Euphoria star Sydney Sweeney talks getting naked on screen, double standards and disrespect on social media

The Handmaid’s Tale and The White Lotus actress says she felt comfortable objecting to nude scenes on Euphoria, which has not always been the case in her career

‘I didn’t feel like I was able to speak up,’ she says of one production, and hits out against the ‘disrespectful’ sharing of her nude scenes on social media

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Sydney Sweeney at the launch of a Tom Ford perfume in 2021. The Euphoria actress says there is a double standard for men and women when it comes to filming nude scenes. Photo: Getty Images

Published: 4:15pm, 28 Jan 2022

Euphoria star Sydney Sweeney has opened up about her experience objecting to shirtless scenes on the set of the hit HBO series.

In a recent interview with the UK newspaper The Independent, Sweeney said Euphoria creator and director Sam Levinson supported her concerns about appearing nude on camera.

The gritty teen drama stars Sweeney as Cassie Howard, a sensitive former figure skater navigating toxic relationships who is often perceived as promiscuous. Throughout the show, Sweeney’s Cassie has appeared partially naked in multiple sexual scenes.

“There are moments where Cassie was supposed to be shirtless and I would tell Sam, ‘I don’t really think that’s necessary here,’” Sweeney told The Independent.

Euphoria stars Sweeney as Cassie Howard. Photo: @EuphoriaHBONews/Twitter

“He was like, ‘OK, we don’t need it.’ I’ve never felt like Sam has pushed it on me or was trying to get a nude scene into an HBO show. When I didn’t want to do it, he didn’t make me.”