Why Euphoria’s Sydney Sweeney Asked to Cut Some of Her Character’s Nude Scenes

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A supportive set. Sydney Sweeney described her experience approaching Euphoria creator Sam Levinson about cutting some of her character Cassie’s nude scenes.“There are moments where Cassie was supposed to be shirtless and I would tell Sam, ‘I don’t really think that’s necessary here,’” the actress, 24, told Independent on Sunday, January 23. “He was like, ‘OK, we don’t need it.’ I’ve never felt like Sam has pushed it on me or was trying to get a nude scene into an HBO show.

When I didn’t want to do it, he didn’t make me.”The Washington native compared this experience to other sets throughout her career where she didn’t feel the ability to “speak up,” saying, “I’ve had experiences where I want to go home and scrub myself completely raw because I feel disgusting.

I didn’t feel comfortable with my castmate or the crew, and I just didn’t feel like my character would be doing it.”The White Lotus alum has faced “disrespectful and distressing” cyberbullying over her nude scenes, she went on to tell the outlet, noting that there is a “stigma” against female stars who are naked onscreen.“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,” the Everything Sucks! alum said. “I’m very proud of my work in Euphoria.