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Sydney Sweeney refused to do some nude scenes in โEuphoriaโ.
The 24-year-old actress stars as Cassie Howard โ a character haunted by her sexual past โ in the HBO drama series alongside Zendaya, and she admitted that during filming for the latest series she would intervene at times when the script called for her to perform nude.
She said: โThere are moments where Cassie was supposed to be shirtless and I would tell Sam [Levinson, director], โI donโt really think thatโs necessary hereโ and he was like, โOK, we donโt need it.โ โ
However, the star was quick to admit that the idea of being naked was never โpushedโ onto her and insisted that she wasnโt forced to do anything she didnโt want to.
She told The Independent: โIโve never felt like Sam has pushed it on me or was trying to get a nude scene into an HBO show. When I didnโt want to do it, he didnโt make me.โ
Sydney โ who has also starred in Netflix series โEverything Sucks!โ and dystopian drama โThe Handmaidโs Taleโ โ admitted some scenes for other projects left her feeling โdisgustingโ and she didnโt feel able to โspeak upโ for herself.
She said: โIโve had experiences where I want to go home and scrub myself completely raw because I feel disgusting. I didnโt feel comfortable with my cast mate or the crew, and I just didnโt feel like my character would be doing it. That made me even more self-conscious. I didnโt feel like I was able to speak up.โ
Sydney has called out what she perceives as a double-standard in the industry, pointing out that male sex scenes are lauded over those performed by women.
She said: โWhen a guy has a sex scene or shows his body, he still wins awards and gets praise. But the moment a girl does it, itโs completely different.โ