Glen Powell literally bared all this week in a new interview in which he also addressed the rumors he and costar Sydney Sweeney secretly dated.
“When all that stuff happened, you know, publicly, it felt disorienting and unfair,” the “Top Gun: Maverick” star told Men’s Health in an interview published Tuesday for its December issue. “But what I’m realizing now is that’s just a part of this gig now.”
The rumors began after Powell and Sweeney were cast as romantic leads in the upcoming rom-com “Anyone But You” and were fueled by them acting friendly at press appearances and him breaking up with girlfriend Gigi Paris.
Sweeney is engaged to restaurateur Jonathan Davino.
“When the sun is shining, you gotta make hay,” he said. “And you gotta chase this while you got it. And on a romantic level, you gotta find a teammate who is down for that adventure, down for that uncertainty, down for that thing. It’s a lot to deal with. Honestly, I really try to be a great partner. When I love, I love hard. I also understand that the speed and uncertainty of my life is a very hard thing to put up with.”
He said dating after “Top Gun” can be tricky.
Powell said he also prefers to shuffle between LA; Austin, Texas, where his family lives; and any other city where he’s shooting a film.
“I just don’t think drinking the water of any one place for too long is healthy,” he joked.
But he does have one steady love, his dog Brisket.
The “Hidden Figures” actor also explained how “Top Gun: Maverick” co-star Tom Cruise helped him get into character for his breakout role as Lt. Jake “Hangman” Seresin.