Sydney Sweeney’s storyline within the upcoming season of Euphoria has left followers of the sequence significantly divided.

The primary episode of the third instalment of the hit HBO present is launched immediately (13 April), so count on the discourse across the weird age play plot to ramp up from right here on out.

Sweeney has discovered herself on the centre of controversy but once more after followers got a sneak-peek of what to anticipate – as in a single scene, she’s seen cosplaying as a child.

The teaser footage of Euphoria season three sparked uproar on-line, because it gave individuals an thought of the place the present’s creator Sam Levinson is seemingly taking the grownup content material profession of her character, Cassie Howard.

Within the clip, we see Sweeney posing in varied skimpy outfits as she seemingly begins working as an OnlyFans mannequin after graduating highschool.

One stunning snippet then reveals the 28-year-old Christy star sporting pigtails in her hair and sucking on a dummy as she pulled the ‘joyful child’ yoga pose whereas lay on a sofa.

On condition that she’s additionally sporting a sheer frilly prime and white undergarments that resemble a nappy, lots of people suspect she’s leaning into the taboo fetish of age play.

Sweeney has been slammed for agreeing to do it, whereas Levinson has additionally come below hearth for writing such a ‘bizarre’ side into the script.

Social media customers have been locked in a fiery debate over the unusual scene, as many individuals consider it’s ‘enjoying right into a paedophilic fetish’.

Others have defended Sweeney and the present, suggesting that these are the realities of the world we stay in immediately, whether or not we prefer it or not.



Age play is a controversial kink which includes individuals adopting the position of a youthful or older particular person for pleasure, despite the fact that they don’t seem to be truly that age.

A subset of that is ‘infantilism’, which describes a consenting grownup dressing up and behaving like a child. Somebody who’s into this kind of factor would possibly don clothes much like a tot, drink from bottles and even put on nappies.

There’s each sexual and psychological connotations to this, as those that discover pleasure in age play say they benefit from the thrill of being submissive.

Apparently, it additionally permits them to take a brief vacation from the angst of grownup life by embodying a persona of a child, as they achieve some form of consolation from being cared for.

Do specialists suppose age play is linked to paedophilia?

Regardless of some individuals suspecting age play signifies a sexual attraction to kids, specialists say in any other case.

A 2017 review into the kink by specialists in India defined that the ‘inherent gratification within the play is derived from controlling the companion in a dominative means and acts of being managed in a submissive means.’

“Infantilists think about themselves as kids and undertake the objects and behaviours of childhood in connection to position play,” it states, explaining that that is the distinction between age play and any form of paedophilic fetish.

One other 2019 study notes that ‘the heavy shadow of pedophilia actually by no means appears to loom too distant’ from age play, however the affiliation is rejected by those that have a desire for it.

The examine features a remark from one age play participant, the place she explains that she is ‘a robust and really sensible girl’ and age play ‘permits me to really feel weak, or small, or female, or foolish and emotionally younger, after I wish to’.

Euphoria season 3 has obtained combined responses

Euphoria is understood for pushing the boundaries with its storylines, however earlier than they’ve even seen the way it performs out, lots of followers have mentioned they cannot abdomen seeing Sweeney portraying this on display.

Taking to X, one longtime fan wrote: “I used to be gonna give this season of Euphoria an opportunity, however including age play to fulfill the paedophilic fetish of some individuals appears means too sick and disgusting to me.

“I am unable to consider somebody wrote this script, that it obtained accepted, that the actresses ARE OKAY WITH IT, and that HBO thinks it is a good suggestion to approve its filming and airing.”

One other fumed: “How grotesque, and now this picture will maintain popping up on a regular basis.”

A 3rd mentioned: “I get that they wish to give Cassie the route she’s moving into, however referencing a child? Utilizing a diaper? That Sydney agreed to movie that? Actually, what is going on.”

And a fourth added: “It is genuinely creepy. Any bros turned on by it ought to search assist instantly.”

Others urged that is precisely the form of shock worth that Euphoria has at all times delivered, as one particular person commented: “Should you’re an actual fan of Euphoria this doesn’t shock you.”

One other urged: “Nevertheless it’s fiction. It is a mockery of those that make and devour that form of stuff. It is such as you complaining {that a} film encompasses a corrupt politician or a serial killer.”

A 3rd chimed in saying: “They’re elevating an actual state of affairs. I am glad they present how sexualised the planet and our minds are, I hope that means we change into somewhat extra aware.”

Whereas a fourth mentioned: “When it comes out I am going to let you know what’s up with that scene, we nonetheless do not even know the context.”

LADbible has contacted Sweeney and HBO for remark.