{"id":2129685,"date":"2025-11-02T00:25:24","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T00:25:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2129685"},"modified":"2025-11-02T00:25:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T00:25:24","slug":"sydney-sweeney-says-shes-used-to-being-sexualized-since-her-breakout-euphoria-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/sydney-sweeney-says-shes-used-to-being-sexualized-since-her-breakout-euphoria-role\/","title":{"rendered":"Sydney Sweeney says she&#8217;s &#8216;used to&#8217; being sexualized since her breakout &#8216;Euphoria&#8217; role"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/sydney-sweeney-debuts-dramatic-new-bob-haircut-amid-rumored-romance-scooter-braun\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Sydney Sweeney;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Sydney Sweeney<\/a> is opening up about being sexualized as an actress.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">During an Oct. 28 appearance on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=n3-_DRGkLbA\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:SiriusXM's &quot;The Julia Cunningham Show,&quot;;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">SiriusXM&#8217;s &#8220;The Julia Cunningham Show,&#8221;<\/a> the 28-year-old actress shared how she feels about being sexualized in the industry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The interviewer was seemingly discussing Sweeney&#8217;s role as a pregnant nun in the 2024 horror movie &#8220;Immaculate,&#8221; saying she recalled seeing a review stating, &#8220;She\u2019s constantly in a wet white shirt \u2014 this is ridiculous.&#8221; After reading the review, the host recalled thinking, &#8220;What movie are you watching?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I\u2019ve been dealing with it since &#8216;Euphoria,&#8217; so I\u2019m kind of used to it at this point,&#8221; Sweeney explained. This prompted the host to ask if she thinks the show is the reason &#8220;that every role then became, &#8220;She\u2019s being sexualized.&#8221;<\/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>Sweeney said she&#8217;s been dealing with being sexualized since &#8220;Euphoria.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/sydney-sweeney-feels-like-caged-animal-hollywood-finds-freedom-flaunting-her-curves\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Sydney Sweeney Feels Like A 'Caged Animal' In Hollywood, But Finds Freedom In Flaunting Her Curves;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong>Sydney Sweeney Feels Like A &#8216;Caged Animal&#8217; In Hollywood, But Finds Freedom In Flaunting Her Curves<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Yeah. I think Cassie was just such a big pop culture character \u2014 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/euphoria-graphic-content-hbo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:with \u2018Euphoria\u2019;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">with \u2018Euphoria\u2019<\/a> and the zeitgeist of that generation,&#8221; she said. &#8220;It was honestly the first big thing people saw me in, and I think it\u2019s difficult for people to disassociate actors from their roles, especially a character like that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS\/mvaj7wvj\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Read On The Fox News App;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong><u>Read On The Fox News App<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This inability to separate the character from the actor, she said, creates &#8220;a different kind of dynamic.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">To further drive home the point, Sweeney said even her own brothers began communicating with her &#8220;through my own memes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;But every character I\u2019ve done since then has challenged the viewer\u2019s perception of the types of roles I play \u2014 I mean, \u2018Reality,\u2019 \u2018Christy,\u2019 \u2018Americana,\u2019 \u2018Eden\u2019 \u2014 all of them,&#8221; she said. &#8220;I think it\u2019s just\u2026 there are growing pains.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Sydney Sweeney poses for photos at the Americana premiere\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/OuYwCt6zAGDZptErBE46Bg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/fox_news_text_979\/81ec67cc84334ebeff563121b17d751e\"\/><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>Sweeney is portraying real-life professional boxer, Christy Martin in the upcoming movie, &#8220;Christy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters?cmpid=fnfirstnl\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Click Here To Sign Up For The Entertainment Newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong>Click Here To Sign Up For The Entertainment Newsletter<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/sydney-sweeney-catapults-supporting-actress-hollywood-it-girl\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:&quot;Anyone But You&quot; star;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">&#8220;Anyone But You&#8221; star<\/a> appeared on the SiriusXM show alongside the cast of her latest film, &#8220;Christy,&#8221; in which she plays the real-life professional boxer, Christy Martin.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While accepting an award for her advocacy work at Variety&#8217;s Power of Women event on Oct. 29, Sweeney dedicated the award to Martin and shared that while she&#8217;s &#8220;not a fighter in the ring,&#8221; she was able to find parts of herself in Martin&#8217;s story.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I know what it feels like to be underestimated, to have people define you before you&#8217;ve had a chance to define yourself. I know what it feels like to have to prove that you deserve to be here, to be seen, to be taken seriously,&#8221; Sweeney said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She continued: &#8220;But every one of us has our own fight, and Christy reminds us all that strength doesn&#8217;t look loud sometimes, and sometimes it&#8217;s just about getting back up again and again, no matter who&#8217;s watching.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Like What You\u2019re Reading? Click Here For More Entertainment News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong>Like What You\u2019re Reading? Click Here For More Entertainment News<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Sydney Sweeney poses on the red carpet wearing a silver dress.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"1440\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/gN.LAx.bIxBv5CswU6MQDQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTE0NDA7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/fox_news_text_979\/23839b57fd13256d73f1b05a13d9af4d\"\/><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>Sweeney wore a sheer silver dress to Variety&#8217;s Power of Women event.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When posing for photos at the event, Sweeney bared everything in a sheer silver dress that didn&#8217;t leave much to the imagination.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Her <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/sharon-stone-chastises-ignorant-arrogant-americans-rant-against-fascism\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:&quot;Euphoria&quot; season three co-star, Sharon Stone;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">&#8220;Euphoria&#8221; season three co-star, Sharon Stone<\/a>, supported Sweeney&#8217;s outfit choice when speaking to Variety on the red carpet, saying, &#8220;It\u2019s OK to use what mama gave you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Click Here To Download The Fox News App;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong>Click Here To Download The Fox News App<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;It\u2019s hard to be hot, and I think we all know that. It\u2019s really OK to use every bit of hotness you have \u2014 right here, right now \u2014 and go for whatever that is,&#8221; Stone said. &#8220;Everybody has their own certain kind of hotness, their own certain thing, and you\u2019re supposed to go for that. Because who are you not to be beautiful? You know, who you are isn\u2019t an accident.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Original article source:<\/em> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/sydney-sweeney-says-shes-used-to-being-sexualized-since-her-breakout-euphoria-role\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Sydney Sweeney says she's 'used to' being sexualized since her breakout 'Euphoria' role;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Sydney Sweeney says she&#8217;s &#8216;used to&#8217; being sexualized since her breakout &#8216;Euphoria&#8217; role<\/a><\/p>\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>Sydney Sweeney is opening up about being sexualized as an actress. During an Oct. 28 appearance on SiriusXM&#8217;s &#8220;The Julia Cunningham Show,&#8221; the 28-year-old actress shared how she feels about being sexualized in the industry. The interviewer was seemingly discussing Sweeney&#8217;s role as a pregnant nun in the 2024 horror movie &#8220;Immaculate,&#8221; saying she recalled [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2129686,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[345266,344487,309386],"class_list":["post-2129685","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-christy-martin","tag-euphoria","tag-sydney-sweeney"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Sydney-Sweeney-says-shes-used-to-being-sexualized-since-her.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2129685","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2129685"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2129685\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2129687,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2129685\/revisions\/2129687"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2129686"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2129685"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2129685"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2129685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}