Florence Pugh says she had to defend age gap romance with Zach Braff against 'nasty' trolls

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Florence Pugh believed it "was necessary" to defend her romance with Zach Braff. Pugh, 28, and Braff, 49, faced backlash for their age gap while dating from 2019 to 2022.

During an interview with British Vogue, the actress explained that she preferred to keep her relationship private, until it got to a point she needed to speak out against the "nasty" trolls. "People were bullying me and bullying my partner," she told the outlet. "Mine and Zach’s relationship was actually quite private until it was nasty, and I could see the toll that it was taking on him and us and our families, and that’s when I spoke out. "I think for anyone I’m with, I want to protect them.

It’s not nice knowing that people are saying the worst things I’ve ever read about someone I love. … I needed to talk about it." "Mine and Zach’s relationship was actually quite private until it was nasty, and I could see the toll that it was taking on him and us and our families, and that’s when I spoke out." — Florence Pugh Pugh understood that "any relationship in this limelight is going to be stressed." During their four-year relationship, Pugh came to Braff's defense several times.

In 2019, the "Don't Worry Darling" actress responded to an Instagram user who commented on her post, pointing out the two-decade age gap between the couple. "And yet he got it," Pugh replied.