Florence Pugh says she’s “too gobby” for Hollywood: “It’s still about suppressing one sex”

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Florence Pugh has spoken out about her experience in Hollywood, describing herself as “too gobby” to be there.The Oxford-born star looked back on her career to date in a new interview with The Times, and brought up the challenges that women can face in the acting industry.Pugh, who turns 29 next month, explained: “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.

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 said that it’s “always been fashionable” to tell women how to live their lives, or that their decisions are wrong. “It’s about control, isn’t it?” Pugh continued. “It’s still ultimately about suppressing one sex, and we’re dealing with it all the time.”The Oppenheimer actor said, too, that she wasn’t prepared to keep quiet, though “most intelligent people would just be quiet and go live their life”.She described herself as “a bit too gobby and argumentative” and “a bit too yappy” to play by the rules in Hollywood, adding: “I wouldn’t be able to not say how I feel, especially when it’s me being attacked.

If people don’t want me to be this way they’re going to be severely disappointed.”Looking back on when she’d been body-shamed in her career, she said: “I remember watching this industry and feeling that I wasn’t represented.