People who work in the entertainment industry, whose faces are on the big screen, are chosen to be there because of their talents. And those talents can apparently deal with things when they go south.
Florence Pugh, the actress from the UK, best known for her role as Yelena Belova in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films.
On the big screen as a Black Widow, Pugh has shown her dark and rather sharp sense of humor. After all, it was her role as Yelena Belova, that landed her with numerous accolades, like 'Best Female Movie Star' and 'Best Action Movie Star' in 2021, and 'Best Actress in a Superhero Movie' in 2022.
And this sense of humor was again shown, but in real life.
She responded to the public's opinions, when she defended photos of her wearing a Valentino bright pink tulle gown.
The gown in question has a high, halter-style tied neck that revealed her shoulders and back. She matched the outfit with thick pink platform shoes, a nose ring, and slicked back her blonde hair behind her ears.
But it's the gown's front part that is see-through, which made her breasts clearly visible. People attacked her online because of this.
Pugh first revealed this dress on her Instagram post.
She said that she felt "magical," and that her nipples are "technically" covered.
"Stunning. Stunning. Stunning evening," wrote Pugh, who tagged her makeup and hair team in the photos as well. "Thank you again, my beautiful team, for making my pink princess dreams come true."
But when people commented on her gown, and that people started making fun of her, she defended herself.
"And all because of two cute little nipples…."
Although Pugh's career in the business has yet to turn a decade, she's already accustomed to the things that can happen in the industry.
"It has always been my mission in this industry to say ‘fuck it and fuck that’ whenever anyone expects my body to morph into an opinion of what’s hot or sexually attractive. I wore that dress because I know," she said.
She added that people should respect others, and "grow up."
" [...] Respect people. Respect bodies. Respect all women. Respect humans. Life will get a whole lot easier, I promise."
She even shared a photo dedicated to those who were offended by her nipples.
"Oh! The last slide is for those who feel more comfortable with that inch of darker skin to be covered…," she said.
This isn't the first time Pugh defends nudity because after all, the actress is rarely one to back away from revealing her true self.
Back in 2018, for example, the British beauty explained that she felt Americans tend to be a bit skittish, particularly when it comes to nudity.
In fact, she said the amount of nudity in the TV miniseries adaptation of John le Carré spy thriller The Little Drummer Girl, in which Pugh played an actress who was undercover as a spy, had to be monitored in order to avoid alienating audiences in the U.S..
"America is quite scared of bums. And nipples. We had to make sure there were no bums and nipples out. I don’t know why. Such strange people," she said.
Pugh also commented that when she was younger, people were "disappointed" by her "tiny tits."
But growing up, Pugh who has been nominated for an Academy Award as well as two BAFTA Awards, said that she taught herself to be comfortable with the human body, and that is credited to her education on the topic being instilled in her by her parents, who showed the family European films that contained a higher level of nudity.
“My parents were very cool and made sure we watched lots of European films when we grew up, so nudity has never been a problem for me, as long as it’s done beautifully," she explained.
"What’s been interesting to watch and witness is just how easy it is for men to totally destroy a woman’s body, publicly, proudly, for everyone to see. You even do it with your job titles and work emails in your bio..?"
"What’s more concerning is…. Why are you so scared of breasts? Small? Large? Left? Right? Only one? Maybe none? What. Is. So. Terrifying."
Despite her strong level of comfort with nudity, Pugh said at the time that she didn't think she would ever become notorious for taking her clothes off while onscreen.
"I don’t think I’m going to be an international sex symbol. I mean, I know I’m not going to be an international sex symbol," she said. "But there is a big potential that when this series comes out, life will be very different."
