Actress Florence Pugh has revealed she suffered “trauma” after shaving her head for her new movie ‘We Live in Time’ calling it “really bizarre”.
Florence Pugh suffered “trauma” after shaving her head for a movie role.
The ‘Midsommar’ star plays a chef who receives a shocking medical diagnosis in new film ‘We Live in Time’ and she’s revealed it was a “bizarre” experience having all her hair lopped off.
She told British Vogue magazine: “In many religions, hair is the most precious thing on the body – it’s where you store your memories and your dreams and your history. [Shaving] it was really bizarre. My head was so sensitive and so many people were trying to touch it and it was so alive.
“My body went into a bit of trauma from it. I was cold all the time.”
She added: “For any actor taking a role like this, it is completely important that you see her head and we see her shaving it – it was just always a no-brainer.
“You have the honour of doing something to yourself that is totally in support of the character.”
Florence’s head was shaved onscreen by her co-star Andrew Garfield, who admitted it was a nerve-wracking experience.
He told the magazine: “It was a privilege to be given that job. [But] What if I somehow destroyed the head of one of the best actors of her generation? It was terrifying, but ultimately it was a very beautiful, intimate scene to shoot and thank God she has such a nicely shaped melon.”
In the interview, Florence also opened up about facing criticism about her appearance from online trolls, admitting: “It’s so hard. [The internet’s] a very mean place. It’s really painful to read people being nasty about my confidence or nasty about my weight. It never feels good.
“The one thing I always wanted to achieve was to never sell someone else, something that isn’t the real me.”
Florence Pugh suffered ‘trauma’ after shaving her head
