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"Glee fans held out hope they&amp;apos;d see Lauren Zizes back at McKinley High even after she quit New Directions on the third season premiere, but now it looks like the boisterous, plus-sized pal of Kurt Hummel has roamed the halls for the last time.\r\n&amp;quot;It is what it is,&amp;quot; Ashley Fink, who plays Zizes, told TheInsider.com, confirming her exit from the series. &amp;quot;Lauren&amp;apos;s somewhere in that school, she&amp;apos;s just not on camera or being talked about. She&amp;apos;s involved in activities that aren&amp;apos;t televised.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nFink&amp;apos;s departure from the series comes mere months after creator Ryan Murphy told TVGuide.com her character would have a &amp;quot;major story&amp;quot; arc with Kurt (Chris Colfer) during season 3.\r\n\r\nThe actress -- who last appeared on Glee in October -- says she has no hard feelings about getting the axe.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;Glee is very much a fly by the seat of your pants [operation] in the way that best laid plans never quite come together,&amp;quot; Fink, 25, said. &amp;quot;They have so many [characters] to take care of and I think once they made the decision that all these characters were going to graduate, it shifted the way this season was going to go.&amp;quot;\r\nTell Us: Will you miss Ashley Fink on Glee?"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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