Intercourse Lives’ Ilia Isorelys Paulino Reacts to Gavin Leatherwood’s Exit

He wasn’t the one. Ilia Isorelys Paulino, recognized to followers as Lila on Intercourse Lives of Faculty Ladies, was unhappy when her costar Gavin Leatherwood exited the present after season 1, however the Yale College alum, 27, was additionally enthusiastic about what it meant for Kimberly’s (Pauline Chalamet) story line in season 2.  

“I used to be unhappy to see him depart, however I used to be additionally excited within the sense of, like, I like that this can be a lady present and it simply is smart,” she instructed Us Weekly solely on November 30. ”It’s so trustworthy. I feel so many individuals meet folks in school and so they get so single-track mind and it’s like they overlook that they’re in school. Like, depart him. There can be 10 different ones.” 

Leatherwood, 28, performed Chalamet’s love curiosity, Nico, throughout her freshman yr at Essex Faculty, and Paulino is wanting ahead to see the place Kimberly’s relationship life goes because the present continues. 

“Take this time for you. I like that for Kimberly. Oh, my gosh. She will get to bag like a number of sizzling dudes,” she stated, laughing. “That proper there’s a lesson — typically folks don’t wanna let go ‘trigger they’re like, ‘Oh my God, I’ll by no means discover somebody like this ‘trigger he’s like, no matter, no matter, no matter.’ Let him go.” 

The present addressed Leatherwood’s absence within the first episode of season 2, revealing that he had been expelled from the college. Leatherwood solely revealed to Us in March that he was leaving the present.

“There’s a season 2, however I’m not going to return,” he instructed Us on the time. “It was such an unimaginable expertise. I feel Mindy [Kaling] is good and the solid, everybody’s pretty. However with so many wonderful alternatives on the market, we need to preserve spreading our wings and main ourselves to different tasks in order that’s the transfer.”

Paulino understands why her former colleague wished to department out: “You need your folks to be busy within the business. It’s a tragic factor, however it’s also good.” 

As for Lila’s story, Paulino would like to see the Sips espresso supervisor relationship subsequent season. 

“One in every of my needs and needs is to see Lila f–king for private causes, after all,” she instructed Us. “It’s not misplaced on me that I’m the most important woman on the present. It’s not misplaced on me that I’m additionally taking part in the character that’s unapologetically loving her physique out loud irrespective of who she’s in entrance of. I feel that by itself tackles this subject of physique positivity. Girls like Gigi Hadid, I like the bitch, however extra bitches appear to be me than they do like Gigi. I feel seeing somebody that appears like me, that’s unapologetic in her physique, the picture tackles these subjects. However, I feel we’d delve in additional if we gave her a companion.”

Paulino appreciates that Kaling, who’s a co-creator and author on the present, alongside Justin Noble, can write about these subjects “in a means that doesn’t really feel preachy.” 

She defined: “I feel the best way that she writes is simply such a lesson in the way to preserve it actually humorous and light-weight, however nonetheless grounded in order that individuals are being attentive to it … I feel if we give Lila a love curiosity and make her sweat a little bit bit and we get to see that truly Lila is championing huge ladies and girls that don’t appear to be a quantity 10 mannequin … And it’s Lila so, you already know, it’ll be attractive and enjoyable and humorous.”

Season 2 of Intercourse Lives of Faculty Ladies is streaming now on HBO Max.