Imagine you’re chilling in your backyard, maybe enjoying a nice cup of coffee or sunbathing in peace. Now imagine a bunch of random dudes in kayaks lurking in your bushes. Not creepy at all, right? Well, this is the reality for poor Sydney Sweeney, the 27-year-old star of Anyone But You, who can’t even sip on some lemonade in her yard without paparazzi turning into stealthy, kayak-riding ninjas.
Sydney’s fame has skyrocketed faster than a cat who just heard the can opener, thanks to hit movies and upcoming projects. But with great fame comes great—wait for it—unwanted photo ops. The paparazzi are so obsessed with snapping Sydney in a bikini, they’ve even taken to harassing her family. Yes, you read that right—family. These camera-wielding lurkers have no chill.
In a chat with Glamour magazine, Sydney dished on one particularly bonkers incident. Photographers straight-up told her family, “Yo, if you get her to come outside in a bikini, we’ll take the pics and bounce.” As if that’s a totally reasonable thing to ask, like borrowing a cup of sugar. Sydney’s like, “Um, excuse me, why would I voluntarily stage a photoshoot at my own house while I’m just trying to vibe with my baby cousins?” Great question, Syd. We’re all wondering the same thing.
To make matters worse, some people out there—probably the same ones who believe pigeons are government drones—actually thought Sydney was calling the paparazzi herself. Yes, because obviously, she wants dudes in kayaks hiding in her bushes at 8 a.m. waiting for bikini shots. Clearly, that’s everyone’s idea of a fun day. 🙄
And these kayak paparazzi? Oh, they’re committed. Sydney said they showed up at dawn and camped out like they were filming Survivor: Celebrity Edition, refusing to leave until the clock hit 4 p.m. “I just want to hang out in my yard, people!” Sydney pleads, like a normal human. But nope, privacy has become a mythical creature, like Bigfoot, that Sydney can’t seem to find.
The kicker? Sydney says the lack of privacy isn’t just annoying, it’s downright dangerous. The second those pics go live, her house basically becomes a pit stop on the Hollywood star tour. Boats literally cruise by her home, and she can hear people whispering, “Oh look, that’s where Sydney Sweeney lives!” Like she’s some sort of tourist attraction.
Sydney Sweeney just wants to chill in her backyard without being stalked by kayak-riding photographers, and honestly, can we blame her? May her yard one day be a paparazzi-free zone. Amen.
