Sydney Sweeney responds to body shamers with new photos

Sydney Sweeney responds to body shamers with new photos

Syndey Sweeney

Sydney Sweeney has shut down body shamers in the best way possible: by sharing new photos of herself seemingly training for her role as Christy Martin.

The euphoria The star previously impressed fans after sharing a first look at herself as a queer boxer in the upcoming film – an as-yet-untitled biopic chronicling Martin’s rise to fame. She became America’s best-known female boxer – legitimizing women’s participation in the sport – and was almost killed by her husband James Martin in 2010.

The film also stars Love lies bleedingThe film stars Katy O’Brian as Martin’s boxing rival and wife Lisa Holewyne and Ben Foster as James.

Sweeney took to Instagram on Saturday (December 14) to respond to critics who unnecessarily commented on her body and proved that she is training for her upcoming role. The tongue-in-cheek post featured screenshots of the undeniably vile comments before comparing them to footage of her working out at the gym.

In one picture, the star was seen lifting weights in a purple muscle shirt. Another saw Sweeney flipping a tire like she was superhuman. A third clip showed her boxing training, throwing punches, dropping to the floor and doing a series of push-ups.

Unfortunately, the public discourse surrounding Sweeney’s body is nothing new. At the beginning of this year her appearance was on Saturday Night Live saw the actress being used by the far right as evidence of “anti-wokeness.”

Fans rallied behind Sweeney in the comments, voicing their displeasure at the disgusting comments from bigots. “Ngl, why do people feel entitled to talk about someone’s body,” one person rightly observed.

“Insecure people project their own insecurities onto confident and strong women,” another person wrote. “So show them who’s boss.”

“I will never understand the hatred in people’s hearts when it comes to leaving comments like this,” wrote a third.

Sydney Sweeney’s untitled Christy Martin biopic has not yet announced a title or release date. Check back here for updates.

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