Sydney Sweeney has recalled being told to ‘fix her face’ by a cruel casting director when she was just 16-years-old.
The actress, 28, who will next be seen in new movie Christy, discussed her ‘awful’ audition experiences during an appearance on Live with Kelly and Mark on Tuesday.
Speaking about the upcoming biopic, with hosts Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos, Sydney spoke about her experience growing up in the industry.
She said: ‘I started when I was young so I had many auditions that did not go very well. I’ve had casting directors that are eating chips in the room when you are trying to audition.
‘I’ve been told I need to “fix my face” which is not fun at 16. It’s not a great experience growing up but you can have fun in it as well.’
‘You are going to get told no way more than you are going to be told yes.’
Sydney Sweeney recalled being told to ‘fix her face’ by a cruel casting director when she was just 16-years-old
The actress, 28, who will next be seen in new movie Christy, discussed her ‘awful’ audition experiences during an appearance on Live with Kelly and Mark on Tuesday
Kelly added: ‘You have to have a sense of self and you have to know who you are,’ to which Sydney agreed, ‘you do.’
Sydney has been promoting the upcoming biographical sports drama which is about former female boxer Christy Martin.
The movie – which was directed by David Michôd – is set to hit theaters later next month on November 7.
Sweeney has taken on the role of portraying Martin in the project alongside other co-stars such as Ben Foster, Merritt Wever and Katy O’Brian.
The actress notably gained 30 pounds for her role – which she opened up about to Variety last month during the Toronto Film Festival.
‘I had a nutritionist work with me as well as a weight trainer and a boxing trainer,’ the star explained.
‘We upped my calorie intake and I started taking a lot of protein shakes and supplements and eating everything.’
She added, ‘I ate a lot of Smuckers, a lot of PB and J sandwiches, milkshakes, kind of just constantly always eating because we were so active. I was constantly burning it all off at the same time. So keeping it all up was quite a challenge.’
She said: ‘I’ve been told I need to “fix my face” which is not fun at 16. It’s not a great experience growing up but you can have fun in it as well’
Sydney has been promoting the upcoming biographical sports drama which is about former female boxer Christy Martin (pictured in the film)
The movie – which was directed by David Michôd – is set to hit theaters later next month on November 7; Martin seen above in 1997
In regards to the film itself, Sweeney also expressed, ‘I’m just glad that Christy’s story is out there.’
The film has been trashed by some critics ahead of its release, with the BBC’s culture critic giving Christy just two stars.
‘It is impossible to forget that she is Sydney Sweeney in the cliché-ridden biopic Christy, as our hyperawareness of her off-screen image distracts us from what’s going on in the film.
‘A contradiction at the heart of Christy is that Sweeney is the main reason anyone is paying attention to the project, but her own high-profile celebrity makes it difficult to believe her as the character. Can she ever escape the real-life chatter around her?’
Another two stars were given by The Telegraph which stated, ‘Sydney’s muscular makeover isn’t enough to save this boxing biopic.
‘The Euphoria star’s performance ticks all the boxes but Christy’s all-too-predictable plot lets her down.’
However, the review also said that Sweeney ‘does her best’ with the material she was given and was ‘certainly credible.’
Christy currently holds a critics score of 69% on Rotten Tomatoes while the audience score has yet to be calculated.
