‘We lost everything’ Sydney Sweeney reveals reality of fame and how it was ‘catalyst’ in parents’ divorce and bankruptcy

ACTRESS Sydney Sweeney has revealed how her pursuit of an acting career served as a “catalyst” for her family's downfall, culminating in her parents declaring bankruptcy and divorcing.

The 27-year-old has bravely opened up about how her parent’s “lost everything” while supporting her childhood dreams, which included 38-hour round trips for auditions and relocating to pricey Los Angeles. 

Despite her innate drive to become an actress, Sydney’s mum and dad didn’t grant her much screen time to watch films and TV shows. 

“I’ve seen the staples of your childhood, but my parents were really against us being on electronics,” she says.

She became obsessed with the idea of becoming an actress at 12-years-old after seeing an audition notice for a local independent film. 

Fast forward 15 years, she’s a leading lady in HBO show Euphoria, and has appeared in Hollywood blockbusters like Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and Anyone But You.

It wasn’t smooth sailing, though. 

Sydney’s parents would drive her and her younger brother on a 38-hour round trip from their home near the Washington-Idaho border to California for auditions. 

Most of them would flump, and she’d be lucky to gain a spot as a featured extra. 

People in her hometown would tell her to “stop dragging your family to a hell-ridden city” and accused her of “breaking her family apart and wasting all their money”.

This went on for two years until the Sweeney family decided to relocate to the City of Angels when Sydney was just 13-years-old.

However, the cost of living in Los Angeles put immense strain on her parents, both financially and emotionally.