Hollywood actress Sydney Sweeney went extra miles to do justice to her character of female boxer Christy Martin in the new biopic ‘Christy’.
A part of her preparations for the part involved eating a lot of Chick-fil-A. Following the film’s world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival’s Theater on Friday, September 5, Sweeney, 27, recalled the physical demands of playing the athlete, whom she affectionately called “the greatest boxer in the entire world”, reports ‘People’ magazine.
Standing next to Martin, 57, onstage, Sweeney said, “I trained for two or three months before I had a boxing coach. I had weight trainers, I had nutritionists, I trained three times a day every day, and then while I was filming, I trained as well”.
Director David Michod said, “And there was a lot of Chick-fil-A”. Sweeney confirmed, adding that her diet also consisted of “a lot of Smucker’s, a lot of milkshakes, a lot of protein shakes. But it was incredible being able to completely embody such a powerful woman”, she shared.