Sydney Sweeney discusses gaining 30 pounds for Christy Martin biopic
Sydney Sweeney was dedicated to embodying pioneering female boxer Christy Martin for an upcoming biopic.
The actor shared that she gained more than 30 pounds and spent months training for the role, telling W Magazine, 'My body was completely different.'
'I loved it,' she said. 'I came onboard to play Christy, and I had about three and a half months of training. I started eating. I weight-trained in the morning for an hour, kickboxed midday for about two hours, and then weight-trained again at night for an hour.'
Amid her intense workout routine and weight gain, Sweeney shared that she went up four sizes and 'didn't fit in any of my clothes.'
'I'm usually a size 23 in jeans, and I was wearing a size 27. My boobs got bigger. And my butt got huge. It was crazy! I was like, Oh my God,' she reportedly laughed. 'But it was amazing: I was so strong, like crazy strong.'
To become Martin, the 'Anyone But You' star also had to wear brown contact lenses and a brown wig that was styled as a mullet.
What is the biopic about?
The untitled biopic is directed by David Michod, who co-wrote the script with Mirrah Foulkes. The story follows Martin's rise to becoming one of the biggest female boxers in the '90s.
Martin made her boxing debut in 1989 and married Jim Martin who was also her manager. Jim Martin was 25 years older than Christy Martin and abusive throughout their marriage. In 2010, he stabbed her and shot her in the chest. He's currently serving a 25-year prison sentence.
Martin is the only woman boxer to ever appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated, she's the first to sign with famed promoter Don King, the first female inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame and she earned the World Boxing female super welterweight title in 2009. She boxed until 2012.
Sweeney and Martin recently reunited in New York for the Parade of Champions on June 8.
How Did Sydney Sweeney train to play Christy Martin?
In October 2024, Sweeney shared photos of her transformation on Instagram, showing off her toned and buff arms.
'Over the past few months, i've been immersed in training to bring to life the story of an incredible woman,' she wrote, in part, alongside snaps of her in character.
The actor later shared footage of her boxing workout routine in the gym following a montage of negative comments about her appearance. Start TODAY trainer Stephanie Mansour previously noted that the moves Sweeney was performing in the quick video are upper body boxing moves which work the shoulders, biceps, back and core.
According to her W Magazine interview, Sweeney later had to drop the weight in seven weeks for her next project. While it didn't go into detail about how she shed the pounds, the actor did share that she's always loved sports.
'I love being outside. I was on the ski team, and I wakeboarded. I slalom ski on water. I was on the soccer team and the softball team. And then my parents got me into grappling, which is like wrestling, and kickboxing,' she said. 'I was the only girl at the dojo. I trained there from 13 until about 19. I fought all guys. I liked to think that if s--- went down, I might be able to step up.'
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Daily Mail
2 hours ago
- Daily Mail
Dele Alli 'splits with girlfriend Cindy Kimberly following trip to Ibiza' as model unfollows Como star on social media
Former Tottenham and England star Dele Alli has reportedly split with his model girlfriend Cindy Kimberly. Alli, who currently plays his football at Italian side Como - for whom he signed in January - has endured a difficult few years both on and off the pitch. The 29-year-old hadn't played a professional game for two years before he was afforded the chance to train with the Serie A club. Cesc Fabregas, the Como manager, then opted to bring Alli on board officially, handing him his debut against AC Milan in March. However, his return did not go to plan - lasting only 10 minutes - as he was red-carded and Como went on to lose to the Rossoneri. Alli has not been seen on the grass since. Now, off the field, he has suffered a blow, according to reports, with GSM claiming that he and Kimberly have called it quits, with the model unfollowing the football star on social media app Instagram. The couple went public with their relationship in June 2022, and as recently as January, Cindy, who works as a full-time model - having once graced the cover of Sports Illustrated - could be seen posing with Alli as he completed his move to Como. Cindy had been