Actress Sydney Sweeney made her method to Phoenix Raceway for the NASCAR Championship on Sunday, November 2, in a promotional go to for her new upcoming film.
Sweeney, 28, stars within the movie Christy which tells the story of legendary boxer Christy Martin and her husband's try to homicide her.
In the course of the introduction of the drivers earlier than the race, the actress made a speech to the 4 drivers who're vying for the championship, bridging collectively her character within the new film with the enormity of the race.
“Most days, this checkered flag means victory, however in the present day, it means one thing extra,” Sweeney stated to the drivers. “A dream realized, a life modified, a reputation that may by no means be forgotten.”
She continued: “In my new movie ‘Christy,' I play a warrior. A fighter who refuses to stop. ‘Christy' is about grit, about willpower — the identical spirit that it takes to make it to the Championship 4. So, to our future champion, bear in mind what this flag stands for. You're not simply one other driver, you're a NASCAR champion.”
Chase Briscoe, William Byron, Denny Hamlin and Kyle Larson are the 4 drivers competing for the championship on Sunday.
Sweeney was dressed for the half, rocking a racing jacket, shorts and crimson boots to affix the sold-out crowd on the race.
She not too long ago revealed that she needed to acquire 35 kilos for the brand new film, consuming “so many protein shakes” and Uncrustables to be able to bodily embody her character.
“It was an enormous enterprise,” she defined on Sirius XM on Wednesday, October 29, of her bodily transformation. “The emotional toll of the span of [Christy's] lifetime, there's a variety of development, and a variety of ache and a variety of understanding.”
She added: “The bodily change that I additionally undertook was so much.”
In an Instagram post, Sweeney revealed that after she completed filming the film, the actress known as the movie “one of the crucial emotional, transformative experiences of my life.”
Sydney Sweeney shared precisely what she ate to achieve 35 kilos forward of filming boxer biopic Christy. “It was an enormous enterprise,” she defined on Sirius XM on Wednesday, October 29. “The emotional toll of the span of [Christy's] lifetime, there's a variety of development, and a variety of ache and a variety of understanding.” […]
“Christy's journey is so deeply inspiring, and having her by my aspect throughout this course of was nothing wanting surreal,” she posted with a photograph of her and Martin collectively. “There have been moments on set the place I'd look over at her standing by the displays, cheering us on, and I'd simply turn into so emotional. Realizing what she's endured, what she's pushed by way of to be there in that second—it made me wish to cry.”
The submit continued: “This story is a lot larger than only a movie. It's a testomony to resilience, survival, and discovering the power to maintain combating. I can't look forward to you all to see it—not solely as a result of I'm happy with the transformation and the work I've poured into it, however as a result of Christy's story deserves to be instructed. And sure, you'll get to see me kick some severe butt (like critically kicked some butt) ((like I'd've loved it just a little toooooo a lot whereas kicking butt haha)), however most significantly, you'll witness a narrative that's as highly effective as the girl who lived it. I'll carry this expertise with me eternally. Can't wait to share extra.”
The Euphoria and Anybody However You star isn't any stranger at sporting occasions, most not too long ago attending Recreation 4 of the 2025 World Sequence between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Toronto Blue Jays, sporting a Dodgers jersey.
Christy comes out on Friday November 7.
