Sydney Sweeney and Marilyn Monroe share surprising family connection after years of comparisons
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MyHeritage confirmed Sydney Sweeney and Marilyn Monroe are ninth cousins once removed, tracing their family trees to a shared 17th-century ancestor.
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Getty Images/Shutterstock MAGA actress Sydney Sweeney, 29, is related to Marilyn Monroe, according to a new study from the website MyHeritage. The blonde actresses are apparently ninth cousins once removed. Their connection traces back through Sweeney’s father, Steven Sweeney, and Monroe’s biological father, Charles…
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Actress Sydney Sweeney and screen legend Marilyn Monroe are ninth cousins, once removed, according to genealogy research.
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- Sydney Sweeney, Marilyn Monroe are distant cousins, genealogy study finds (opens The Washington Times in a new tab)
Actress Sydney Sweeney and screen legend Marilyn Monroe are ninth cousins, once removed, according to genealogy research.
- Sydney Sweeney revealed to be related to Marilyn Monroe (opens New York Post in a new tab)
The "Euphoria" alum is frequently compared to the iconic blonde bombshell.
- MAGA-Coded Star’s Family Connection to Bombshell Revealed (opens The Daily Beast in a new tab)
Getty Images/Shutterstock MAGA actress Sydney Sweeney, 29, is related to Marilyn Monroe, according to a new study from the website MyHeritage. The blonde actresses are apparently ninth cousins once removed. Their connection traces back through Sweeney’s father, Steven Sweeney, and Monroe’s biological father, Charles…
- Sydney Sweeney and Marilyn Monroe share surprising family connection after years of comparisons (opens Fox News in a new tab)
MyHeritage confirmed Sydney Sweeney and Marilyn Monroe are ninth cousins once removed, tracing their family trees to a shared 17th-century ancestor.
