{"id":2004715,"date":"2025-09-07T21:52:47","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T21:52:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2004715"},"modified":"2025-09-07T21:52:47","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T21:52:47","slug":"i-gained-two-stone-and-got-pummelled-filming-boxing-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/i-gained-two-stone-and-got-pummelled-filming-boxing-movie\/","title":{"rendered":"I gained two stone and got pummelled filming boxing movie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sydney Sweeney revealed she gained 2st and was \u201cpummelled\u201d while shooting scenes for her new boxing film.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The actress, 27, said she received \u201cgnarly bruises\u201d during the production of Christy, a biopic of the female super-welterweight champion Christy Martin.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Discussing the challenges she faced on set, Sweeney told Variety: \u201cI\u2019d wrap after a 12-hour shoot and then I\u2019d go train for another two hours. That whole week was gruelling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sweeney\u2019s appearance at the Toronto International Film Festival was the White Lotus star\u2019s first since a public row over an American Eagle jeans advert that declared \u201cSydney Sweeney has great jeans\u201d.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Sydney Sweeney in the American Eagle campaign, which was accompanied by a slogan saying actress \u2018has great jeans\u2019 &#8211; American Eagle<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On social media, critics claimed the promotion was <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/us\/news\/2025\/07\/28\/sydney-sweeney-american-eagle-jeans-advert\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:referencing Nazi propaganda;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">referencing Nazi propaganda<\/a> and promoting white supremacy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">However, Ted Cruz, the Republican senator for Texas, said the furore showed the \u201ccrazy Left\u201d had come out <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/us\/news\/2025\/08\/03\/httpswwwtelegraphcoukworld-news20250803sydney-sweeney-repub\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:against beautiful women;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">against beautiful women<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">JD Vance, the US vice-president, said it revealed that Democrats had not learnt from their loss to Donald Trump in last year\u2019s presidential election.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He said: \u201cI actually thought that one of the lessons they might take is we\u2019re going to be less crazy. The lesson they have apparently taken is \u2018we\u2019re going to attack people as Nazis for thinking Sydney Sweeney is beautiful\u2019. Great strategy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">American Eagle defended its campaign, saying: \u201cSydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans is and always was about the jeans.\u201d The company\u2019s share price rose sharply on the back of the controversy.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"527\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/MpETVWhfytVrd2E4QueglQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTUyNztjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/the_telegraph_258\/b304829f918eaf51f4276225791cddf2\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Speaking in Toronto, Sweeney refused to discuss the spat, telling Vanity Fair: \u201cI am there to support my movie and the people involved in making it, and I\u2019m not there to talk about jeans. The movie\u2019s about Christy, and that\u2019s what I\u2019ll be there to talk about.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/films\/2025\/07\/22\/sydney-sweeneys-extraordinary-transformation-boxer\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:To prepare for the role;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">To prepare for the role<\/a>, Sweeney boxed for several hours every day for three months. This was made easier as she had trained in jujitsu, grappling, and some kickboxing as a teenager.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cMy stances and a lot of my technique is different than boxing. You square up differently, and of course you don\u2019t get brought to the ground \u2013 everything\u2019s on your feet,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sweeney added: \u201cEvery single fight you see, we are actually punching each other. We are going full force. I always believed that you would not be able to make it feel real if it\u2019s a stunt double or if it\u2019s faking the hits.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The actress also worked with a nutritionist and weight trainer to ensure she was physically prepared for the role.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She said: \u201cWe upped my calorie intake and I started taking a lot of protein shakes and supplements and eating everything. I ate a lot of Smuckers, a lot of PB and J [peanut butter and jelly] sandwiches, milkshakes, kind of just constantly always eating because we were so active.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI was constantly burning it all off at the same time. So keeping it all up was quite a challenge.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Discussing his decision to cast Sweeney, director David Mich\u00f4d told Variety: \u201cI knew that she was already a fighter. I saw her in that HBO film Reality from a few years ago. So I knew she had acting chops, and I was excited by the prospect of taking those acting chops to a bigger audience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/customer\/subscribe\/01doysa\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Broaden your horizons with award-winning British journalism. 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