-Florence Pugh
Florence Pugh has openly spoken about the pressure actors can face to change their bodies for movie roles. She has repeatedly said that she does not believe actresses should have to lose weight just to look a certain way on screen.
In an interview with Time magazine, Florence remembered an experience from when she was 19. A studio boss told her that she needed to lose weight. The comment made her question whether that was the kind of person she wanted to become. She said, “It was just so not the person I wanted to be.”
Florence has also explained that she does not want to lose weight simply to look better for a character. Instead, she thinks about the character’s life and what would make sense for them. She said, “I’m never losing weight to look fantastic for a role. It’s more like, how would this character have lived? What would she be eating?”
In Vogue, Florence also talked about where her confidence came from. She said that growing up in Spain with her parents and siblings helped her learn to accept natural bodies. She recalled, “We were always naked as kids… We are human, we are bodies.”
Florence has also spoken out about body-shaming after wearing a sheer Valentino dress. Some people criticized her appearance, but she questioned why her body caused such a strong reaction.
Through these comments, Florence has continued to defend body confidence and challenge unrealistic expectations placed on women.