Florence Pugh hits out at Hollywood beauty standards and says she finds traditional ideas 'frustrating' as she struggles to 'fix into a box'
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Florence Pugh has revealed she is pushing back on Hollywood beauty standards after becoming tired of people discussing her body. The actress, 28, has admitted that she has found traditional ideas of beauty frustrating and said that she just wants to feel seen and represented on screen.
![[The actress admitted that she has found traditional ideas of beauty frustrating and started to re-evaluate her career goals after wrapping filming for We Live In Time (pictured)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/15/13/93166751-14194729-image-a-3_1734267830817.jpg)
The Little Women star told The Times that she has found it difficult to fit in to the suggested boxes offered to actresses because she is too 'gobby'. She added that she has been frustrated throughout her career with being perceived as a diva or difficult to work with for voicing her opinions.
![[The star said she found it difficult to fit in to the suggested boxes offered to actresses because she is too 'gobby' and resents being perceived as a diva for voicing her opinions]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/15/13/93166747-14194729-image-a-11_1734268062875.jpg)
Florence said: 'There are fine lines women have to stay within, otherwise they are called a diva, demanding, problematic. And I don't want to fit into stereotypes made by others.'. The Lady Macbeth star went on to explain that throughout her decade-long career on the big screen she has been subjected to trolls and criticism over her body but explained she is trying to challenge this.
![[Abd after ten years under intense scrutiny, the Midsommer star explained that wrapping filming for her latest romantic drama We Live In Time with Andrew Garfield led her to re-evaluate her life]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/15/13/93166753-14194729-image-a-5_1734267853791.jpg)
Florence Pugh, 28, has revealed she is pushing back on Hollywood beauty standards after becoming tired of people discussing her body. The actress admitted that she has found traditional ideas of beauty frustrating and started to re-evaluate her career goals after wrapping filming for We Live In Time (pictured).
![[The blonde beauty said that she is now trying to take a step back from work and her enjoy herself after throwing her all in to some of her most challenging roles (pictured in Little Women)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/15/13/93166745-14194729-image-a-6_1734267857862.jpg)
She told the publication: 'The only thing people want to talk about is some useless c**p about how they look. And so I didn't care to abide by those rules. I've loved challenging ideas I don't like.'. An the star is not just fighting against how she is viewers, but the entire discourse around women.
![[She previously hit back at cruel trolls who criticised her for going braless in a sheer hot pink Valentino gown, questioning how her 'nipples' could have 'offended' people]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/15/13/93166759-14194729-image-a-4_1734267835939.jpg)
