Florence Pugh, Zach Braff's 'A Star Is Born' split: 'She's super hot, he's stagnating'

Florence Pugh, known to her family and friends as Flossie, is turning Hollywood upside down.

But the 26-year-old actress has always gone her own way. That included her four-year romance with "Scrubs" star-turned-director Zach her Braff, which came to an end this week. , Harpers told Her Bazaar.

Braff was 21 years older than her, and throughout their time together, Pugh was forced to defend their relationship, with someone old enough to be a father. She blamed the people who criticized her for dating.

According to one film industry insider, each other — but it's a bit like "a star is born." She's doing well and he's stagnant in the industry. And everyone loves her

Another Hollywood source said the pair declined in the midst of a difficult few years for Braff.

As Pew's star rises, 47-year-old Braff He lost his father, Harold, in 2018, followed by the death of one of his best friends, actor Nick Cordero, 41, in 2020 from COVID-19.

with everything," the source said.

The 'Garden State' director shared his Pugh home and dog Billy Braff with Pugh in the Hollywood Hills.

"As far as I know, she's devastated that it's over," said Pugh's film industry insider.

As she told The Sunday Times of England last year, however, it is my life to please people and write better headlines and articles.

This relationship With the blessing of the actress' parents in Oxford, England, restaurateur Clinton Pugh and dance teacher Deborah McKinn posted a photo of Braff giving Pugh's grandmother a tour of New York in 2020. did. The movie In the Time It Takes to Get There was released in his 2019. The two stayed home with their dog during the pandemic, and Pugh jokingly hosted his Instagram show, "Cooking With Flo."

However, Braff reportedly didn't have the best reputation in Hollywood, starring Mandy Moore, Shiri Appleby, Kirsten Dunst, model Taylor Bagley, and "The O.C. ” actress Bonnie Somerville.

On this week's podcast, the gossip hound known as Deux Moi talked about it all with blogger Perez Hilton — and onHarper's Bazaar where she took an interest in her private life. The actress also said she wasn't signed up for the reality show.

Deux Moi also claimed that Braff had a certain reputation in Hollywood. "He treats Mandy Moore like an absolute dog and she's an angel." told me to speak to

Representatives for Pugh and Braff were not available for comment.

Braff recently made several renditions, including one in which he played the lead role in a remake of 'Cheaper by the Dozen', including an episode of 'Ted Lasso'. She continues her hot streak next month when she appears opposite Harry Styles in Olivia Wilde's highly anticipated film Don't Worry Darling.

The film will premiere at the Venice Film Festival on September 5. will be screened.

As reported by Page Six, tensions were high on set, and Hollywood said the actress, who had been dating Braff during filming, told the director that he was dating 28-year-old Styles. He is depressed with 38-year-old Wilde over dating.

This psychological thriller tells the story of an unhappy housewife in the 1950s, played by Pugh, and tells the disturbing truth about her idyllic life.

Pugh is part of a new generation of Hollywood young women who are up to no one.

As a well-informed insider confirmed to Page Six, sources have sniffed out online reports that she was paid less than Styles for her film. She rose and she received her reward reflecting it.

Pugh also wears what he likes after being down. came under fire for flaunting her nipples in a Valentino gauzy pink gown atValentino's fashion show in June, telling Bazaar: comfortable.

She first got up and noticed Pugh when she worked with her on 2019's Fighting With My Family, according to a film insider. Pugh played young WWE her wrestler Paige in the film based on her true story. of Saraya Jade Bevis.

"She was her old talent," said a film insider. "One of the executives said, 'She's a star, she's going to be something.' She was a complete professional, always smiling. He treated people like gold and remembered everyone's name

"There was something really special about her."

The Oxford native made her acting debut in 2014 with "The Falling," and in 2016 she made her British indie debut with "Lady Macbeth." It won the Pendent Film Award. She received Oscar nominations for Best Supporting Actress for 2019's "Midsommar" and the same year's "Little Women."

But her relationship with Braff has overshadowed things at times. Commented: "You're 44. The actress quickly hit back, writing:

accused of celebrating Braff's 45th birthday in April 2020. Pugh then spoke out and posted a video in which he said his Instagram page was overwhelmed with abuse, writing, "I'm 24. Years old. Who should I love and who shouldn't I love?" I don't need to tell you... the abuse you cast on him is the abuse you cast on me, and I don't want those followers.