Sydney Sweeney shocks fans by turning her bathwater into soap for latest venture
Sydney Sweeney has shocked fans with her new venture - turning her bathwater into soap.
The Euphoria actress, 27, has teamed up with Dr. Squatch for the unique collaboration.
The Sun reports only 5,000 bars of the soap are being sold, and those who purchase the soap will be able to get a certificate confirming it's been made with Sweeney's bathwater.
'When fans start asking for your bathwater, either ignore it or turn it into a soap,' Sweeney joked.
"It's weird in the best way.'
According to the company, the soap is 'the ultimate blend of outdoor serenity with refreshing notes of pine, douglas fir, earthy moss, and a touch of Sydney's Bathwater Bliss".
It's not the first time Sweeney has worked with the company, as she became an ambassador for the brand last October.
She starred in an advert for the company selling their body wash, and while sitting in a bubble bath she cheekily said to the camera: 'Hello you dirty little boys, are you interested in my body... wash?"
In March, the actress was spotted having dinner with former co-star Glen Powell, in the wake of reports that the Hollywood star has called off her wedding to Jonathan Davino.
Sweeney and Powell first worked together on the series Scream Queens, which aired for two seasons in 2015 and 2016, and then again as leads in 2023's Anyone But You, which sparked rumours about the steamy chemistry they had in the rom-com.
Sweeney and her three-year fiance Davino are said to have had 'major' issues, which have led to them deciding to stop making plans for their wedding.
And she set tongues wagging when she recently deleted a snap of the pair kissing on New Year's Eve from her Instagram page.
The couple's relationship was reported to have 'major' issues, some of which relate to her heavy work schedule.
Sweeney and Davino started dating in 2018, became engaged in 2022 and had planned to get married this May.
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