Florence Pugh says ex Zach Braff taught her an important lesson about fame

Florence Boge Thanks to her ex Zach Braff To give her pointers on navigating her stardom – plus comment sections.

The British actress, 26, has been making a lot of headlines over the past few months, whether it’s her Hostility is rumored with do not worry my love Directed by Olivia WildeAnd the See thru red carpet look or Cleavage with Brav. But she spoke positively about her ex-husband on the BBC This is the cultural life Podcast, he is credited with teaching her to keep her nose away from comments when the conversation is about her.

said Bog, who shot to stardom after little Women In 2019. It is in great demand at the moment with a large number of projects running after that do not worry my love Opened at the No. 1 venue in September, including Dune 2Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Lightning And the movie, which was directed by Braff, good guy.

She said gossiping about her in the tabloids and on social media can cause “normal stress – like anxiety” because suddenly there are “thousands of people” discussing you “and you can’t change the conversation.” “It would be crazy for me to say that things don’t do that [affect me]… of course it is. “But she navigates it by not looking for negatives.

“It’s much easier said than done,” she said, “but you can’t read these things.” “I remember my ex-partner Zach Braff,” he said during “the first pop of my career” with little Women. “I’ve been reading the comments, reading the comments – because you’re doing it. And while that’s happening, you want to make sure that everything is OK [positive]. “

But then she remembers, “Negative comments will come – or negative things about our relationship.” He would say: Well, how did you come across this? I said: I found it. “But how did you find it?” he adds. [I started to reply]: “Because I was…” He replied, “You were looking.”

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Pugh admitted it was, and scrubs The alum said to her, “You can’t look for those things because you’ll find something horrible.” “And now she gets it.” If you do that — if you look for it — you will inevitably find something that hurts you. So, unfortunately, this is the hardest thing to do but not be able to participate. You can’t look.”

Pugh’s relationship with Braff was under scrutiny when it was made public in 2019 due to their 21-year age gap. She said in August, when she confirmed her split from Braff earlier this year, that she I found the comments harsh and offensive.

“I don’t think people, just because they have this job, should monitor and write about every aspect of their lives,” she said. “We did not participate in the reality TV show.”