Outer Banks' Madison Bailey Weeps While Saying Goodbye to Rudy Pankow

Foreign Banks star Madison Bailey it seemed like he was going crazy Rudy PankowA shocking departure from their Netflix series.

Appearing in Pankow's farewell video, released by the X streaming service on Tuesday, November 13, Bailey, 25, appeared overcome with emotion and began to cry as she spoke directly to Pankow, 26.

“We've all read the character on the page and we know what he brought to it,” Bailey told Pankow. “And he brought it up and did something about it and respected the depth of the character while bringing the relief that the show desperately needed.”

Pankow portrayed JJ until the end of season 4 on the show, which premiered on the streaming service on Thursday, November 7. Bailey, meanwhile, stars as Kiara, who works with JJ. The actors started out as best friends in the teenage adventure series before taking things to the next level in season 3, and have been a fan favorite pairing since the pilot.

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The pair, who have endured rumors of a feud since June 2023, can be seen locking eyes in the video as Bailey shares his respect.

Bailey and Pankow, meanwhile, have endured rumors of a feud since June 2023 when Eagles fans noticed they stopped posting together on social media. Despite the speculation, Bailey was seen locking eyes with Pankow as she bid him a heartfelt goodbye in a video on Tuesday.

Bailey wasn't the only person to pay tribute to Pankow. Elsewhere in the video, he was seen silently agreeing with his actors praising the actor, smiling and laughing as his peers showed off his talent.

“He made him a deep and likable person,” Madelyn Cline he told Pankow in the video. “He's such a … emotional and logical person.”

Pankow was also emotional when saying goodbye to his fans and fans, saying, “Thank you to these amazing actors and thank you to the fans for loving them. Thanks to JJ. I will always carry a piece of you with me for the rest of my life. Always remember: stupid things always pay off. JJ Maybank, you changed my life forever. I love you forever. P4L friend.”

While speculation of a rift between Pankow and Bailey began in season 3, season 4 fueled the rumors when the fire scene involving Kiara lying on JJ's chest was cut together so their faces would never be the same. A separate episode showed what appeared to be a prank at Pankow in Morocco when JJ and Kiara were meant to be pampered on the beach with the rest of the group.

“This is just crazy, the fact that Rudy and Madison refused to film together,” one fan wrote on X on Friday, November 8, about the two. “And they shouldn't have done anything big in that scene, they hugged a little.”

Some fans, however, defended the two. “Maybe they don't get along well now but they were … best friends at one time, they have a lot of memories together,” one fan wrote on Instagram.

Neither Bailey nor Pankow have spoken recently about their friendship status. They were photographed together at promotional events for the show alongside taxpayers.

Pankow's final appearance is on Foreign Banks he arrived during the season 4 finale when JJ was stabbed and eventually killed by his biological father. While the surprising death had some viewers speculating about the reasons for Pankow's exit, the creators didn't Jonah Pate, Joshua Pate again Shannon Burke they said that they were planning to kill the main character of the show from the beginning.

“We were sure early on that it was where it was headed. We thought one of the Pogues was going to die around the beginning of season 1, and we were pretty sure it was going to be JJ,” Burke said. Cosmopolitan in an interview published earlier this month. “We weren't sure when we were going to play that card. We knew this was going to be JJ's season — this is JJ's story. And we saw early on, like, 'Okay, we're going to play this card now.'”