Sydney Sweeney's brutal confession about being sexualised: 'I have no control'

Sydney Sweeney has opened up about what it's been like to be constantly sexualised throughout her career, saying that constant comments over her body made her feel like she has "no control" over the online discussion.

The 26-year-old Anyone But You star confessed that she doesn't "allow" herself to have a reaction to the discourse about her looks and physique saying she's still trying to "figure it out".

Conversation about the star's body ramped up (again) after her hosting appearance on Saturday Night Live, with footage of Sydney wearing a low-cut dress and thanking the audience having been viewed more than 25 million times on social media.

“I see it, and I just can’t allow myself to have a reaction," she said in a recent interview with Variety. "I don’t know how to explain it - I’m still trying to figure it out myself."

Sydney implied that people often don't see her as a real-life person who can see their remarks, because of her fame and the belief that she's signed her life away.

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"People feel connected and free to be able to speak about me in whatever way they want, because they believe I’ve signed my life away,” she said.

“[People believe] that I’m not on a human level anymore, because I’m an actor. That these characters are for everybody else, but then me as Sydney is not for me anymore,” she continued. “It’s this weird relationship that people have with me that I have no control or say over.”

Sydney also spoke about the competitive acting industry and how it's harder for women to be taken as seriously as their male counterparts.

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"There’s way more actresses in the pool in this industry than there are actors, so you have a higher rate of competition. But as a male, it’s much easier to do one movie that does really well, and then you can get offered any film that you want," she said.

"And me, I’m still getting 'Can she act?' accusations. Go watch Reality, White Lotus, Euphoria, Sharp Objects, Handmaid’s Tale - but, OK, I’ll keep trying to prove myself, and hope that one day I can get cast with an amazing director and have a film that people recognise."

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