'She's very smart': Glen Powell claims Sydney Sweeney intentionally fuelled dating rumors amid his 'very real breakup'

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: If you are a Hollywood buff, you must have heard about the dating rumors amidst the sizzling chemistry between ‘Anyone But You’ co-stars Glen Powell and Sydney Sweeney.

As the movie marks the much-anticipated return of romantic comedy on silver screens, the film’s one of the protagonists, Powell is dishing out the marketing opportunity that Sweeney grabbed while the ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ actor was going through a 'very real breakup'. 

Glen Powell gives Sydney Sweeney ‘all the credit for this’

‘Anyone But You’ created a major buzz among Hollywood fans during the spring of 2023 as rumors of the ‘Euphoria’ star dating Powell flooded social media.

However, Powell is now sharing that the buzz that was created on the internet was predominantly the brainchild of Sweeney, who is also an executive producer of the flick.

As snippets of the film started doing rounds on the internet in the first half of the year, fans started speculating about the co-stars dating. 

However, in April 2023, the speculations were further fueled when the stars’ chemistry became palpable while presenting footage of the movie at CinemaCon in Las Vegas.

In April, it was also reported that Powell broke up with his girlfriend Gigi Paris, which did nothing but add to the already predominant speculation.

However, during a recent interview with Business Insider, Glen Powell admitted to promoting their movie banking on their “authentic chemistry” which was substantiated by his breakup.

As Powell was asked when they decided to act like a couple in real life mimicking their fictional counterparts in the movie, the 35-year-old actor replied, “I'll pretty much give Sydney all the credit for this.”

He went on to say, “I don't have the mental capacity to pull anything like this off, but she's very smart.”

He reiterated, “She's very smart. And look, Sydney and I do have authentic chemistry,” while continuing, “I had such a wonderful journey with her on this thing.”

Powell, however, also admitted that it proved a bit strenuous for him, as he was going through his breakup with Gigi Paris.

He replied, “Well, look, the only reason it made things harder for me to lean into that stuff was that I was going through a very real breakup amidst a promotional tour.”

He explained, “I was with someone that I really loved and cared about and was trying to kind of make sense of a lot of stuff.”

He, nevertheless, admitted maintaining the facade was easier for Sweeney as she is in a committed relationship with fiancé Jonathan Davino.

“It was a lot easier for Sydney to lean into something like that because she's in a very committed and wonderful relationship and she's very happy. So it was a little harder for me,” said Powell.

Sydney Sweeney has been in a steady relationship with Davino since 2018 and got engaged with him in March 2022.

Glen Powell is ready to ‘work with her again in a heartbeat’

Powell, nevertheless, has praised Sweeney not only for her marketing strategy but also for being a co-star. 

When he was asked whether they would like to reunite again for a movie, Powell replied, “Sydney and I have talked about that. I find that Sydney is one of the few people I have worked with who is so impressive in front of the camera and behind the camera,” before adding, “She is an executive producer on this movie.”

He added, “She has such an impressive sense of marketing, story, what is new and fresh and cool.”

Powell continued, “She's an impressive person and what she does on-screen is electric. I would work with her again in a heartbeat.”