Sydney Sweeney says her 'family did lose everything' in helping pursue her Hollywood dreams

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com Published: 04:21 BST, 18 October 2024 | Updated: 04:53 BST, 18 October 2024 e-mail View comments Sydney Sweeney says her family made a number of costly sacrifices as she chased her dreams in Hollywood as a teenager. The 27-year-old actress - speaking with Glamour as part of its Women of the Year 2024 coverage - detailed the difficult timeframe after her family relocated from Washington to be closer to Southern California , with her parents divorcing and going through a bankruptcy filing in 2016. 'I knew that I could never actually fail because, I mean, on a very broad scale, my family did lose everything,' said the Emmy-nominated actress.

'They did get a divorce. 'Whether or not that was because of coming here, it definitely was a catalyst for it. So I knew I had to succeed in some capacity so that it wasn't for nothing.

' Sweeney, who has physically bulked up as of late to portray boxer Christy Martin in a biopic directed by filmmaker David Michôd, said that 'there was a moment' in which she 'felt like a failure' prior to making significant strides in her career. Sydney Sweeney, 24, says her family made a number of costly sacrifices as she chased her dreams in Hollywood as a teenager. Pictured in Toronto September 7 The Emmy-nominated actress said, 'I knew that I could never actually fail because, I mean, on a very broad scale, my family did lose everything.

' Pictured in Toronto last month The Euphoria actress, who pitched to her parents pursuing a career in a PowerPoint presentation , had moved to Los Angeles with her family after two years of commuting there from Washington in what amounted to 38-hour round trips, Glamour reported October 3. She said that the people she knew in Washington were not particularly supportive of her endeavors. Read More Sydney Sweeney flexes her muscles as boxer Christy Martin She said they asked her questions such as 'When are you going to come home and stop dragging your family to a hell-ridden city?' and 'When are you going to stop breaking your family apart and wasting all their money and just go get a real job and have a real life?' She said that the tough times she past experienced has turned her into a 'huge saver' when it comes to her finances, adding, 'I don't just go and spend money.

'I come from a family where I saw my parents lose everything, and I am terrified of that,' said. Sweeney. 'That fear will always be instilled in me.

' Sweeney reflected on how her humble beginnings have helped her stay leveled amid her fast rise to fame. 'For 20 years I was this person,' Sweeney said. 'It's just been in the last five years that my life has changed and grown.

Most of my life, I was a completely normal person. You guys didn't see it because I wasn't famous.' The White Lotus alum said that she was not bitter about past naysayers, telling the outlet, 'I'm never one to hold a grudge.

Sweeney has physically bulked up as of late to portray boxer Christy Martin a biopic directed by filmmaker David Michôd Sweeney past said she was 'honored to tell Christy's powerful story' as she physically adapts to the role of the accomplished boxer 'I don't think people's perception of the world can change with hate,' Sweeney said. 'Hate doesn't solve anything.' Sweeney said that amid her successes, she feels like she's 'barely scratched the surface' of her aspirations in her life and career.

'It's a weird feeling when people are like, "Oh, you're successful," or say, "You've made it,"' Sweeney said. 'It doesn't feel like that because there's so much more I want to accomplish and achieve. 'I've accomplished and bought everything myself, and I provide for myself and my family.

' Sweeney spoke about her support system in the piece, saying she has a 'very small' inner circle. 'I have my family, and my cousins are my best friends,' Sweeney said. 'I have my team and a handful of best friends .

.. most of them .

.. are not in the industry.

' (Among Sweeney's friends in show business include her Euphoria costar Maude Apatow.) Sweeney in May shared a link on Instagram to a Deadline article confirming her role as Martin, saying she was ' honored to tell Christy's powerful story .' Sweeney told the outlet about the experience she brings to the part in terms of combat sports, and the enthusiasm she brings into the pugilistic project.

