Sydney Sweeney Shuts Down Plastic Surgery Rumors Once and for All

Sydney Sweeney knows the internet rumors. She also knows her own face. In a new on-camera chat, she finally addressed the plastic surgery chatter head-on and, honestly, she was pretty blunt about it.

The interview where she shuts it down

Sweeney sat with Amanda Seyfried for Allure's Truth Serum, where they ask each other rapid-fire questions off little cards. When it was her turn to swat down a beauty rumor, she went straight for the big one: the surgery talk.

"Let’s debunk them all. I have never gotten work done. I am so scared of needles, you have no idea."

That needle thing comes up a lot with her. She says it’s why she doesn’t have tattoos either. The point is: if it involves a syringe, she’s out.

About those before-and-after pics

Sweeney also took issue with people tossing around side-by-sides from wildly different eras of her life. Think: a photo of her at 12 versus a glam shot at 26 with pro hair, makeup, and lighting. Her take is pretty simple: of course she looks different, because she grew up and now works with teams who light her like a movie star. She called the social media pile-on "insane."

There’s also a detail you might not know, and it’s a little inside-y: she has a small asymmetry from a wakeboarding accident that left her with 19 stitches over an eye. She joked that if she had actually been getting things done, her face would probably look more "even" by now. In other words, the scar-driven unevenness is still there, which she sees as a pretty good tell.

Not the first time she’s said it

Back in October, in a Variety conversation, Sweeney said the same thing: she’s never had anything done, she’s terrified of needles, no tattoos, and she plans to age gracefully. She also rolled her eyes at people comparing child photos to adult red-carpet looks — the math is obvious to her: that’s a teenager versus someone 15 years older with studio-level styling.

One tougher story from that chat: when she was 16, someone told her to "fix your face" because her eyebrow muscles are strong and suggested Botox or she wouldn’t make it. She didn’t take the advice. Her career seems to be doing just fine.

The body talk and the almost-surgery at 18

Sweeney’s body has been a whole other discourse, and she addressed that in Glamour. She called out the double standard on red carpets where the same dress on two people gets completely different headlines — she gets labeled "scandalous" because of her chest while someone else gets "sleek" and "elegant." Her read: the dress isn’t the issue; the coverage is.

She also admitted she nearly got a breast reduction at 18 after years of pressure and feeling uncomfortable. Her mom told her to wait, she did, and now she’s glad she kept them — she even calls them her best friends. The confidence isn’t performative; it’s earned.

Career snapshot

If you’re keeping tabs on what’s next: she recently headlined the sports biopic 'Christy,' she’s set to return as Cassie when 'Euphoria' finally comes back, she’s starring in 'The Housemaid' (dated for December 19), and there’s been chatter linking her to 'The Devil Wears Prada 2' — emphasis on chatter for that last one.

• Allure Truth Serum: says she’s never had work done and is terrified of needles
• Photo comparisons: reminds people they’re matching a 12-year-old pic to a fully lit, fully glam 26-year-old
• Wakeboarding scar: 19 stitches over an eye; says the slight asymmetry would likely be gone if she’d had procedures
• Industry pressure at 16: was told to get Botox to "fix" her face, refused
• Glamour interview: called out red-carpet double standards and revealed she almost got a reduction at 18, but didn’t
• Upcoming: 'Euphoria' return, 'The Housemaid' on December 19, 'Christy' already out, and a 'Prada' sequel rumor floating around

Bottom line: she’s not interested in tweaking her face, and she’s not apologizing for her body. The internet can argue; she’s working.