How Sydney Sweeney transformed for new movie 'Christy'; gained 35 pounds and built a home boxing gym

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00:00Sydney Sweeney is no stranger to transformation, but her latest role might just be her most

00:04powerful yet. In Christy, the 28-year-old Euphoria star steps into the ring, literally,

00:10to play legendary boxer Christy Martin. And how she prepared for it is the stuff of Hollywood

00:15grit and heart. Sweeney didn't just act like a fighter, she became one. She gained 35 pounds

00:21for the role, bulking up through a grueling regimen of weight training, boxing, and what

00:26she calls protein shake after protein shake. She told Good Morning America she built her own

00:31rocky gym in her grandmother's shed back home in Idaho. Every day started with weights,

00:37followed by two to three hours of boxing. The result? A transformation that went far beyond muscle.

00:43Your question. I was so nervous to meet Christy. I wasn't sure if she was going to like me.

00:51It's also just like that weird thing, am I playing you? It was just, I was really nervous.

00:56But within five seconds of us hanging out, I was going to wait around 24-7. And it was such a gift

01:02to have her in my corner. And when we would be filming the boxing scenes, I would be fighting in

01:08the ring and I'd hear Christy down at the bottom being like, get it with the left hook. And then

01:14she would say, yeah, but Christy, you know the left hook's coming. Oh, yeah. Right?

01:19Yeah. So it was just, it was so much fun all the time. And we have a great bond now.

01:25That bond became a cornerstone of Sweeney's performance. Martin, the first woman ever to

01:30appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated, was by her side throughout the filming,

01:35often shouting advice from ringside. At the New York screening, the pair's chemistry was undeniable,

01:41capped off when both were surprised with honorary WBC championship belts.

01:45Christy called Sidney's performance a knockout, saying she lost Sidney Sweeney in this movie and

01:50found Christy. Christy tells the story of Martin's rise from small-town coal country to becoming

01:56boxing's biggest female star and her harrowing fight for survival after years of abuse from her

02:02husband and trainer. Sweeney says the story's themes of resilience and domestic violence hit home

02:07and hopes the film raises awareness for survivors everywhere. Offscreen, Sweeney continues to be one of

02:12Hollywood's most talked-about stars, from her viral Variety Power of Women performance to that

02:18surprise World Series intro that had fans split down the middle. But Christy Martin says the noise

02:23won't distract her friend. I continue to remind her to be true to her. Be careful, have a small circle,

02:30and be careful of who you let in that circle. And with Oscar buzz already building for her performance,

02:35Sidney Sweeney isn't just fighting in the ring, she's fighting for her place among Hollywood's greats.

02:40From her grandmother's shed in Idaho to the red carpet in New York, Sidney Sweeney's journey as Christy

02:46Martin is more than just a role. It's a reminder of the strength it takes to keep fighting, both on

02:52and off the canvas.