'Pose' star MJ Rodriguez talks to Stephen Colbert about the 'bittersweet' series farewell

"I had the cry with the napkin in the bathroom and I shedded what Blanca has meant, what she's meant to me."
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'Pose' star MJ Rodriguez talks to Stephen Colbert about the 'bittersweet' series farewell
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Pose is taking its final glorious turn around the floor after three seasons of making us bawl and filling us with absolute joy, and it's a truly emotional moment — for fans of the show and the cast alike.

This includes star of the FX series MJ Rodriguez, who talked to The Late Show's Stephen Colbert on Monday about the impact of saying farewell to her character, Blanca, who has been at the heart of the ballroom since Season 1, episode 1.

"It's bittersweet, it's sentimental, I'm extremely emotional," she said. "I had the cry with the napkin in the bathroom and I shedded what Blanca has meant, what she's meant to me. I didn't know that she was going to impact me that way," she said. "I'm loving how we ended it. I'm really happy with what we've done."

Pose Season 3 is now airing on FX in the U.S. You can watch Seasons 1 and 2 on Netflix in the U.S., and on Netflix, BBC iPlayer, and Sky in the UK (streaming details for Season 3 in the UK are TBC).

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Shannon Connellan
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Shannon Connellan is Mashable's UK Editor based in London, formerly Mashable's Australia Editor, but emotionally, she lives in the Creel House. A Tomatometer-approved critic, Shannon writes about entertainment, tech, social good, science, culture, and Australian horror.


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