'The Originals' Season 3 Spoilers: Actress Dishes On 'Emotional' Goodbye To Her Character, 'It Was Cathartic' [VIDEO]
Leah Pipes opened up on the death that was somewhat expected on The Originals.
There was some speculation that Cami (played by Pipes) would be the next one to die and that's exactly what happened. Even though it wasn't too shocking, it's always sudden to say goodbye to a character that viewers have developed a connection with.
On Friday, Entertainment Weekly posted an interview with Pipes as she dished on her character's death and how she felt knowing that she couldn't stick around for the very end.
"I was trying to keep it under wraps but I really couldn't," the actress said. "It was cathartic for me because I was also saying goodbye to Cami, who has been such a huge part of my life for three years, and I'll never play her again. I'm getting emotional just thinking about it, but if I had a choice between leaving a legacy versus sticking around and being this forgotten character, I would choose obviously the former and I feel grateful that I got to have that."
Pipes then revealed one storyline in particular that she was proud to be a part of.
"If I had to choose one, it would be her story with her uncle," she said. "I really liked working with Todd Shashwick and I miss Cami just being the ingenue human sometimes with her long hair and her flowy dresses and just really getting to play that wide-eyed, innocent girl. And then over the years, she became a little more tough and a little less ignorantly optimistic. I do miss her optimism in season one."
As for what's next for Pipes, that remains a mystery at the moment.
"When God closes a door, hopefully he opens a window," she said. "And hopefully that window is like a Shonda Rhimes television show. Shonda, I'm unemployed and I'm waiting for you!"
The Originals airs on Fridays at 9 p.m. ET on The CW.
