Sydney Sweeney Particulars How Her Rise to Stardom Led to Her Dad and mom Going Bankrupt, Divorcing

In a brand new interview with Glamour as a part of their 2024 Girls Of The Yr situation, the Anybody However You actress shared how her rise to the highest negatively impacted her household.

Rising up on the Washington-Idaho border, a younger Sweeney at all times knew she needed to be a star, and after convincing her dad and mom — with the assistance of an in depth PowerPoint presentation — they started driving her all the way down to Los Angeles for auditions. The grueling, 38-hour back-and-forth journey usually resulted in little work for Sweeney, with many in her small city urging her to “cease breaking your loved ones aside” with the fixed journeys to that “hell-ridden metropolis” and get a “actual job” as an alternative.

In the long run it paid off for Sweeney, however it got here with a value — after transferring to Los Angeles when she was 16, her dad and mom divorced, and ultimately filed for chapter.

“There was a second the place I ended desirous to go dwelling, which made me actually unhappy as a result of I felt like a failure,” Sweeney mentioned of these early days.

“I knew that I might by no means really fail as a result of, I imply, on a really broad scale, my household did lose every little thing,” she added of striving to make it regardless of these setbacks, “They did break up. Whether or not or not that was due to coming right here, it positively was a catalyst for it. So I knew I had to achieve some capability in order that it wasn’t for nothing.”

Sweeney went on to wrestle throughout these early days as she went out for auditions and completed highschool, driving her grandparents outdated Volvo whereas her L.A. classmates confirmed as much as faculty in Mercedes Benz’s and BMWs.

“For 20 years I used to be this particular person,” the Euphoria star mentioned. “It is simply been within the final 5 years that my life has modified and grown. Most of my life, I used to be a totally regular particular person. You guys did not see it as a result of I wasn’t well-known.”

And it actually was within the final 5 years that Sweeney’s star started to shine, with the younger actress touchdown small, however standout roles in The Handmaid’s Story, Sharp Objects and As soon as Upon a Time in Hollywood, earlier than breaking out in hits like Euphoria and The White Lotus.

Now, with a number of extra films underneath her belt, the aforementioned Anybody However You and Immaculate, and her personal manufacturing firm Fifty-Fifty Movies, which has a number of initiatives within the works, Sweeney has gone from rising star to “It Woman.”

“It is a bizarre feeling when persons are like, ‘Oh, you are profitable,’ or say, “You’ve got made it,'” Sweeney mentioned. “It would not really feel like that as a result of there’s a lot extra I wish to accomplish and obtain. I really feel like I’ve barely scratched the floor of what I would love to do in my life.”

Whereas her household could have taken a success on account of her profession, Sweeny is as formidable as ever and has each intention to “hold working,” with their struggles inspiring the 27-year-old starlet to get a agency grip on the cash she has now and the place it goes.

“I come from a household the place I noticed my dad and mom lose every little thing, and I’m frightened of that. That concern will at all times be instilled in me. I am an enormous saver. I do not simply go and spend cash. I like to speculate. I like actual property. I like making, hopefully, good selections with the cash I am making. However I do not assume I am going to ever really really feel comfy,” Sweeney mentioned.

She is also adamant about taking good care of her household, including, “I am a really profitable, unbiased girl who’s labored actually laborious. I’ve completed and acquired every little thing myself, and I present for myself and my household.”