Sydney Sweeney recently opened up about the shocking backstory behind her emotional breakdown
on Instagram Live that left her in tears. Let’s get into it.
Euphoria star Sydney Sweeney is getting real about the haters, and recently opened up about
the very real impact cyberbullying can have on peoples’ lives.
As you may recall, Sydney started trending back in May 2021 after she appeared in a super
tearful Instagram Live in response to a viral tweet making the rounds on the internet, with…
I can’t even believe I’m saying this out loud, let alone people making it trend…
calling her “ugly” and mocking the way she looks.
Ummm HELLO!? Are we talking about the same person here?? Have those people actually seen
how gorgeous Sydney is?? Irrespective of the fact that nobody should ever mock the way
someone else looks - whether they have superstar looks or not!
Ok, moving on. During her IG Live, Sydney broke down as she opened up about how the
trolling had affected her, saying she thought it was “really important for people to see
how words actually affect people" with tears streaming down her face.
Sydney shared, "and I know everyone says you can't read things and you shouldn't read things
but I'm a f*****g person”. She went on to add, “people need to be nicer on social
media because it's really f***ed up."
Ugh, this is honestly still so heartbreaking!
And while speaking with Cosmopolitan for their February cover story, Sydney revealed that
there’s so much more that went on behind-the-scenes leading to her emotional breakdown on IG live.
In what can only be described as a seriously bad day, Sydney explained that the morning
prior, she was scheduled to shoot a campaign with a lingerie brand, but had just started
her period and didn’t want to appear bloated in the pics.
After a quick google search, Sydney found, “three or four pills of birth control and
mix it with Advil or Tylenol and it’ll make you stop your period,” which she then processed
to do.
And yeah, T-B-H, that doesn’t exactly sound like a….great (or healthy) idea.
Sydney then started feeling dizzy and nauseous after arriving for her shoot, and admitted
to feeling super embarrassed after she threw up in the middle of the shoot. Ohhh poor Sydney!
Sydney explained, “I was a mess. I felt so embarrassed. I was jacked on so many different
hormones,” and continued, “I was appalled at myself because I’m always so on top of
it and professional.”
Yeah, this is definitely not a fun position to be in, and Sydney’s bad day was made
even worse after she fell out with a friend over text messages.
Sydney revealed to the mag, “So that happens and I’m already crying, throwing up, and
then two seconds later, I go on Twitter and see that I’m trending. I’m reading all
these comments saying so much stupid stuff about my appearance. I went on social media
and cried.”
She went on to add, "People were like, 'Oh, she’s just looking for attention.' People
literally kill themselves over stuff like this,” before adding, “I went on for,
like, maybe 12 seconds. I did not think anyone was going to record it. I just needed to let
it out. Then it just went everywhere and it became its own beast."
Sydney then explained that she hadn’t thought people would actually record her IG Live,
and months after the whole incident went down, revealed she’s still feeling a little “embarrassed”
about the situation.
She said quote, “It’s something people deal with on a daily basis. Am I embarrassed?
Of course. I still don’t think everyone is going to see what I do."
We’re sorry to hear Sydney still feels embarrassed, but we are so here for Sydney speaking her
truth, because seriously, bullying someone on the internet isn’t any less harmful than
doing it in person!
For now, we just can’t wait to see Sydney finish out the rest of Euphoria season 2,
and are so curious to see what will go down with Cassie, Maddy, and Nate ahead of the
finale.
We’re honestly so proud of Sydney for continuing to keep it real, and seriously hope that from
now on, the trolls can just mind their business and stay off the internet.
Now go ahead and click right over here for the full rundown on Euphoria season 3, and
for more on what fans are predicting will happen in the season 2 finale.
Then let me know all your thoughts on what Sydney had to say about her emotional IG Live
in the comments below.
As always, I’m your girl Sussan Mourad, you can follow me on socials @sussan_mourad,
and I’ll see you next time!