Glen Powell finally admits he leaned into Sydney Sweeney dating rumors to promote ‘Anyone But You’

Call it a fauxmance.

Glen Powell yet admitted that he leaned into nan rumors that he was making love his “Anyone But You” co-star, Sydney Sweeney, to beforehand nan movie past year.

“The 2 things that you person to waste a rom-com are nosy and chemistry,” he said successful an question and reply pinch nan New York Times published Tuesday.

“Sydney and I person a ton of nosy together, and we person a ton of effortless chemistry. That’s group wanting what’s connected nan surface disconnected nan screen, and sometimes you conscionable person to thin into it a spot — and it worked wonderfully. Sydney is very smart.”

Rumors astir Powell, 35, and Sweeney, 26, were first ignited past March erstwhile they were seen connected nan group of nan rom-com successful Australia.

In photos, nan “Euphoria” prima — who has been engaged to Jonathan Davino since 2022 — wore a floral bikini while nan “Top Gun: Maverick” character went shirtless successful conscionable a brace of aquatics shorts.

The pursuing month, Powell’s then-girlfriend, Gigi Paris, unfollowed Sweeney connected Instagram arsenic nan character shared respective snaps of her off-camera adventures pinch nan actor.

The “Immaculate” prima and Powell past cozied up to 1 another astatine CinemaCon successful Las Vegas past April.

Sweeney was besides seen having a fun-filled time astatine nan Taronga Zoo in Sydney pinch nan “Hit Man” character and his family.

Rumors astir Sweeney and Powell making love began to dice down aft nan “Madame Web” character had respective day nights pinch her fiancé, Davino, 40.

That May, she was besides spotted wearing her engagement ring for nan first clip successful astir a year.

As nan co-stars geared up for nan merchandise of “Anyone But You” successful December 2023, nan hearsay reignited erstwhile Hoda Kotb brought up their chemistry connected and disconnected nan screen while appearing on nan “Today” show.

When nan co-anchor, 59, asked nan 2 if they instantly knew they “had chemistry” astatine their first array read, nan brace looked astatine 1 different earlier bursting into laughter.

Sweeney meekly replied, “Yeah.”

The “Handmaid’s Tale” alum poked nosy astatine nan matter rumors during her “Saturday Night Live” speech successful March 2024.

“The craziest rumor I’ve seen is that while I was filming ‘Anyone But You,’ I was having an matter pinch my co-star Glen Powell,” she said astatine nan time. “That’s evidently not true. Me and my fiancé produced nan movie together and he was location nan full shoot.

“And I conscionable want to fto everyone cognize that he’s nan man of my dreams and we’re still together and stronger than ever. He moreover came present coming to support me.”

Looking astatine nan camera crew, Sweeney, 26, continued, “Can we trim to him?”

The camera past trim to Powell, who looked stunned arsenic he was sitting successful nan audience.

“That’s not my fiancé!” Sweeney quipped. “He’s successful my dressing room and we person a awesome show for you tonight!”

The rumors helped “Anyone But You” go astatine nan container office, raking successful much than $219 cardinal worldwide, per Deadline.