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\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tFlorence Pugh has never been afraid to call out unattainable Hollywood beauty standards throughout her career. In 2019, Pugh famously hit back at a review that compared the size of her thighs to those of the WWE pro Saraya Jade Bevis (a.k.a. Paige), who she portrayed in the movie Fighting With My Family. \u201cOh dear,\u201d [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019s confidence in hoping people like me,\u201d Pugh told the outlet. \u201cI think it\u2019s just, like, I don\u2019t want to be anyone else.\u201d<\/p>\n
Through her years in the spotlight, Pugh has learned to \u201cbe all right\u201d and even accept her physique during photo shoots.<\/p>\n\n![\"British](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/British-Vogue-October-2024-03-Florence-Pugh-Painful-to-Read-Mean-Comments-About-Weight.jpg?w=1000&quality=70&strip=all\")
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\n Florence Pugh<\/span> Venetia Scott<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u201cI\u2019m not a model. It\u2019s portraying a completely different version of myself that I don\u2019t necessarily believe in,\u201d Pugh said. \u201cYou have to believe that you deserve to be in those pages being beautiful. But now, I know what I want to show [and] I know who I want to show. I know who I want to be and I know what I look like. There\u2019s no insecurities about what I am anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n
Pugh has previously been candid about her body image. In February 2023, the actress told Vanity Fair <\/i><\/a>that she didn\u2019t feel pressure to look a certain way.<\/p>\n\n![\"British](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/British-Vogue-October-2024-02-Florence-Pugh-Painful-to-Read-Mean-Comments-About-Weight.jpg?w=1000&quality=40&strip=all\")
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\n Florence Pugh<\/span> Venetia Scott<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u201cWhen I started out, my granddad would always tell me off and be like, \u2018Why are you showing everyone your ugly spots?’\u201d Pugh recalled. \u201cHe\u2019d be really confused as to why I\u2019d show my cellulite. My answer was like, \u2018Well, I\u2019d much rather do it than they do it, and then I feel ashamed.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tAs these Hollywood celebrities show in their words, actions and online posts, the body-positivity movement has officially entered the mainstream. Well-known activists have used social media as a tool to spread more messages of self-love to their fans. Mindy Kaling made a splash when she posted a series of photos of herself wearing different two-piece [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
She continued at the time, \u201cThere\u2019s no pretending with me. When I put on makeup and step in a wonderful dress, I give credit to the people that made me look like that, and I also want my fans to know that a) I don\u2019t look like that all the time and b) I also have stress acne, and I also have hairy eyebrows and I also have greasy hair.\u201d<\/p>\n\n![\"British](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/British-Vogue-October-2024-Cover-Florence-Pugh-Painful-to-Read-Mean-Comments-About-Weight.jpg?w=1000&quality=62&strip=all\")
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\n Florence Pugh<\/span> Venetia Scott<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nOne year earlier, Pugh went viral after she wore a sheer, nipple-baring Valentino dress to the brand\u2019s couture fashion week presentation. After an onslaught of criticism, Pugh clapped back<\/a>.<\/p>\n\u201cI knew when I wore that incredible Valentino dress that there was no way there wouldn\u2019t be a commentary on it. Whether it be negative or positive, we all knew what we were doing,\u201d she wrote via Instagram in July 2022. \u201cI was excited to wear it, not a wink of me was nervous. I wasn\u2019t before, during or even now after. What\u2019s been interesting to watch and witness is just how easy it is for men to totally destroy a woman\u2019s body, publicly, proudly, for everyone to see.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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\u201cI\u2019m not a model. It\u2019s portraying a completely different version of myself that I don\u2019t necessarily believe in,\u201d Pugh said. \u201cYou have to believe that you deserve to be in those pages being beautiful. But now, I know what I want to show [and] I know who I want to show. I know who I want to be and I know what I look like. There\u2019s no insecurities about what I am anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n
Pugh has previously been candid about her body image. In February 2023, the actress told Vanity Fair <\/i><\/a>that she didn\u2019t feel pressure to look a certain way.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen I started out, my granddad would always tell me off and be like, \u2018Why are you showing everyone your ugly spots?’\u201d Pugh recalled. \u201cHe\u2019d be really confused as to why I\u2019d show my cellulite. My answer was like, \u2018Well, I\u2019d much rather do it than they do it, and then I feel ashamed.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n \t\t<\/a><\/p>\n \n\t\t\tAs these Hollywood celebrities show in their words, actions and online posts, the body-positivity movement has officially entered the mainstream. Well-known activists have used social media as a tool to spread more messages of self-love to their fans. Mindy Kaling made a splash when she posted a series of photos of herself wearing different two-piece [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n She continued at the time, \u201cThere\u2019s no pretending with me. When I put on makeup and step in a wonderful dress, I give credit to the people that made me look like that, and I also want my fans to know that a) I don\u2019t look like that all the time and b) I also have stress acne, and I also have hairy eyebrows and I also have greasy hair.\u201d<\/p>\n One year earlier, Pugh went viral after she wore a sheer, nipple-baring Valentino dress to the brand\u2019s couture fashion week presentation. After an onslaught of criticism, Pugh clapped back<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cI knew when I wore that incredible Valentino dress that there was no way there wouldn\u2019t be a commentary on it. Whether it be negative or positive, we all knew what we were doing,\u201d she wrote via Instagram in July 2022. \u201cI was excited to wear it, not a wink of me was nervous. I wasn\u2019t before, during or even now after. What\u2019s been interesting to watch and witness is just how easy it is for men to totally destroy a woman\u2019s body, publicly, proudly, for everyone to see.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>
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