HER movie career may be going from strength to strength but rumours suggest Sydney Sweeney's low-key engagement might not be looking so rosy.
The Hollywood It-girl has been engaged to businessman Jonathan Davino since 2022 but speculation over a possible split ramped up this week amid reports she has been living alone in a LA hotel.
And only last month, it was revealed the couple, who were first linked together back in 2018, postponed their wedding, which was originally planned for May.
It's led many questioning whether the Euphoria star, 27, could be on the verge of calling off her engagement.
The pair have long maintained a secretive and very private relationship, and haven't been seen together since January.
Instead, Sydney has been hanging out with an eclectic bunch of mates, including Jeff Bezos' partner Lauren Sanchez who's nearly three decades her senior.
Earlier this month, she also jetted off to Paris Fashion Week alone.
According to TMZ, the couple have been living separately since the middle of February with Sydney holed up in the swanky Beverly Hills Hotel despite owning two homes in the Los Angeles area.
Others have suspected her busy schedule has left their relationship on the rocks – especially since filming began for the third series of hit show Euphoria in January.
While their recent time alone and wedding postponement has raised eyebrows, a source close to the star's eccentric LA-based friendship group tells The Sun this behaviour isn't actually all that unusual for the couple.
"Sydney is not telling her friends that the engagement to Jonathan is off, and people who know them appreciate that they've been together for so long that it would be a little absurd to end this relationship so abruptly," they explained.
The source added: "Their wedding plans have been in a holding pattern for a while now and a lot of that has come down to Sydney's schedule and the hard realities of getting another season of 'Euphoria' in the can before late spring."
The actress first gained widespread recognition for playing teenager Cassie Howard in HBO's drama series back in 2019, in which she stars alongside Zendaya and Jacob Elordi, and was nominated for an Emmy.
Sydney has since gone on to star in blockbusters including the romcom Anyone But You and Spiderman spin-off Madame Web.
She is also set to feature in the upcoming psychological thriller The Housemaid, due to be released at the end of this year.
Workaholic 'free spirit'
However, the added difficulties that come with shooting for television rather than film have put pressure on her schedule – and this is believed to be the reason behind the wedding postponement.
"It hasn't been a very fun shoot for the whole cast, because they've pretty much all spent the last two and a half years starring in big studio movies," our insider said.
"Now they're back to being on this TV show and working eighteen hour days, Sydney included.
"It has been assumed among her friends that this was the reason she and Jonathan postponed their wedding – in other words, it's a schedule thing."
And while their decision to postpone could to some seem like a sign of trouble, for Sydney and Jonathan, 41, it's another sign of the flexible and understanding approach they take with their relationship.
"You also have to figure in Sydney's unique personality," added our source.
"As faithful as she has been to Jonathan, she's a true free spirit and free-thinker and she comes across as a person who will not be tied down for too long to anything.
He has been very mature about letting Sydney explore her freedom and follow her muse
LA source
"The success she and Jonathan have had so far in their relationship comes down to Jonathan not being insecure or crowding her in any way.
"He has been very mature about letting Sydney explore her freedom and follow her muse.
"People are going to speculate when she goes off on a vacation by herself, yes.
"But she was doing this kind of thing long before she and Jonathan got engaged – it's not really out of character for her, nor is her and Jonathan spending significant time apart. They've always been like that."
Private passion
Even as recently as 2023, Sydney confessed she was in no rush to get married.
"I am so busy working! I'm a workaholic and I love it, I love it," she told Entertainment Tonight.
Despite being together since 2018, the couple have generally kept out of the public eye – though both collaborated on her recent hit Anyone But You, which they co-produced via her production company Fifty-Fifty Films.
"It's amazing having someone who cheers you on and someone who fully just supports what you do," she added.
Nonetheless, in April last year she was spotted leaving a bridal shop in Los Angeles carrying a large bag – suggesting preparations for the wedding are all but there, and they now just need to find a time that works best for them.
The actress also makes seemingly unusual choices about who to hang out with – recently cosying up to businesswoman and journalist Lauren Sanchez, 55, for a pool-side lunch at the LA hotel.
There has been a real adjustment to get back into the swing of the show
LA source
But her decision to hang out with the partner of Amazon owner Jeff Bezos comes as little surprise to those who know how dedicated Sydney is to her career.
"Especially since Angus Cloud's untimely death, Sydney is not palling around with the 'Euphoria' cast in her downtime. It's not a party on that set, it's very hard work," the source said.
"You have to think of the cast like co-workers who haven't really spent any time together in two and a half years."
Actor Angus Cloud starred alongside Sydney in Euphoria as Fezco, appearing in the first and second series.
He was found dead in July 2023 after overdosing on a mixture of cocaine, meth and fentanyl, sending shockwaves throughout the crew of the hit drama show.
"There has been a real adjustment to get back into the swing of the show," added the source.
Eccentric inner circle
The insider also pointed out Sydney is savvy enough not to limit her circle of friends to those similar to her – instead preferring to learn from those in whose footsteps she's walking in.
"In her personal life, Sydney prefers to spend time with an eccentric range of people, including folks who are twice her age," they told The Sun.
"She is very focused on learning this business from the inside out and her long term goal of becoming a versatile, commercial movie star of the Sandra Bullock variety has forced her to seek out wisdom in all kinds of places and mostly from people who have already been through the Hollywood ringer.
"She's not just going to hang out with other young stars to please her fans and she's not going to let this opportunity to learn the business in a deeper and more profound way pass her by."
I just want to let everyone know that he's the man of my dreams, and we're still together and stronger than ever
Sydney Sweeney
The private nature of Sydney's relationship has seen plenty of rumours spread about – not least the suggestion she was cheating on Jonathan with Anyone But You co-star Glen Powell.
In fact, both actors encouraged the speculation as a marketing ploy to boost the film's popularity ahead of its release.
Then in March 2024, during her SNL debut, Sydney addressed the rumours directly in her monologue.
"That's obviously not true," she said of the alleged affair.
"Me and my fiance produced the movie together, and he was there the entire shoot.
"I just want to let everyone know that he's the man of my dreams, and we're still together and stronger than ever."
5 Facts You Didn't Know About Sydney Sweeney
- Glamour Sydney has a passion for vintage cars and loves restoring old motors
- She's never tried coffee and at 12 years old, swore to only drink water
- Sydney grew up in a rural lakeside home that has been in her family for five generations
- As well as English, she speaks Spanish and Russian
- Her pursuit of an acting career served as a "catalyst" for her family's downfall, culminating in her parents declaring bankruptcy and divorcing
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