Florence Pugh on why it was "necessary" to defend Zach Braff romance
Florence Pugh has revealed why she found it "necessary" to defend her relationship with Zach Braff.
The We Live in Time star and Scrubs actor began dating in 2019 after they met while working together on In the Time It Takes to Get There.
Their relationship faced criticism due to the 21-year age gap between the actors, scrutiny which Midsommar star Pugh described as "nasty".
She opened up about her need to defend her relationship in a new interview with Vogue, discussing her privacy and the publicity that surrounded her film Don't Worry Darling and rumoured feuds onset.
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"There’s so many times when I’ve been doing press for a movie and I am asked questions about [Don’t Worry Darling], and I always think it’s unfair to take the space away from the movie that I’m talking about. So I’m going to politely move away from that," she began.
She continued: "I had to be public in the past because people were bullying me and bullying my partner.
"Mine and Zach’s relationship was actually quite private until it was nasty, and I could see the toll that it was taking on him and us and our families. And that’s when I spoke out. I think for anyone I’m with, I want to protect them.
"It’s not nice knowing that people are saying the worst things I’ve ever read about someone that I love. So that was necessary. I needed to talk about it. I think any relationship in this limelight is going to be stressed."
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Their romance ended in 2022, with Black Widow actor Pugh confirming she is now in a new relationship, but did not disclose who they are.
"We are figuring what we actually are," she revealed to the publication. "And I think for the first time, I’m not allowing myself to go on a roller-coaster. I’m allowing myself to take time to let something evolve and let it be completely real to its core, as opposed to racing into that."
She said "falling [in love] is the most amazing feeling", adding: "but unfortunately if that’s the only thing that you know in a relationship, then that’s the thing that you chase, that’s not gonna last".
We Live in Time is released in US cinemas on October 11 and in UK cinemas on January 1, 2025.
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