Sydney Sweeney Breaks Down Her “Five-Point Plan” to Break Into Acting in ‘SNL’ Monologue
The 'Anyone But You' actress made her hosting debut on the NBC sketch comedy series with musical guest Kacey Musgraves.
Sydney Sweeney on ‘SNL’
NBCSydney Sweeney decided to share her “five-point plan” to break into Hollywood during her Saturday Night Live monologue, as well as joke about the romance rumors with her former co-star Glen Powell.
The actress kicked off her hosting debut, quipping, “You have seen me in Anyone But You and Euphoria. You definitely did not see me in Madame Web,” following the film’s brutal critic reviews. “But I do have a new film coming out called Immaculate. I play a nun, so it’s perfect casting,” she added.
Sweeney went on to express that she wanted “everyone to get to know the real me” on Saturday, saying, “I feel like people only see me as the girl on TV who screams, cries and has sex. Sometimes it’s all three at the same time.”
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The Euphoria star shared a bit about growing up in her hometown of Spokane, Washington, and praised her parents for driving 19 hours to Los Angeles so she could audition for film and television roles. “I’m so grateful to them for believing in me,” she said.
But Sweeney admitted that the only reason they believed in her is because “I presented them with a five-point plan to break into acting. It was a PowerPoint presentation and I still have it. … It says, ‘Audition, get an agent, do commercials and short films, then get my SAG card.'”
However, The White Lotus also had a backup plan if the first one failed. A slide proceeded to appear on the screen that read, “Plan B: Show boobs.”
Sweeney then took a moment to address some of the rumors she had seen about her online.
“I once said that I used to work at Universal Studios (which The Hollywood Reporter found was true) and then someone online accused me of lying about that, which is insane,” she said. “If I didn’t work there, how would I know all the universal characters?” Cue Sweeney mispronouncing the names of the following characters: Shrek, Minions and Harry Potter.
Another rumor the actress wanted to clear up also included her Anyone But You co-star Glen Powell.
“I’d say the craziest rumor I’ve seen is that while I was filming Anyone But You, I was having an affair with my co-star Glen Powell,” Sweeney said. “That’s obviously not true. Me and my fiancé [Jonathan Davino] produced the movie together and he was there the entire shoot. And I just want to let everyone know that he’s the man of my dreams and we’re still together and stronger than ever. He even came here tonight to support me. Can we cut to him?”
The camera proceeded to pan to Powell sitting in the audience, but the actress clarified her fiancé was actually backstage.
Sweeney made her hosting debut on the NBC sketch comedy series with musical guest Kacey Musgraves.