'Euphoria' star Sydney Sweeney says nobody took her work seriously because she 'got naked'

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Sydney Sweeney said it "bothered" her that she wasn't recognized for her work in previous shows before starring in "The White Lotus." Sweeney, 24, claimed during a recent interview with The Independent that nobody talked about her performance in season one of "Euphoria" because she "got naked." "With ‘The White Lotus,’ I felt like people were finally recognizing the hard work I've been doing.This is something that has bothered me for a while," Sweeney told the outlet.  "I'm very proud of my work in ‘Euphoria.’ I thought it was a great performance.

But no one talks about it because I got naked. I do ‘The White Lotus’ and all of a sudden critics are paying attention. I was like, ‘Did you not see that in ‘Euphoria?’ Did you not see that in ’The Handmaid's Tale?'" Actresses (L-R) Alexa Demie, Maude Apatow, Barbie Ferreira, Zendaya and Sydney Sweeney attend the Los Angeles premiere of the HBO series "Euphoria" June 4, 2019.

Sweeney recently said it ‘bothered’ her that her work in "Euphoria" wasn't recognized because she "got naked." (Chris Delmas/AFP/Getty Images) Sweeney further explained that she believes there is "a stigma against actresses who get naked on screen" in the industry. "When a guy has a sex scene or shows his body, he still wins awards and gets praise.

But the moment a girl does it, it's completely different," she said. While speaking about the second season of "Euphoria," the actress revealed she had some of her character's nude scenes cut when Sweeney felt they weren't "necessary." Sweeney pointed out that critics didn't pay attention to her performances until the HBO Max hit "The White Lotus."  (Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic for HBO) "There are moments where Cassie was supposed to be shirtless, and I would tell.