Florence Pugh Says She Shaved Her Head to ‘Control’ Her Image in the Film Industry: ‘Vanity Is Gone’
usmagazine.comFlorence Pugh is on a mission to rid Hollywood of its obsession with “vanity.” The 27-year-old actress explained in a recent interview with Radio Times — per The Daily Mail — that she fights to “control her image” in the film industry, which is why she unveiled a completely shaved head in May. “I purposely chose to look like that,” she told the news outlet. “I wanted vanity out of the picture.
Hollywood is very glamorous — especially for women — and it’s hard for an audience to see past that.” Pugh explained that whenever an opportunity arises to not “be glam or have a full face of makeup,” she works to “keep it that way.” “It helps the audience,” Pugh continued. “Vanity is gone.
The only thing that people can look at then is your raw face. Even at the beginning of my career, I was always fighting to control my image. … It helps me when I’m wearing less makeup because then I’m less of a sparkly thing on screen.
I feel like I’m allowed to do ugly faces, like it’s more acceptable.” Pugh revealed at the Met Gala on May 1 that she “happily” chopped off her locks for her new film, We Live in Time. “It’s unbelievable. … I thought what is a better way to release [this hairstyle] to the world than at the Met.
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