Actress Florence Pugh revealed her feelings towards those who take an unwelcome interest in her body, and those of other women.
Speaking with Jodie Turner-Smith (Without Remorse) for ELLE’s Style Awards, Pugh didn’t mince words about critics who focus on a person's physique rather than their talent. “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 would much rather lay it all out,” the Oppenheimer actor stated.
“I think the scariest thing for me are the instances where people have been upset that I’ve shown ‘too much’ of myself,” Pugh continued. “When everything went down with the Valentino pink dress a year ago, my nipples were on display through a piece of fabric, and it wound people up.”
In 2022, Pugh inadvertently ignited fury online when she wore a see-through dress to a fashion show. She later took to Instagram to blast critics: “It isn’t the first time and certainly won’t be the last time a woman will hear what’s wrong with her body by a crowd of strangers, [but] what’s worrying is just how vulgar some of you men can be.”
“It’s the freedom that people are scared of; the fact I’m comfortable and happy,” Pugh told Turner-Smith of the vitriol. “Keeping women down by commenting on their bodies has worked for a very long time. I think we’re in this swing now where lots of people are saying, ‘I don’t give a shit.’ 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. We need to keep reminding everybody that there is more than one reason for women’s bodies [to exist].”
The Black Widow star then touched on last year's controversy, clarifying it was only men who took issue. “When I wore the [sheer] dresses, every woman I walked past would say, ‘You look like you’re having so much fun.’ And I was! Women were drawn to the fact that I was completely happy.
“That’s been a massive aspect of my career and my life: accepting who I am, and not running away from it.”
Pugh can currently be seen in Christoper Nolan’s blockbuster biopic Oppenheimer.
from Men's Journal https://ift.tt/SRqF0eo
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