Florence Pugh on working with your ex and getting into the head of an addict

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Florence Pugh says the idea to cut off her hair for her latest film was inspired by her own way of dealing with mental health issues when she was younger. In A Good Person the star plays a woman who becomes addicted to painkillers following a tragedy.

While struggling with what she's going through, her character Allison cuts her hair and Pugh told Sky News' film and TV podcast Backstage that the idea to do that came from her own lived experience. "I think we have this awful nature, well, I do sometimes, that when things are going wrong, I just, like, chop bits of myself off, and that idea actually came from me when I was younger," she explained. "I was just going through that classic teenage bout of depression where you're not quite sure that you're depressed, so I just bought random things and tried to quick fix myself, like just to buy things that would stick on me and maybe I'd feel better. "And so that was an idea that I was saying, 'Well, what if she just chops off a piece of her for no reason other than just trying to fix something?' And then what that did is it made this whole character not care anymore and have hair that is ridiculous, and I loved that. "I always love stepping into a role where I don't have to care about being camera beautiful or anything like that, I love not being able to have to think about that. "While Pugh's character is an addict, she's also likeable and relatable - with the film steering clear from a stereotypical portrayal of a drug user.

The actress says it was important - though not easy - for her to get the part right. "I think we forget that just because someone is in this awful space doesn't mean that they're still not charming or they're still not able to make you love them or make.