'It will feel like the right time': Daisy Ridley hints she will leave Star Wars after Episode IX... and admits she 'didn't know what she'd signed up for'

Published: 21:08 GMT, 30 November 2017 | Updated: 21:17 GMT, 30 November 2017

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Daisy Ridley has hinted that she will leave Star Wars after Episode IX in 2019 and won't be returning to the new trilogy.

The 25-year-old actress, who will star in the latest installment Star Wars: The Last Jedi in December 15, admitted she 'didn't really know what she was signing on to' when she first joined the sci-fi dynasty

The British beauty said she is keen to 'round out' the role of Rey with Episode IX, which she insisted will feel like the 'right time' to leave.

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Had enough? Daisy Ridley has hinted that she will leave Star Wars after Episode IX in 2019 and won't be returning to the new trilogy

When asked if she’d be returning, she told Rolling Stone: ‘No. For me, I didn’t really know what I was signing on to.

'I hadn’t read the script, but from what I could tell, it was really nice people involved, so I was just like, "Awesome".

The actress said three films feels like closure. Asked if she would change her mind, she insisted: 'No, no, no. I am really, really excited to do the third thing and round it out, because ultimately, what I was signing on to was three films.

‘So in my head, it’s three films. I think it will feel like the right time to round it out.’

Candid: The 25-year-old actress, who will star in the latest installment Star Wars: The Last Jedi in December 15, admitted she 'didn't really know what she was signing on to' when she first joined the sci-fi dynasty

Last time: The British beauty said she is keen to 'round out' her role with Episode IX, which she insisted will feel like the 'right time' to leave

Daisy portrayed the scavenger turned Resistance fighter in the 2015 sequel Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

The brunette beauty will reprise her role in Star Wars: The Last Jedi due out on December 15.

She also will star in Star Wars: Episode IX scheduled for release on December 20, 2019.

It comes after Daisy admitted she wasn't too impressed with her acting skills as the Force-sensitive orphan Rey in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

Made up her mind: 'I am really, really excited to do the third thing and round it out, because ultimately, what I was signing on to was three films' she said

'The right time': ‘So in my head, it’s three films. I think it will feel like the right time to round it out' she said

In the December issue of Elle, she admitted she was disappointed when she watched it back.

She explained: 'I didn't think I was good in the first film, and I was struggling with that.

'I did the first one because I didn't really know what I was getting myself into and I was having loads of fun, and suddenly I'm realising what this actually is.

'I realised I can't f***ing do this. I'm highly dramatic.'

Breakout role: Daisy portrayed the scavenger turned Resistance fighter in the 2015 sequel Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Not impressed: She admitted she was disappointed when she watched it back, confessing: 'I didn't think I was good in the first film, and I was struggling with that'

Ridley is set to reprise her role as Rey in The Last Jedi, and reveals how the late Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford made their mark on her during filming.

Speaking about Fisher, who died in December 2016, she explains she helped boost her confidence with an onset pep talk about fame, adding: 'And that was wonderful. At work, you’re normal, you’re not the anomaly, unlike in other situations.'

Daisy previously revealed that Carrie - who passed away two days after Christmas last year - gave her some dating advice by telling her stardom would impact her search for love and that her personal life would be complicated.

Carrie - who played the role of Princess Leia in the sci-fi franchise - told her before her passing: 'It's hard to date once you're a Star Wars star because you don't want to give people the ability to say, "I had sex with Princess Leia".'

Daisy then responded: 'Someone asked me if I found it easier to date now because I'm in the film. I was like, "What the hell?"'

Honest: Daisy previously revealed that Carrie - who passed away two days after Christmas last year - gave her some dating advice by telling her stardom would impact her search for love and that her personal life would be complicated

Words of wisdom: Carrie - who played the role of Princess Leia in the sci-fi franchise - told her before her passing: 'It's hard to date once you're a Star Wars star because you don't want to give people the ability to say, "I had sex with Princess Leia" '