The Emmy-nominated actress said she was ' honored to tell Christy's powerful story' The Euphoria actress professed her admiration for Martin and her credentials as the project was announced Sweeney said 'Martin not only legitimized female boxing, she overcame gender stereotypes, and fought through emotional, physical, and financial abuse.' Pictured in Las Vegas in 1996 'I grappled and did kickboxing from 12-19 years old,' Sweeney told Deadline. 'I've been itching to get back into the ring, train, and transform my body.

'Christy's story isn't a light one, it's physically and emotionally demanding, there's a lot of weight to carry. But I love challenging myself.' Sweeney professed her admiration for Martin and her credentials, saying, 'Christy Martin not only legitimized female boxing, she overcame gender stereotypes, and fought through emotional, physical, and financial abuse.

'I'm passionate about the fighting world, Christy's story shines a light on her incredible rise to the top while showing the struggles of fame behind the curtains.' Sweeney said she felt 'feel compelled to tell a story about a woman who faced so much adversity and didn't allow it to defeat her,' calling her life story 'powerful and emotional.' Director Michôd, whose past credits include War Machine, Animal Kingdom and The Rover, said Martin's rise to prominence in the boxing world in the 1990s makes for a story that producers of the film compared to that of a 'female Rocky' Balboa.

Michôd told the outlet: 'I have a history of making movies about damaged men and I'd been wanting to make a film about a woman with a ferocious energy inside her. 'When I came across the Christy Martin story two years ago I knew I'd found it. Her ferocity is intelligible and justifiable and audiences will crave it because of the circumstances she was forced to endure'.

Martin was seen training in Las Vegas in October of 1995 Sweeney has been on a professional roll, as she recently appeared in the 2023 romantic comedy Anyone But You alongside Glen Powell; and starred in the horror movie Immaculate. Michôd said Sweeney's performance as Reality Winner in the 2023 HBO drama Reality impressed him: 'Sydney's performance in Reality knocked my socks off. She has been ferociously sporty since she was a kid and has a taste for the fight game.

' Michôd said the motion picture 'is about Christy as a young gay woman in small town Virginia in the 1990s,' and how she used the sport as a channel for her emotions. 'The film is about Christy as a young gay woman in small town Virginia in the 1990s,' Michôd said. 'She came from a relatively conservative family and wasn't allowed to be who she was so she used boxing as a vehicle to express herself and her rage.

' Michôd, who penned the script with Mirrah Foulkes, said the film will also detail Martin's troubled first marriage to James V. Martin, who stabbed her in a November 2010 attack in Apopka, Florida. James V.

Martin was subsequently sentenced to a minimum of 25 years in prison following his conviction of attempted second-degree murder in 2012. Michôd said the boxer 'had to make some dangerous and fundamental compromises in her life, the most important of which was marrying an incredibly dangerous man.' Martin, who was Don King's first-ever female client, gained national spotlight in March of 1996 when she captured the World Boxing Council women’s lightweight championship in a bloody Las Vegas bout against Deirdre Gogarty.

The film will also detail Martin's troubled first marriage to James V. Martin, who is in prison after he stabbed her in a November 2010 attack in Apopka, Florida. Pictured in Auburn Hills, Michigan in October of 1993 Sweeney said she felt 'feel compelled to tell a story about a woman who faced so much adversity and didn't allow it to defeat her,' calling her life story 'powerful and emotional' Martin, who was nicknamed The Coalminer’s Daughter, was on the undercard of the infamous 1997 bout in which Mike Tyson bit the ear of Evander Holyfield.

She is also the only female boxer to ever be featured on the cover of the magazine Sports Illustrated. Producer Kerry Kohansky-Roberts told Deadline, 'To make the cover of Sports Illustrated was hard enough, to do it as a female boxer was outstanding and she paved the way for so many boxers and MMA fighters to come'. She also fought Laila Ali, the daughter of late boxing icon Muhammad Ali, in a high-profile 2003 bout in which Laila knocked her out.

According to BoxRec , Martin holds a record of 49-7-3, winning more than half of her contests with 31 career knockouts. Her last fight was a 2012 loss to Mia St. John.

According to the outlet, the film will be put out by the independent studio Black Bear, with production slated to commence in the U.S. this autumn.

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