Sydney Sweeney is not interested in following a prewritten Hollywood script, and she never has been. In a candid new interview tied to her Cosmopolitan shoot, the actress reflected on building her career without industry shortcuts and on how she has learned to take control of her image on her own terms.

Sydney Sweeney addresses being called "MAGA Barbie" despite never publicly sharing political beliefs, telling Cosmopolitan she's being used as a "pawn."