Sydney Sweeney on “SNL”
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Sydney Sweeney decided to reveal her “five-point plan” for breaking into Hollywood and joke about romance rumors with her former co-star Glen Powell during her “Saturday Night Live” monologue.
The actress started her hosting debut with a joke: “You've seen me in 'Anyone But You' and 'Euphoria.' “You definitely didn’t see me in Madame Web,” after the film’s brutal reviews from critics. “But I have a new film coming out called Immaculate. I play a nun so it’s the perfect casting,” she added.
Sweeney further expressed on Saturday that she wanted “everyone to know the real me,” saying, “I feel like people only see me as the girl on TV who screams, cries and has sex.” Sometimes it’s all three at the same time.”
The Euphoria star opened up about growing up in her hometown of Spokane, Washington, praising her parents for driving 19 hours to Los Angeles so she could audition for film and television roles. “I’m so grateful to them for believing in me,” she said.
But Sweeney admitted that the only reason they believed in her was because “I gave them a five-point plan for getting into acting.” It was a PowerPoint presentation and I always have it still. … It's like, 'Audition, get an agent, do commercials and short films, then get my SAG card.'”
However, The White Lotus also had a backup plan in case the first one failed. A slide appeared on the screen that read, “Plan B: Show breasts.”
Sweeney then took a moment to address some of the rumors she had seen about her online.
“I once said that I used to work at Universal Studios (which was true according to ), and then someone online accused me of lying about it, which is crazy,” she said. “If I didn't work there, how would I know all the Universal characters?” Keyword: Sweeney mispronounces the names of the following characters: Shrek, Minions and Harry Potter.
Another rumor the actress wanted to clear up included her “Anyone But You” co-star Glen Powell.
“I would say the craziest rumor I've ever seen is that I had an affair with my co-star Glen Powell while filming 'Anyone But You,'” Sweeney said. “That’s obviously not true. Me and my fiancé [Jonathan Davino] He co-produced the film and was there throughout the entire shoot. And I just want to let everyone know that he is the man of my dreams and we are still together and stronger than ever. He even came here tonight to support me. Can we cut to him?”
The camera panned further to Powell, who was sitting in the audience, but the actress clarified that her fiancé was actually backstage.
Sweeney made her debut hosting the NBC sketch comedy series with musical guest Kacey Musgraves.