a rock for the footballer, who in 2023 opened up on his traumatic childhood, which included being sexually abused as young as the age of six. The model also stood by him as he revealed his addiction to sleeping pills and the mental health issues he has had to deal with, in an incredibly raw interview with Gary Neville. But now, it seems their relationship is over. Cindy is believed to have wiped all pictures of the pair together, including one taken of them in Como as recently as April, from her Instagram. This all follows Alli's recent trip to Ibiza, where he was reportedly seen with model Parmida Shahbazy, while Cindy was working in Morocco. Despite the reports, Alli does still follow Cindy on social media. On the pitch, meanwhile, Alli will be hoping that the upcoming season will prove more fruitful than the last. Last month, Fabregas, who lambasted Alli for his 'grave mistake' during his only appearance for Como, insisted that he needs to 'keep working' in a bid to resurrect his career. 'Dele Alli needs to keep working,' said Fabregas. 'He had his chance in Milan, but was sent off and then got injured. When the right time comes, it just comes.' However, Fabregas was not quite as forgiving following Alli's debut back in March, showing little sympathy for the former Everton man. 'Dele Alli is a player who can score goals,' Fabregas told DAZN. 'He perhaps didn't deserve this opportunity because he has only been working with us for two weeks and has a lot to improve. 'It is a grave mistake, one that we should not see from a player of his experience. 'It was a clear red card, there's nothing to be said about that, he left the team down to 10 men during a crucial moment when we were pushing for 2-2. 'That is the most negative thing about this evening, but we keep going.'
Daily Mail
19 hours ago
- Daily Mail
Sydney Sweeney reveals Glen Powell gave her a helping hand after his ex shared reaction to affair rumors
Sydney Sweeney revealed that Glen Powell hooked her up with her latest project after his ex finally opened up about her reaction to their affair rumors. The 27-year-old blonde bombshell will appear on The Kelly Clarkson Show on Wednesday where she opened up about a career opportunity the 36-year-old helped her out with. Earlier this year, Sydney appeared on Tate McCrae song Miss Possessive and she revealed that it was her Anyone But You costar who connected her with the 21-year-old rising pop star. Host Kelly, 43, asked if she knew Tate prior as Sydney replied: 'I didn't. So, I've been a huge fan of her music. I think she's so beyond talented. She's so hot. 'Yeah, uh and Glen actually connected me with her. He was like, "hey, Tate wants me to connect you two. Can I give her your number?" I said "yeah, sure." 'So, he put us in contact and then she reached out and was like, "hey, I really would love to sample your voice for a portion of my song and my new album. Would you be down?" I'm like "hell yes." Yeah. It's so cool.' This came after Glen's ex-girlfriend Gigi Paris finally revealed her reaction to rumors that he had an affair with Hollywood siren Sydney. Gigi, 32, and Glen were involved with each other for 'over three years' before splitting in 2023, she explained on the podcast Too Much. About that time, Glen and Sydney were promoting their romantic comedy Anyone But You when they were were hit with speculation they had an on-set romance - and deliberately played into the conjecture to drum up publicity for the movie. He freely admitted afterwards that the gambit 'worked wonderfully,' as the fim was a smash hit, and he added to the New York Times: 'Sydney is very smart.' However Gigi has now shared her side of the story, recalling that she was left 'blindsided' and 'shattered' when the romance rumors hit the headlines. Her A-list ex, whom she did not name, allegedly waved away her concerns by saying: 'This is what I have to do for my job.' contacted representatives for Sydney and Glen for comment. Earlier this year, Sydney appeared on Tate McCrae song Miss Possessive and she revealed that it was her Anyone But You costar who connected her with the 21-year-old rising pop star Gigi said that once she was faced with Glen's argument that the situation was a professional necessity, she 'had two options.' She explained: 'I could either pretend like I was going along with everything and have everyone wonder: 'Are they hooking up? Are they not hooking up? Is she okay with this? What the f***?' Or stand up for myself and say: 'No, I'm actually not okay with this, and I'm waking away.' So that's what I decided to do.' The Miami-born