Sydney Sweeney reads the comments. She takes it in stride.

The euphoria The 27-year-old actress shared a video on Instagram on Friday containing a series of hateful comments about her body. The comments, which appeared to come from recent paparazzi photos of Sweeney outside her house in a bikini, called the Everyone but you The main roles feature everything from “pretty frumpy” to “chunky” and “definitely not supermodel material.” One commenter also claimed Sweeney needs to “go to the gym” more often.

This last comment is ironic because immediately after the comments, she posted photos and videos of herself doing exactly that. Sweeney shared pictures of her pushing tires, pumping iron and boxing in the ring – and showing off impressive muscle gains in the mirror.

Sweeney’s industry colleagues rushed to her aid. Riverdale Alum Lili Reinhart commented on the post: “It’s always wild to see people publicly portray themselves as bitches with comments like this. You look incredible and your commitment to your project is very inspiring.”

Sweeney’s intense routine is part of training for her upcoming role in David Michôd’s new film, in which she plays ’90s boxing icon Christy Martin. It’s a transformative role that Sweeney is proud to take on.

“I trained extensively to bring to life the story of an incredible woman – a true champion who fought both in and out of the ring,” Sweeney wrote on Instagram in October, sharing photos of her on set. “Her journey is a testament to resilience, strength and hope, and I am honored to follow in her footsteps and share her powerful story with all of you.”

In a May interview with Deadline, she described the role as “physically and emotionally demanding” but said she was looking forward to “challenging” herself.

This isn’t the first time Sweeney has criticized online critics of her performance. In May 2021, the two-time Emmy nominee posted a video of herself on Instagram after learning that she was “trending on Twitter… because she’s ugly.”

“I know everyone says, ‘You can’t read anything’ and ‘You shouldn’t read anything,’ but I’m a f***ing human being,” she said through tears. “I think it’s really important for people to see how words actually affect people.”

Earlier this year, Sweeney also responded through her representatives to criticism from film producer Carol Baum, who said that the reality The actress is “not pretty” and “can’t act”. Sweeney’s representatives responded at the time: “How sad that a woman capable of sharing her expertise and experience would instead choose to attack another woman.”