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Brittany Wagner, the breakout star of the Netflix hit "Last Chance U," has left East Mississippi Community College to work in Birmingham.

Newk's, a Mississippi-based food chain, announced Tuesday that Wagner had joined its Birmingham franchise as catering sales and marketing director. Wagner confirmed the move in an interview with Cole Cubelic Wednesday morning. Newk's has five Birmingham locations.

We are excited to announce that @Brittany_MSgirl has joined our team as Catering Sales and Marketing Director! #newks #lastchanceu pic.twitter.com/1wc6ZXi0Xo — NewksEateryBhamAL (@NewksEateryBham) February 14, 2017

Wagner will arrive in Birmingham after eight years at the Mississippi junior college. After working with student-athletes behind the scenes anonymously for years, she garnered national attention from "Last Chance U" for her sympathetic approach and strong desire to help her students achieve their dreams. GQ, USA Today and Sports Illustrated, among many others, all wrote about the academic counselor who has been compared to "Friday Night Lights" character Tammy Taylor.

Wagner had previously announced on Feb. 6 she was leaving East Mississippi for an undisclosed new job opportunity.

"This has been a very tough decision to make, but I have decided to leave East Mississippi Community College and my home here in Mississippi to pursue another career opportunity," Wagner wrote. "For 8 years I have been where I felt I needed to be. But the time has come for a life change."