Although Sydney Sweeney has starred in a quantity of in style TV reveals, she continues to be finest recognized for her work on Euphoria. Within the hit HBO drama, Sweeney portrays Cassie Howard, a teenager whose want for romantic love typically leads her down roads higher left untraveled. Sweeney has lengthy since shared that she loves how relatable Cassie is. Nevertheless, her character isn’t the one facet of Euphoria that she feels deeply related to. Evidently some of the present’s major themes additionally hit house with Sweeney as she’s watched some members of her household wrestle with dependancy.
Drug and alcohol dependancy is mentioned ceaselessly in ‘Euphoria’
Whereas Euphoria is an ensemble present, its central theme surrounds drug and alcohol dependancy. The present is narrated by Rue Bennett (Zendaya), a recovering drug addict navigating adolescence and attempting to get clear. A lot of the present focuses on Rue’s sobriety, or lack thereof, and the way it impacts her buddies and household on micro and macro ranges. The theme of the present is one thing that Sweeney herself has a private connection with.
Sydney Sweeney reveals that dependancy runs in her household
Sweeney and her quick household moved out to Los Angeles years in the past in pursuit of her appearing desires. Nevertheless, she initially hails from Spokane, Washington, and grew up on the Washington/Idaho border. She recollects being near her cousins rising up and the magical experiences she had within the nice outdoor of the Pacific Northwest. In contrast to her Euphoria character, Cassie, her teenage years weren’t riddled with wild events, medication, or alcohol. The truth is, the MMA fighter’s mother and father have been extraordinarily strict.
As an alternative of partying, Sweeney put her give attention to college, appearing, and sports activities. She really graduated valedictorian from highschool and recollects being terrified of breaking her mother and father’ guidelines. Thus far, she’s by no means even tried alcohol or medication as a result of of her household’s historical past. Whereas talking with GQ UK, the Euphoria actor revealed that there’s a “really deep, deep streak of addiction” that runs in her household.
Sweeney comes from a household of Cassies and Rues
“I come from a family of Cassies and Rues,” Sweeney defined. “Mostly Rues. I’ve never actually tried any drug, never drank, because I’ve seen my aunts, uncles, cousins, and the effect not just on that person but the community surrounding them. It’s hard to watch someone want to destroy themselves. It’s hard when people judge people they don’t know.”
In contrast to her ‘Euphoria’ character, Sweeney doesn’t drink, do medication, or celebration
Even now that she’s in Hollywood, Sweeney is strict in regards to the guidelines she put in place for herself. She drinks water virtually solely, choosing a non-alcoholic Shirley Temple on very particular events. Medicine proceed to be off-limits for the Every thing Sucks! actor as nicely. And whereas Sweeney attends the occasional celebration for work, she’s extra of a homebody in her private life. Clearly, Sweeney has been impacted by her household’s historical past. It’s no surprise that she feels so strongly in regards to the tales she’s telling on Euphoria.