Sydney Sweeney: her struggles to reach Hollywood success

Nowadays, talking about Sydney Sweeney is talking about one of the great stars of Hollywood. Both in film and on television, this smiling twenty-something has become a popular face for companies, producers, and, above all, millions of TV and movie fans.

Series like 'Euphoria' or 'The White Lotus' and films like 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' or the recent hit 'Anyone But You' have elevated her status to the Hollywood Olympus.

What not everyone knows is that to reach the top, Sydney Sweeney has not had it easy at all. Her family even went bankrupt to support the dream that Sydney Sweeney eventually fulfilled. This is her story.

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According to Celebrity Net Worth, Sydney Sweeney already has a net worth of $20 million. What's more, for the film 'Inmaculate' (2024) she didn't just make money as the lead actress but also as a producer.

To learn about the humble roots of Sydney Sweeney, who was born in 1997, it's interesting to know that her school interests included, among others, Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), as she told Marie Claire and The Kelly Clarkson Show.

Before becoming an actress, she trained with Ronda Rousey's teachers, competed, and was injured. Of course, mixed martial arts is now prohibited by contract.

At some point during her preteen years, Sydney Sweeney realized she wanted to be an actress. She explained it to her parents and although they had some reservations, they agreed to let their 12-year-old daughter do a casting for a movie filmed in the city. She got the role.

2009 was the beginning of a career that continues to add illustrious names: 'Criminal Minds', 'Grey's Anatomy', 'Heroes', 'Pretty Little Liars', and '90210' were some of the series in which she appeared.

Despite a slow rise to fame, Sydney Sweeney's career seemed to be doing well and her family decided to move to Los Angeles. There, life was much more expensive than in her native Spokane, Washington. What's more, they had to sell their family home to last longer in their new city.

As the actress recounts in Women's Health, when she was 16, her family went bankrupt. They had to live for nine months in a Holiday Inn hotel in Burbank. The situation was so bad that it led to the divorce of her parents.

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Sydney Sweeney has not been able to do anything about her parents' relationship but, at least, in 2022 she managed to buy back the family home in Spokane, as she confirmed in Kelly Clarkson's show. The house originally belonged to her great-grandmother she was determined to get it back.

Without a doubt, the year 2018 was key for the actress's career, as it was the year in which she appeared in 'Everything S*cks!', 'The Handmaid's Tale' and 'Sharp Objects'. A year later, HBO would give her the role of Cassie in 'Euphoria' and her career would take off.

Of course, Sydney Sweeney bought her own house in Westwood, an elite neighborhood in Los Angeles. It is a house from 1933 that reminds her of her family home, with the difference that it cost her 3 million dollars.

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Sydney Sweeney claimed to have never tried illegal substances, but she had gone through some toxic relationships. By now, that issue in the actress's life has been straightened out.

She is doing wonderfully professionally and personally. Sweeney is in a discreet but very stable relationship with Jonathan Davino. The businessman and millionaire is 13 years older than her and they got engaged in 2022.

Of Italian descent, his family owns the famous Pompei pizzeria in Chicago, where the businessman resides. Sweeney claims she has no problem moving there. Meanwhile, Jonathan Davino (second from the right) has used some of his millions to produce 'Immaculate' with her.

As the actress told Cosmopolitan, the couple knew each other before but started dating in 2018 (when she was 21) and have always tried to be discreet and keep the press far away.  In fact, Jonathan Davino does not have social media accounts, nor does Sydney Sweeney have a single photo of him on her social media.

Now that she can no longer practice MMA, the actress found another hobby: vintage cars. In fact, one of her most viral videos is a TikTok recorded while restoring a '69 Ford Bronco.

"I’m obsessed with cars, especially vintage vehicles. I wanted to train as a mechanic. My best friend’s Dad builds & restores classic Porches. I brought my Branco to his shop & I changed the brakes, transmission, the interior; pretty much everything on the car," she stated on The Late Night Show.

Her talent has been recognized by critics as well as the public. Sydney Sweeney has two Emmy nominations; one for Outstanding Supporting Actress for 'The White Lotus' and another for 'Euphoria'.

This is how a star's career is forged. Sydney Sweeney bet on herself, was patient, and won. And she keeps winning. The only thing left to do is be happy for her.

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