Reneé Rapp Reflects On ‘The Sex Lives Of College Girls’ Ahead Of Departure: “Playing Leighton Has Changed My Life”
deadline.comReneé Rapp is reflecting on The Sex Lives of College Girls as she prepares to bid farewell to the series, which was her television debut.
Deadline broke the news Monday that Rapp would be departing the Max series, appearing in only a handful of Season 3 episodes.
As a series regular in the first two seasons, Rapp played Leighton, a freshman and wealthy legacy student from New York who is trying to live up to her mother’s high expectations.
As fans reacted to the surprising news, the actress shared a post on social media crediting the series with introducing her to “some of my favorite people.” She also thanked co-creators Mindy Kaling and Justin Noble for the role. “A lot of queer work gets belittled — but playing Leighton has changed my life,” she continued. “I love who I am 10x more than I did before knowing her.
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