Sydney Sweeney Sets Sights on Awards Season After Major Physical Transformation for Boxing Role

Sexy screen siren Sydney Sweeney piled on the pounds to prep for her role as Christy Martin in the upcoming biopic about the pro boxer — and she loved every minute of it!

The part involved intense training in order to gain lots of muscle to play the fighter.

As part of her prep, the Euphoria actress, 27, “packed on 20 pounds by eating lean protein and starchy carbs like potatoes and pasta, rice and bread. She was hungry doing all that physical work. But she loved letting things go for a while!” tattles a tipster.

“She grabbed at the chance to play Christy and has the audacity to believe this will pave her way to the Oscars, knowing full well that actresses get acclaim and Oscar nods for playing ‘ugly’ roles,” dishes an insider. Charlize Theron nabbed the Best Actress Oscar for Monster, Margot Robbie was nominated for playing disgraced ice skater Tonya Harding in I, Tonya, and Hilary Swank took home the coveted trophy for Million Dollar Baby.

But the snitch says the Anyone but You star knows she now needs to get back into shape as quickly as possible so she’s red carpet-ready in time for awards season!

“She went the furthest she’s ever gone for a role, and maybe she went too far! She’s desperate to get back to being the steamiest Hollywood siren of her generation,” spills the spy.