Fans are taking notice after Sydney Sweeney formally abandoned her glitzy red carpet look in favor of something much more gritty. As she changed into boxing icon Christy Martin, the Euphoria star was spotted in Charlotte, North Carolina, on the set of her most recent production.
The 27-year-old actress, who is well-known for her hourglass physique and distinctive blonde hair, was almost identical, wearing a blue bandana, a curly brown wig, and loose clothing that reflected Martin’s 90s style.
Miles away from her typical bombshell appearance, Sweeney looked like the tough, trailblazing athlete she is in a brown shirt, sweatshirt, joggers, and minimum makeup.
Christy Martin, known as “The Coal Miner’s Daughter” because of her West Virginia ancestry, is the subject of the David Michôd-directed biopic. With her historic 1996 MGM Grand bout versus Deirdre Gogarty, Martin transformed women’s boxing. However, despite the success of her work, she had a troubled personal life.
sydney sweeney on the set of her upcoming christy martin biopic pic.twitter.com/aHtSktRnGx
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Behind the celebrity, Martin suffered years of emotional and physical abuse at the hands of James “Jim” Martin, her former trainer and husband. When Jim viciously attacked her in 2010, stabbing and shooting her before abandoning her for dead, their relationship took a sad turn. Christy miraculously survived, and Jim was given a 25-year prison sentence for his crimes in 2012.
