind of just sidled up next to me and it was nice.

‘But he was really sleepy. He was a sleepy snake. I had to kind of nudge him to get him to come up. And that was it.’

The Kissing Booth star called his exit from the series bittersweet after appearing on 23 episodes of the show’s three seasons.

‘This show is a massive part of – not just my career – but my life,’ he said. ‘It’s been amazing and I’m so proud of being a part of this.’