Actress Sydney Sweeney will play the role of pioneering boxer Christy Martin.
Sweeney has taken a courageous move to undergo a total body transformation to play this role.
It is a bold move from the actress who acted in White Lotus and Madame Web.
In the past, renowned actors from Hollywood have undergone physical transformations to portray real-life characters. That is one way to gain respect from the fans and peers.
Sweeney has revealed that she has gained more than 30 pounds to play the character of Christy Martin.
Sydney Sweeney gained more than 30 pounds for the Christy Martin biopic:
“My body was completely different…I didn’t fit in any of my clothes. I’m usually a size 23 in jeans, and I was wearing a size 27. My boobs got bigger. And my butt got huge. It was crazy!"… pic.twitter.com/GWg9btyn31
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Sweeney opened up in a new W Magazine cover story about her dramatic transformation into boxer Christy Martin for an upcoming biopic, revealing that her body underwent a radical transformation due to intensive training.
“I came onboard to play Christy, and I had about three and a half months of training,” Sweeney told the publication.
“I started eating. I weight-trained in the morning for an hour, kickboxed midday for about two hours, and then weight-trained again at night for an hour.”
“My body was completely different,” Sweeney said. “I didn’t fit in any of my clothes. I’m usually a size 23 in jeans, and I was wearing a size 27. My boobs got bigger. And my butt got huge. It was crazy!”
Fans will love the fact that she is doing everything to portray the iconic boxer’s character.