If you’ve watched Euphoria, you know it’s packed with intense themes like drug use and sex, making it the kind of show most people would avoid watching with their parents.
But what happens when your child is one of the stars?
Sweeney plays a character who has several explicit scenes in the hit HBO series, and while she’s now a rising star in Hollywood, her role in Euphoria came with its own challenges.
She even had to fight harder to land other roles that were different from what people had seen her do on the show.
Sydney Sweeney is now a well-known name in HollywoodMert Alper Dervis/Anadolu via Getty Images
“I had to audition for it. I had to put myself on tape and send in my audition just like everybody else.”
She went on to explain how she faced similar struggles when auditioning for White Lotus.
“I could get offered roles that are similar to the ones that I’ve played, but the ones that are different, the ones that surprise people that I do, are the ones that I usually have to fight for.”
During an interview on Sunday Today With Willie Geist, Sweeney revealed how her family reacted to her role in the show.
While her mom was more aware of the storyline, some family members, including her dad, were caught off guard.
The actress plays Cassie Howard in EuphoriaHBO
Because of this, her dad ended up watching the show without much of a heads-up—and with some other family members. He had no idea what was coming.
“I mean, how do you bring it up in conversation?” she joked. “And also, when I talk to my dad, it’s usually not about work.
As you might expect, not everyone stuck around for the whole thing.
“My dad and my grandpa turned it off and walked out,” Sweeney shared.
Sometimes, you just can’t win them all!
