Sydney Sweeney transforms physique for Christy Martin boxing biopic position

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Sydney Sweeney packs a punch each on and off the display screen.

The "Euphoria" star shared how she reworked her physique — and her grandmother’s yard — to organize for her new film, "Christy."

Sweeney portrays boxing trailblazer Christy Martin within the upcoming biopic, and mentioned she gained 35 kilos to play the position, coaching like an expert fighter in her dwelling state of Idaho .

"It was a lot enjoyable although, as a result of I grew up in Idaho with my household, and my grandma’s my neighbor, and I turned her shed into my ‘Rocky’ gymnasium," Sweeney instructed " Good Morning America ." "I put flooring in and boxing luggage, and I introduced my trainers up there, and I had a boxing coach and a weight coach. And each single day I'd weight prepare within the morning and evening, then I would field for like two or three hours a day."

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Actress Sydney Sweeney is seen in character as legendary boxer Christy Martin through the upcoming biopic. (Amy Sussman/Getty Pictures; Black Bear Pic)

Sweeney mentioned she fueled her transformation with " protein shake after protein shake ," and the extraordinary routine even led to some battle scars on set.

"We had been knocking one another out, we had been getting bloody noses, I bought a concussion," she admitted. "We had been really preventing."

Sydney Sweeney gained 35 kilos to painting the boxer. (Steve Granitz/FilmMagic)

The actress mentioned her connection to the story went deeper than the bodily problem.

"[Christy] was an expert boxer who got here up throughout a time when ladies within the sport had been unpopular," Sweeney mentioned. "She was a trailblazer for ladies boxers. She finally ends up marrying her coach … who sadly manipulates her, and he or she turns into a sufferer of home violence. And when she tries to go away him for the love of her life, who was a girl, he shoots and stops her."

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The true story of Martin — often known as "The Coal Miner’s Daughter" — captivated Sweeney, who additionally serves as a producer on the movie.

"I keep in mind once I bought on the primary Zoom with the director, I mentioned, ‘I don’t care, I need to produce this, I simply need to be part of telling her story,' as a result of I believe that, like Christy says, she needs it to save lots of lives, and I need to be part of telling that and hopefully opening doorways for different individuals."

She added, "It is unbelievable. I wished to lose myself for this."

Sydney Sweeney is seen exterior "Good Morning America" on Nov. 4, 2025, in New York Metropolis. (Raymond Corridor/GC Pictures/Getty Pictures)

And to make the expertise much more surreal, the actual Christy Martin was on set watching Sweeney step into her gloves.

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"It was so enjoyable having her there, particularly after we had been doing the preventing scenes," Sweeney mentioned. "I may hear her on the backside of the ring going, ‘Hit her with a left hook!’ Like, ‘You already know what I’m going to do, Christy!’"

The "Anybody However You" actress turned heads Tuesday as she stepped out in Manhattan , sporting a brief leather-based trench jacket — and nothing beneath.

Sweeney was photographed exterior the studio the place her interview was taped in a racy look. (Jason Howard/Bauer-Griffin/GC Pictures)

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The star’s eye-catching ensemble featured a nude leather-based Sportmax trench coat styled as a costume, matching knee-high boots and a Miu Miu bag. She accomplished the daring look with tinted sun shades.

Sweeney, who rose to fame for her position in "Euphoria," portrayed Cassie Howard, a highschool scholar recognized for her advanced relationships and struggles with self-worth and validation.

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She even teased what’s subsequent for the upcoming third season of "Euphoria," saying, "The one factor I can say is it’s about God. Some individuals are going to seek out God, some are going to want God."

Stephanie Giang-Paunon is an leisure author for Fox Information Digital. Story suggestions will be despatched to stephanie.giang@fox.com and on Twitter: @SGiangPaunon.