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The wait for The Sex Lives of College Girls Season 2 is finally over with the new series dropping two episodes every Thursday on HBO Max.
For the show’s second outing, the majority of the main cast has returned, including Pauline Chalamet as Kimberly, Amrit Kaur as Bela, Reneé Rapp as Leighton, Alyah Chanelle Scott as Whitney, Christopher Meyer as Canaan, Midori Francis as Alicia and Mekki Leeper as Eric.
Up-and-coming American actor and Calvin Klein model Mitchell Slaggert has joined the cast as Jackson, a transfer student, and athlete, with a partying background.
Kimberly, Bela, Leighton and Whitney will continue to live their best and at times, chaotic, lives during their freshman year at Essex College. Once again, fans can expect to see a whole load of drama, laughs, romance, sex, heartbreak, scandal and more.
Sadly, Gavin Leatherwood is noticeably absent from the new series, much to fans’ disappointment. Newsweek has everything you need to know about why.
Why Is Gavin Leatherwood Missing?
Nico Murray has officially left Essex College, and sadly Gavin Leatherwood isn’t reprising the role. He was one of the much-loved heartthrobs from Season 1.
Gavin Leatherwood in the Sex Lives of College Girls. Sadly, he won’t be back. HBO Max
His absence may come as a pretty big shock to fans, but Leatherwood did announce the news about his departure earlier this year.
Speaking to US Weekly at the Mercedes-Benz Oscar 2022 Viewing Party in March, Leatherwood explained he had left the series to pursue other opportunities.
He said: “There is a season 2, but I’m not going to go back.”
Leatherwood added he was “happy to do the first season,” but he was now “branching off and going in a different direction.”
He reflected: “It was such an incredible experience. I think Mindy is brilliant and the cast, everyone’s lovely.
“But with so many amazing opportunities out there, we want to keep spreading our wings and leading ourselves to other projects so that’s the move.”
Leatherwood continued: “I think life is short and I think one of the best things about this craft and this industry is that you get to keep stretching into your uncomfortable zone.
“That’s when we grow and learn and become stronger artists. So that’s kind of what I am looking to do is just to continue to get uncomfortable and learn and grow and hone my craft.”
Leatherwood starred in nine of the 10 episodes in the first season of The Sex Lives of College Girls as Kimberly’s (Pauline Chalmet) tutor and love interest.
The two embarked on a secret relationship due to Nico’s status as her teacher and the fact, he was her roommate’s brother.
However, in the finale of The Sex Lives of College Girls Season 1, a huge twist revealed Nico actually had a serious, long-term girlfriend, leaving Kimberly devastated.
Since announcing he was leaving the series in March, Leatherwood has released the single “Be My Lover” and a debut EP.
At the moment, it’s not known what acting roles Leatherwood is keen to pursue next, but in the meantime, you can watch him in Season 1 of The Sex Lives of College Girls Season 1, which is streaming on HBO Max now, and as Nicholas Scratch in Chilling Adventures of Sabrina on Netflix.
Two episodes of The Sex Lives of College Girls will drop every Thursday on HBO Max.
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