Florence Pugh‘s candid confession about her Hollywood struggles isn’t sitting well with fans. The actress is one of the industry’s hottest talents, featuring in several Box Office successes after making her debut in 2014. However, Pugh claims her experience so far has been “really exhausting” — something other young women in Hollywood can relate to.
The Dune: Part Two actress dished about hardships women often face in the industry during an interview with The Times. “There are fine lines women have to stay within. Otherwise, they are called a diva, demanding, and problematic,” Pugh explained. “And I don’t want to fit into stereotypes made by others.” The ever-vocal actress added:
“It is really exhausting for a young woman to just be in this industry, and actually other industries. But I’ve always been encouraged to have a voice.”
As life often imitates art, Pugh has often mostly played rebellious female characters for most of her career. Reflecting on her past roles, the 28-year-old said, “Well, it’s always been fashionable to tell a woman how she should live her life. Or that the decisions they are making are wrong or too loud. It’s about control, isn’t it? It’s still ultimately about suppressing one sex, and we’re dealing with it all the time.”
It comes as no surprise that the Academy nominee feels this way, given the intense body shaming she has faced at the hands of trolls. In June 2022, when she went braless in a sheer pink gown to a Valentino haute couture show in Rome. The outfit made headlines, sparking heavy discourse as her body was scrutinized.
Florence Pugh Laments Women Being ‘Torn Apart,’ Fans Cry ‘BooHoo’
Florence Pugh, who spoke out about the harassment at the time, told The Sunday Times how the industry often critiqued women’s looks.
“I remember godawful headlines about how Keira Knightley isn’t thin anymore, or watching women getting torn apart despite being talented and beautiful. The only thing people want to talk about is some useless crap about how they look.”
Unfortunately, Pugh’s complaints have only angered fans who think she has no right to complain, especially with her massive net worth of $8 million.
“It is definitely within her power to opt out of the entertainment industry if she does not like it,” one fan urged.
“There’s far tougher places in the world to be a young woman,” another fan slammed. “Comments like this are why a lot of people can’t stand celebrities and see them as elitist and out-of-touch.”
“Being young, pretty, and rich is exhausting. Right,” mocked a third fan.
“I have no sympathy for the poor little rich girl who gets paid millions to play pretend,” a fourth critic slammed.
“Boo fucking hoo. Celebrities always want us to feel bad for them, lol,” a fifth comment read.
Florence Pugh might just have been expressing herself, but there are harder things than being an actress.
