{"id":2008539,"date":"2025-09-09T09:34:19","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T09:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2008539"},"modified":"2025-09-09T09:34:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T09:34:19","slug":"sydney-sweeney-explains-what-she-ate-to-gain-30-pounds-for-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/sydney-sweeney-explains-what-she-ate-to-gain-30-pounds-for-movie\/","title":{"rendered":"Sydney Sweeney Explains What She Ate To Gain 30 Pounds for Movie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"relative mb-6 aisummary_shadowPulse__HDPrM\">\n<div class=\"box-content rounded-[14px] bg-gradient-to-b from-[#c938e3] to-[#4941fb] p-0.5\" style=\"max-height:5rem\">\n<div class=\"rounded-xl bg-[#fcfbfb] dark:bg-inkwell px-5\">\n<div class=\"relative flex justify-between py-5 text-base font-semibold\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\"><button aria-label=\"Visually show the key takeways description\" class=\"group z-2\" data-ylk=\"elm:card;itc:1;sec:ai-summary;slk:key-takeaways;\"><span class=\"group relative text-left transition-all duration-1000 ease-in-out\"><svg class=\"absolute size-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><lineargradient id=\"svg-ai-icon-gradient\" x1=\"12.5\" x2=\"12.5\" y1=\"2.5\" y2=\"21.5\" gradientunits=\"userSpaceOnUse\"><stop stop-color=\"#3941FD\"\/><stop offset=\"1\" stop-color=\"#D136E0\"\/><\/lineargradient><\/svg><svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"mr-1\" fill=\"url(#svg-ai-icon-gradient)\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M21.5 6.5a6.77 6.77 0 0 1-4-4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1-4 4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1 4 4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1 4-4M3.5 14A12.69 12.69 0 0 0 11 6.5a12.69 12.69 0 0 0 7.5 7.5 12.69 12.69 0 0 0-7.5 7.5A12.7 12.7 0 0 0 3.5 14m7.5 3.638A14.5 14.5 0 0 0 7.362 14 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 11 10.362 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 14.638 14 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 11 17.638\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"sr-only !absolute !w-[310px] max-w-[80vw] translate-y-full rounded-lg bg-white text-sm font-normal opacity-0 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity ease-in-out group-hover:not-sr-only group-hover:block group-hover:p-4 group-hover:opacity-100 group-hover:delay-300 group-focus-visible:not-sr-only group-focus-visible:block group-focus-visible:p-4 group-focus-visible:opacity-100 dark:border dark:border-charcoal dark:bg-inkwell dark:shadow-dark-elevation-3\" id=\"_R_2mb56mhak5clubsnm6fb_\" style=\"bottom:-2px\">Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. 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Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.<\/span><\/span><\/button><span class=\"aisummary_textShimmer__8Tdxq\">Generate Key Takeaways<\/span><\/div>\n<p><button aria-label=\"Expand Key Takeaways\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"_R_b56mhak5clubsnm6fbH1_\" class=\"stretched-box text-batcave hover:text-grape-jelly focus:text-grape-jelly dark:text-bob dark:hover:text-thanos dark:focus:text-thanos\" id=\"_R_b56mhak5clubsnm6fb_\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:ai-summary;slk:key-takeaways;\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 13\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fill-current\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"><path d=\"M6 6.897 3.547 4.443a.5.5 0 0 0-.699.002.493.493 0 0 0-.001.699L6 8.298l3.155-3.155a.497.497 0 0 0-.001-.7.493.493 0 0 0-.7 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Sydney Sweeney<\/strong> is a dedicated actor, and her commitment to the upcoming film Christy proves it. During a recent Q&amp;A at the Toronto Film Festival, she shared exclusive details about her carb-heavy diet for the role. Director David Mich\u00f4d revealed that Sweeney ate a lot of Chick-fil-A and drank milkshakes to gain 30 pounds. The actress agreed to the physical transformation and spoke about her incredible <strong>weight transformation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\"><strong>Sydney Sweeney talks about her transformation for Christy<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sydney Sweeney has gone to great lengths to portray the role of the legendary boxer Christy. The talented actress attended the film\u2019s premiere at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival, commonly known as TIFF.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">After the screening, Sydney Sweeney participated in a Q&amp;A session where she answered several burning questions about Christy, her preparation, and how she got into the skin of the character. The Americana fame star confessed that she gained 30 pounds to play the role of Martin convincingly. Furthermore, she added that she feasted on a carb- and calorie-heavy diet in addition to the gruelling physical training.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In a video shared by the outlet Variety on its official X account, Sydney Sweeney speaks about her intense training sessions\u2014three times a day for two to three months\u2014to prepare for her role as Christy Martin.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Director David Mich\u00f4d cheekily added that Sweeney ate a lot of Chick-fil-A, which she agreed to, confirming that her diet during the prep comprised \u201ca lot of Smucker\u2019s, a lot of milkshakes, a lot of protein shakes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">However, she made a heartfelt confession that it was an incredible process to represent the iconic and powerful female boxer on the big screen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The White Lotus star also grew visibly emotional upon the film receiving a standing ovation at the special screening at TIFF. Sweeney confessed, \u201cChristy, you are absolutely incredible, and I\u2019m so honored.\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/sydney-sweeney-wore-plunging-neckline-071249696.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Sydney Sweeney;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Sydney Sweeney <\/a>starrer Christy will hit the screens on November 7.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mandatory.com\/news\/1659567-sydney-sweeney-weight-transformation-chick-fil-a-christy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Sydney Sweeney Explains What She Ate To Gain 30 Pounds for Movie;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Sydney Sweeney Explains What She Ate To Gain 30 Pounds for Movie<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mandatory.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Mandatory;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Mandatory<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what&#8217;s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key Takeaways Sydney Sweeney is a dedicated actor, and her commitment to the upcoming film Christy proves it. 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