Sydney Sweeney Opens Up About Her Role As Boxing Star, Christy Martin, 'She Taught Me To Feel...'

Recently, Sydney Sweeney, the American actress who rose to fame with the drama series, Euphoria, has garnered a lot of limelight for a controversy related to the American Eagles' campaign. For the unversed, the campaign titled 'Sydney Sweeney has great jeans' faced an extreme backlash online. However, Sydney seemed unaffected by the harsh criticism and was busy with her upcoming project, a biopic on boxing legend, Christy Martin. Now, in a special screening, the Euphoria star shared how her role in the biopic, Christy, made an impact on her personal life.

Sydney Sweeney opens up about the impact of her role as Christy Martin on her personal life

On October 11, 2025, the film held a special screening in West Hollywood, ahead of its theatrical release. For the uninitiated, the biopic, Christy is scheduled to release in theatres on November 7, 2025. During the special screening, Sydney opened up about her role as boxing legend, Christy Martin, and how it made an impact on her personal life. She shared that the role taught her how to stand up for herself. She also mentioned the struggles that she and Christy faced in life. She was quoted as saying:

"It taught me a lot about myself, actually, throughout the entire process. She taught me how to stand up for myself more and feel stronger in my personal life and my work life. We both fight our own fights in different types of rings, and, yeah, check in on your friends and make sure they’re all okay."

When Sydney Sweeney shared her routine while stepping into the shoes of boxing star, Christy Martin

Sydney underwent a drastic transformation for her role as Christy Martin. According to multiple reports, she lost almost 30 pounds for her role in the upcoming biopic. In a previous interview with W magazine, she shared her routine while stepping into the shoes of Christy, the famous female boxing legend.

The Euphoria actress revealed that she had about three and a half months of training. During the training process, she did weight training for an hour in the morning, did kickboxing in the midday, and again did an hour of weight training at night. In her words:

"I came on board to play Christy, and I had about three and a half months of training. I started eating. I weight-trained in the morning for an hour, kickboxed midday for about two hours, and then weight-trained again at night for an hour. My body was completely different. I didn’t fit into any of my clothes. I’m usually a size 23 in jeans, and I was wearing a size 27. It was crazy! I was like, Oh my god. But it was amazing: I was so strong, like crazy strong."

More about Sydney Sweeney

Sydney was born on September 12, 1997, in Spokane, Washington. She is well known for her roles in Everything Sucks!, The Handmaid's Tale, and Sharp Objects. Later, she gained wider recognition for her performances in Euphoria and The White Lotus. These roles also helped her earn nominations for Primetime Emmy Awards. Sydney made her film debut in 2010 with the horror-comedy, ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction. She has also appeared in popular movies like Anyone But You and Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

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