Actor Sydney Sweeney responded in December 2024 to hostile comments about bikini photos of her published by the Daily Mail.
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The Daily Mail published photos of Sweeney in a bikini at her home in the Florida Keys on December 11, 2024. The images were captured from a distance, and many outlets described them as zoomed in.
The comments
Many comments on the Daily Mail article criticised Sweeney’s body. Outlets including HollywoodLife reported that some of the comments described her as “chunky” and questioned whether she was pregnant.
Her response
On December 13, 2024, Sweeney posted an Instagram video that reshared several of the comments. The video had no caption. Later posts showed her training for the boxing role in the Christy Martin biopic. Outlets including People and Bustle reported on her response.
Editor’s note: an earlier version of this article described the photos as leaked and included unsourced descriptions of Sweeney’s comments and video. Those details have been removed or replaced with the reporting described above.
Sources
- Bustle, Sydney Sweeney called out body-shaming trolls (December 2024): https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/sydney-sweeney-body-shaming-comments-response
- People, Sydney Sweeney ditches her bra and shows off midriff after clapping back at body shamers (December 18, 2024): https://www.aol.com/sydney-sweeney-ditches-her-bra-182453421.html
- HollywoodLife, Sydney Sweeney pool bikini photos and her response (December 17, 2024): https://hollywoodlife.com/2024/12/17/sydney-sweeney-pool-bikini-photos/
- Brit + Co, Sydney Sweeney claps back at body shamers (December 2024): https://www.brit.co/sydney-sweeney-claps-back-at-body-shamers/