The Moment
Sydney Sweeney just cracked open the door on a love life she’s spent years guarding like it was Fort Knox.
In a new Cosmopolitan interview published Thursday, the 28-year-old Euphoria star spoke for the first time about her long relationship with ex-fiance Jonathan Davino, a Chicago businessman she dated for about seven and a half years.
“I was in a relationship for a very long time, for seven and a half years, and I never talked about it. I was very private,” she said, adding that “no one would ever see us” and that it felt important to keep “some things” just for herself.
Sweeney and Davino got engaged in March 2022 but quietly ended both the engagement and the relationship around March 2025, after what one outlet described as “major issues” behind the scenes. At the time, she was juggling a packed filming schedule and, reportedly, the stress of trying to plan a wedding on top of it.
By May 2025, she was publicly calling herself single and “loving” it in an interview with the Sunday Times, talking about spending more time with friends and learning about herself.
Fast-forward to now, and Sweeney is not only promoting her new lingerie line, Syrn, she’s also very much linked to music power player Scooter Braun, 44. The pair were first spotted together last September on a trip to Italy, and have since been photographed on bike rides near his Montecito home and jet-skiing in the Florida Keys. It’s giving outdoorsy soft launch, but with paparazzi.
The Take
I have to hand it to her: in an era where people announce a first date with a couples’ thirst trap and a hard launch caption, Sweeney spent most of her twenties in a stealth relationship we barely knew existed. That’s not just privacy; that’s witness protection romance.
Her new comments, though, are less about Davino the person and more about Sydney the brand. She’s drawing a very bright line: I am the boss of my life, and any man is an add-on, not the operating system.
She describes herself as sporty, outdoorsy, and completely self-sufficient, with an “incredible group of girlfriends” and a “team of badass women.” She says she doesn’t need a man, and that the world that comes with her is “very intimidating” to a lot of guys. Translation: if you scare easily, this is not your ride.
And here’s where it gets interesting. She’s insisting on privacy, but she’s now dating one of the most recognizable (and controversial) executives in the music business. That’s like saying you hate crowds and then spending your weekends at the Super Bowl. The math does not exactly pass the privacy check.
This is the modern celebrity dating puzzle: you want a partner who “gets” your world, which usually means someone with their own fame or power, but those are also the very people who guarantee your business will never stay fully private. It’s like trying to date while carrying a personal tabloids drone over your head at all times.
I don’t blame her for being picky. A woman who is famous, wealthy, and outspoken about her ambition will absolutely intimidate some men; that’s not new, it’s just now we’re finally saying it out loud instead of shrinking ourselves. But moving from a long, off-the-grid relationship to Scooter Braun of all people is a very sharp plot twist. It signals that her priority might have shifted from secrecy to finding someone who can actually live inside the circus.
So when she says it takes a “very specific person” to handle her world, I believe her. The question is: how much “private” can really survive once your love life includes international trips, bike-ride pap shots, and a lingerie line rollout?
Receipts
Confirmed:
- In her new Cosmopolitan interview, Sweeney says she was in a relationship for seven and a half years and stayed “very private,” noting that “no one would ever see” the couple.
- She was engaged to Jonathan Davino in March 2022; their engagement and relationship ended by March 2025, as previously reported and reflected in multiple outlets’ timelines.
- In a May 2025 Sunday Times interview, she confirmed she was single and said she was “loving” it, emphasizing time with friends and personal growth.
- She tells Cosmopolitan her ideal partner is athletic, outgoing, funny, family-oriented, and able to handle the “world” that comes with her, adding that she is confident and doesn’t actually need a man.
- Sweeney has launched a lingerie line called Syrn, which she has been promoting alongside the Cosmopolitan cover.
Reported / Unverified by Sweeney herself:
- According to Us Weekly, unnamed sources said Sweeney and Davino had “major issues” that contributed to their March 2025 split and that her intense work schedule and wedding-planning stress played a role. Neither has publicly detailed the breakup.
- Her romance with Scooter Braun was first reported after they were photographed together on a trip to Italy in September 2025, and later on outdoor outings in California and the Florida Keys. The two have not given an on-the-record interview confirming the relationship, but neither has denied it.
Backstory (For Casual Readers)
If you only know Sydney Sweeney as “the girl from Euphoria,” here’s the quick catch-up. She broke out playing Cassie on HBO’s teen drama, then moved into movies like the rom-com Anyone But You and thrillers like The Housemaid, all while becoming a red-carpet regular and fashion favorite. Off-screen, she spent much of her rise quietly dating Jonathan Davino, who stayed largely out of the spotlight. Their engagement in 2022 was one of the few glimpses the public got into that relationship. By 2025, it was over, and Sweeney started speaking more openly about being single, her friendships with women, and the kind of partner who could handle her increasingly busy, very public life.
What’s Next
Professionally, Sweeney is in full empire-building mode: more films, more producing, and a lingerie brand that leans into her image as both bombshell and boss. Every interview right now functions as a mission statement: she’s framing herself as ambitious, independent, and in control of her narrative, whether she’s talking about business or boyfriends.
On the personal front, there are a few things to watch for. First, whether she continues to keep the specifics of her romance with Braun mostly off-limits, even as paparazzi shots and social media sightings keep rolling in. Second, whether she eventually goes Instagram-official or keeps playing the “if you know, you know” game with who appears in her orbit. And third, if future interviews shift from vague comments about a “specific person” to something closer to naming names.
The larger story isn’t just who she’s dating; it’s how a young, hyper-visible actress tries to carve out any real privacy while her love life is being treated like a subplot in a never-ending series. She’s clearly drawing boundaries. Whether the audience – and the industry – respects them is another story.
I’m curious: do you think a celebrity at Sydney’s level can realistically keep a relationship private anymore, or is that just a comforting fantasy in 2026?
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