Florence Pugh called the unrealistic beauty standards in Hollywood “exhausting.”
The 28-year-old actress got candid on the challenges young women face in the entertainment industry as it is a norm to talk about their looks “despite being talented.”
“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,” Pugh told The Times, “It is really exhausting for a young woman to just be in this industry, and actually other industries. But I’ve always been encouraged to have a voice.”
She went on to say, “I remember godawful headlines about how Keira Knightley isn’t thin any more, or watching women getting torn apart despite being talented and beautiful.”
The We Live in Time star admitted that she loves to go against the stereotypes.
“The only thing people want to talk about is some useless crap about how they look. And so I didn’t care to abide by those rules. I’ve loved challenging ideas I don’t like,” she told the outlet.
“I wanted to challenge how women were perceived, how we are supposed to look,” The Black Widow actress explained. “Actually I wasn’t trying to challenge. I just wanted to be there, to make space for a version of a person that isn’t all the things they used to have to be. I’m proud I’ve stuck by myself and look the way I look.”