model insisted: 'It wasn't a way to monetize the breakup. It wasn't a way to twist the story around. I was shattered, shattered.' Gigi added: 'I just wanted respect. Especially if it's gonna be public, like don't make an a** out of me. Just don't make a fool out of someone you've been with for over three years, talking about forever with. Just have some decency, you know?' She claimed that for Glen, 'at the end of the day, it was like: 'Well, work comes first.' And if that's the case, power to you, that's your priority. I gotta walk away.' In her view, the situation was 'handled' improperly from a publicity standpoint and left her feeling 'like I was just fed to the dogs, like: "Good luck. You handle this."' Gigi decided to exit the relationship because 'I just hit a threshold of what I could take, and I was just so disappointed and that was that.' She shared that she 'flew across the world to look at him in the face and say: "I can't do this anymore," and was 'bawling' throughout the flight to Australia, where Anyone But You was predominantly filmed. Gigi also argued that Glen should have issued a public statement denying the affair and insisting that he was faithful to her. 'I know that I deserve a lot better, and I know that the bare minimum of any relationship is to have your partner's back, period,' she contended. 'Where are you when you just need to stand up and say: 'No, I would never cheat on my girlfriend. I wouldn't do that.' That's all that needed to be said.' She observed: 'Also it was serving them for their PR. Later on it turned out that it was all – I don't know if there was a relationship there or not, but then they came out to say it was all a PR scheme at the expense of our relationship.' Her feeling is that 'it was pretty obvious what was going on, and if people didn't really see what was going on, that's fine, but to me it was just like, whoa, that's pretty crazy, just to sell a movie – or not, who knows?' She said with a wan laugh: 'And I honestly hoped that they'd end up together, 'cause I was like, at least it would make it worth it for me. Hope they are in love or whatnot.' In the months after his split from Gigi, Glen said he gave Sydney 'all the credit' for using the affair rumors to fuel publicity for their picture. 'I don't have the mental capacity to pull anything like this off, but she's very smart. She's very smart,' the Hollywood Adonis remarked. 'I had such a wonderful journey with her on this thing. But in terms of actual dating and actually being together?' he added, laughing, to Business insider. He added that 'the only reason it made things harder for me to lean into that stuff was that I was going through a very real breakup amidst a promotional tour.' Glen maintained: 'I was with someone that I really loved and cared about and was trying to kind of make sense of a lot of stuff.' He noted that 'it was a lot easier for Sydney to lean into something like that because she's in a very committed and wonderful relationship and she's very happy.' At the time, Sydney, 27, was engaged to her longtime boyfriend Jonathan Davino, 41, whom she publicly confirmed her split from this May after months of breakup rumors. Sydney, who was an executive producer on Anyone But You, has stated that she 'was on every call' that involved promoting the film. 'I was in text group chats. I was probably keeping everybody over at Sony marketing and distribution awake at night because I couldn't stop with ideas.' The busty blonde bombshell dished: 'I wanted to make sure that we were actively having a conversation with the audience as we were promoting this film, because at the end of the day, they're the ones who created the entire narrative.'
Glasgow Times
a day ago
- Glasgow Times
New Rangers manager pictured at popular Glasgow restaurant
Russell Martin dined at Caffe Parma on Hyndland Road in the city's West End on Tuesday, June 10. Sharing his visit on Facebook, the Italian eatery said the coach popped in to 'soak up some sunshine and enjoy a few tasty nibbles'. READ MORE: Rangers legend pictured at much-loved Glasgow restaurant READ MORE: Rangers legend pictured visiting beloved Glasgow restaurant In the post, the eatery said: "Guess who popped by to soak up some sunshine and enjoy a few tasty nibbles on our terrace? "None other than the new Rangers FC manager, Russell Martin." The 39-year-old former professional footballer became the Gers' head coach recently. Before that, Martin played with several clubs during his football career, including Norwich City, Walsall, Peterborough United, and Milton Keynes Dons.
