Actress Sydney Sweeney became a household name after playing the role of Cassie in HBO’s Euphoria. The 24-year-old has received a lot of praise for her work and even has two Emmy nominations for her roles in Euphoria and the comedy-drama series The White Lotus.
She’s been booked and busy ever since the release of Everything Sucks! on Netflix in 2018 and is all set to star in Marvel’s Madame Web movie.
5 lesser know facts about Sydney Sweeney
1) Sydney loves vintage cars and restoring them and even has a TikTok channel dedicated to it
“It’s time for women to stop being afraid of putting themselves in a male-dominated environment.”
2) Sweeney is incredibly smart and a brilliant multi-tasker
3) The multi-talented young woman has a production company too
Sydney Sweeney started her own production company called Fifty-Fifty during the peak of the pandemic in 2020. The production company’s main goal is to bring forward more women-led films to screens all over the world.
She spoke to Variety magazine about the venture and said:
“I’ve always wanted to try as many possibilities as I possibly could. And I realized that I could build entire worlds in movies and TV shows. And I love reading books and bringing them to life. I wanted to bring my voice to all of these stories that I saw in my brain.”
4) To top it all up, she is also a trained MMA fighter
It seems like there’s nothing Sydney Sweeney can’t do. She is a trained MMA fighter and competed in high school competitions.
Sweeney started training in mixed martial arts when she was 14. On her visit to The Kelly Clarkson Show, the actress revealed that she got quite involved in the MMA scene. She added that she even got the opportunity to train with some of Ronda Rousey’s senseis.
Unfortunately, now she doesn’t get to dedicate that much time to such rigorous training. Every once in a while, she’ll post videos of her MMA-esque work-outs.
5) She’s vocal about her mental health struggles and dealing with them
In a recent interview, Sydney Sweeney spoke about the pressure of keeping up
with her rising fame. She was candid as she opened up about still feeling like an outsider in Hollywood despite the success.
Her schedule is packed and attributes a lot of her anxiety to her busy professional life. In an interview, she said:
“The rejection you get while you’re trying to learn to be yourself is insane.”
The month of June was tough for her as she started experiencing panic attacks. She recognized her symptoms and would actively try to calm herself down by going hiking and skiing with her family.
She admitted:
“I still can’t get my mind to shut up, and I don’t sleep.”
It’s easy to assume that a talented and successful individual like her would have everything figured out.
For her Gen-Z fanbase, this interview serves as an insight into the importance of addressing mental health struggles. Many tend to neglect their shortcomings and keep moving forward. Addressing one’s struggles is the first step towards feeling better in the long run.
