Sydney Sweeney has explained why she had to struggle for her role in The White Lotus after earning a reputation for herself in the adolescent drama Euphoria.
The 25-year-old actress has been in programmes such as The Handmaid’s Tale and Sharp Objects, but she is most recognised for her role as Cassie Howard in Euphoria, which debuted in 2019.
Sydney appears as pampered adolescent Olivia Mossbacher in the first season of The White Lotus two years later.
She has recently revealed that she nearly lost out on the job in the black comedy-drama due to her work on Sam Levinson’s series.
Speaking about her next part as an ex-FBI intelligence analyst in the film Reality Winner, Sydney stated that “always people see me as Cassie or see me as Olivia.”
‘They send me scripts that are just like that. It’s the ones I have to fight for that usually are the ones that I want that are different, like ‘reality,’ she said.
‘I had to audition for it. I had to put myself on tape and send in my audition just like everybody else. It was the same for White Lotus.
‘They didn’t think that I was right for White Lotus, because I did Euphoria,’ she added when speaking to Variety.
She explained: ‘So I put myself on tape, I auditioned for White Lotus just like everybody else and had a call back like everybody else.’
‘I could get offered roles that are similar to the ones that I’ve played, but the ones that are different, the ones that surprise people that I do, are the ones that I usually have to fight for.’
In the interview Sydney said that she felt lucky to be able to be picky with her projects, adding that she has ‘shocked people by the choices that I make with my characters’.
The actress has recently completed production on her next big screen movie, a yet-to-be-titled romantic comedy in Australia with Top Gun star Glen Powell, 34.
Despite the fact that the duo were both in long-term partnerships when the cameras were rolling, they found themselves at the core of suspicions that their on-screen chemistry had transferred off-screen and that something more was going on.
While Sydney is engaged to restauranteur Jonathan Davino, Glen and his girlfriend Gigi Paris just ended their three-year relationship.
The White Lotus and Euphoria are available to watch on NOW.
Source My Celebrity Life.