Florence Pugh.Photo:Marleen Moise/Getty
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ForFlorence Pugh, being in Hollywood and dealing with unrealistic beauty standards has been draining.
TheWe Live in Timestar, 28, spoke toThe Timesand got candid about how young women in the public eye, like herself, are treated and why she likes going against the norm.
Pugh recalled feeling like she wasn’t represented in the industry early on. Because of that, the actress said she loves challenging how the public expects women to look.
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In October 2023, Pugh also opened up about embracing her body in an interview withElleUK.
“I speak the way I do about my body because I’m not trying to hide the cellulite on my thigh or the squidge in between my arm and my boob: I wouldmuch rather lay it all out," she said. “I think the scariest thing for me are the instances where people have been upset that I’ve shown ‘too much’ of myself.”
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TheOppenheimerstar then went on to discuss the backlash she received for wearing asheer pink halterneck gownto the Valentino couture show in Rome the previous summer.
“When everything went down with the Valentino pink dress a year ago, my nipples were on display through a piece of fabric, and it really wound people up,” said Pugh. “It’s the freedom that people are scared of; the fact I’m comfortable and happy.”
The actress added that she thinks the reaction showed people are “terrified of the human body.”
“I think we’re in this swing now where lots of people are saying, ‘I don’t give a s—.’ Unfortunately, we’ve become so terrified of the human body that we can’t even look at my two little cute nipples behind fabric in a way that isn’t sexual,” Pugh continued. “We need to keep reminding everybody that there is more than one reason for women’s bodies [to exist].”
source: people.com
