When Sydney Sweeney Revealed How She Had To ‘Fight’ For Her Role In The White Lotus

After nailing her role as Cassie Howard, the sweet-but-troubled character, Sweeney was often stuck being seen as only the spoiled girl next door. Enter The White Lotus.

But wait—getting that role wasn’t as easy as just saying “yes.” In an interview with Variety, Sydney Sweeney spilled the tea on how she had to literally fight for Olivia Mossbacher. “There’s always people who see me as Cassie or see me as Olivia. They send me scripts that are just like that,” she admitted, and let’s face it, who wouldn’t be tired of hearing that?

Here’s the kicker: The White Lotus creators didn’t exactly see her as a fit either. “They didn’t think that I was right for White Lotus because I did Euphoria,” she recalled. Talk about a tough crowd! But the talented diva wasn’t about to let that stop her. “I put myself on tape, I auditioned for White Lotus just like everybody else and had a callback like everybody else,” she said. Nothing special, just pure hustle.