Thanks to the success, Sydney Sweeney was able to reclaim the family home that her parents had sold. (Photo by Brendon Thorne/Getty Images)
Sydney Sweeney you are grateful. The Euphoria and The White Lotus actress is enjoying an explosive time in Hollywood, gracing magazine covers left and right, releasing projects and being the visible face of dozens of brands who can't pass up the opportunity to have the fashion star represent them to use. From Armani to Miu Miu, Galaxy phones, bikinis, drinks… even a Mustang workwear collection. Her success is so enormous that she wanted to thank her parents for the efforts they put into her talent since the age of twelve, while always supporting her dream of becoming an actress, despite all the difficulties and financial problems. And as proof of your gratitude, bought back the family home that they had to sell a long time ago.
He said this on The Kelly Clarkson Show while promoting his new romantic comedy “With Everyone But You” (which premieres January 18 in Mexico and other Latin American countries), revealing that the success he experienced in recent years allowed him to give in and regain the house that their relatives had sold during a time of financial difficulties.
“My great-grandmother had this beautiful house,” the 26-year-old actress explained. “They lived in a beautiful two-bedroom house. My grandmother was born there. “My mother was born there and when the children grew up they built another house on the property.”
Sydney Sweeney is flying high in Hollywood, just as she did in 2023 when she attended the 80th Venice Film Festival. (Photo by Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)
“When my great-grandfather died and my great-grandmother got old, they just couldn’t afford to keep her,” he continued, citing “maintenance costs.” But thanks to the dazzling rise she's had in Hollywood since she caught the industry's attention with her small roles in “The Handmaid's Tale” and “Open Wounds,” we're back with her dramatic work in “Euphoria” and the appearance of superiority she conveyed in The Handmaid's Tale, speechless first season of The White Lotus, Sydney decided it was time to take matters into her own hands and show her gratitude through actions.
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“Last year I called the owners and said, 'I want to buy back my great-grandmother's house,'” he told Kelly Clarkson. “It's really great. “My grandmother still lives next door, so I'm my grandmother's neighbor now.”
Yes OK Sydney Sweeney Now he enjoys a career that is constantly on the rise, with the economic benefits that brings in an industry where actors who achieve fame receive salaries in the millions and can afford to make such financial decisions . His case contains a detail that makes his gesture of gratitude to his family more important. And her parents didn't have a good time financially, but made great sacrifices to help her achieve her goals.
Sydney Sweeney began looking for opportunities in Hollywood at the age of 12. (Photo by Steven Ferdman/Getty Images)
Born in 1997 in Spokane, Washington, Sydney Sweeney She decided to become an actress after attending a casting for an independent film as a child. Shortly thereafter, he traveled to Los Angeles with his mother (a former criminal defense attorney) during the casting season for new series and pilots. I was about 11 or 12 years old and after that first round they made the decision: the whole family moved to LA to support their destiny.
Sydney landed small roles in Criminals Minds; 90210, Beverly Hills: The Next Generation; Grey's Anatomy; However, he spent several years searching for opportunities while his family struggled to afford life in Los Angeles.
“They had to leave the house they had lived in all their lives. Los Angeles is ten times more expensive than where I grew up. All the financial stress, the family stress, really wore us down and my parents ended up getting divorced,” he told the Bristol Herald Courier in 2022. “It wasn’t a happy road to get to where I am now, but I try to give back as much as I can.”
Sydney Sweeney started attending industry events back in 2011 when she was 14 years old. (Photo by Craig Barritt/WireImage)
And according to her statement to Women's Health, about “eight or nine years went by without anyone saying 'yes' to me.” During that time, his parents “lost a lot.”
“We filed for bankruptcy and they lost their lake house.”he told the magazine. “We couldn’t afford to live in Los Angeles. It was difficult because they supported my dream and I couldn't imagine doing anything else. I didn't want to disappoint her. “It didn't matter how long it took, I wanted to be in a TV show or a movie and not stop until something happened.” And he achieved his goal.
In 2022, the actress caused a barrage of headlines and commentary when she revealed to The Hollywood Reporter that she wasn't making enough to take a six-month break. That if he wanted to start a family, he had no one he could rely on to pay his mortgage or monthly expenses. And then she listed all the costs that an aspiring actress has to bear to become part of Hollywood: “They no longer pay actors what they used to pay, and on streaming services we no longer have residuals,” said she. “The established stars still get paid, but I have to give my lawyer 5%, my agents 10% and my managing director 3% or something like that. “I have to pay my publicist every month, and that’s more than my mortgage.”
At the same time, she noted that she felt motivated to sign agreements with brands like Miu Miu and Armani to cover all her needs. “If I only acted, I couldn’t afford to live in Los Angeles. “I accept deals because I have to,” he explained in 2022.
But with this new revelation about the personal gesture he dedicated to his family, Sydney Sweeney It makes us realize that all the sacrifices and efforts of her parents that helped her go far have paid off. That you can now afford to thank them in a big way.
This article was written exclusively for Yahoo en Español by Cine54.
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