Sydney Sweeney’s heartbreaking confession about her body

Sweeney has shared a sad confession regarding how people view her body.

Sydney Sweeney. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images)

Sydney Sweeney has shared her heartbreak over how people speak about her body on social media.

Despite being a talented actress, much of the conversation around Sweeney has revolved around her body and looks.

Sydney Sweeney has opened up about the discussion around her body on social media. Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images.

After hosting SNL recently, footage showing Sweeney at the end of the show, saying goodnight and thanking the audience, has been viewed more than 25 million times on social media due in part to the very low-cut dress Sweeney is wearing.

Now, the actress has shared how seeing her body discussed so openly online impacts her own sense of self.

“I see it, and I just can’t allow myself to have a reaction,” she told Variety. “I don’t know how to explain it – I’m still trying to figure it out myself.”

Sweeney went on to suggest that people don’t see her as a real life person, and feel some form of right to be able to criticise and sexualise her whenever they please.

“People feel connected and free to be able to speak about me in whatever way they want, because they believe I’ve signed my life away,” she said.

“[People believe] that I’m not on a human level anymore, because I’m an actor. That these characters are for everybody else, but then me as Sydney is not for me anymore,” she shared. “It’s this weird relationship that people have with me that I have no control or say over.”

Sweeney sent social media into a meltdown after appearing on SNL earlier this month. Picture from Getty Images via AFP.

SNL’s writers came under fire last week as Sweeney appeared in teaser promos for the show making jokes about her looks.

In one short clip, she appeared alongside musical guest Kacey Musgraves and SNL cast member Heidi Gardner.

“Girl power! Love this group of three strong ladies. I bet so many women are gonna tune in this weekend,” Gardner said to which Sweeney replied: “Weirdly, a lot of my fans are men.”

Musgraves then added: “Hmm. I wonder why.”

“Before Saturday comes let me just speak to the snl writers,” one fan commented under the promo video. “I see what you’re about to do … please don’t.”

Another added, “They’ve got 48 hours to come up with some better material,” while a third person wrote, “I hate this for her.”

“Sydney Sweeney is more than her boobs. Do better SNL,” another wrote.

Originally published as Sydney Sweeney’s heartbreaking confession about her body