English actress Florence Pugh has hit out at trolls on social media who criticized her 21-year age gap with her boyfriend and fellow actor Zach Braff.
You can check out Pugh's passionate address in the video below:The 24-year-old Fighting With My Family star said she received negative comments after posting a photo of her 45-year-old boyfriend and Scrubs star Zach Braff in honor of his birthday.
She accompanied the video with the caption: "My relationship with Instagram.
"In true Flo fashion, wearing spot stickers and all. To those of you that this video applies to- please listen. Please learn. Being hateful is not trendy."
In the near-4-minute video, Pugh says:
"On Monday I posted a photo in honor of Zach's birthday, and I wrote a birthday message for him.
"Within about eight minutes of the photo being posted I had about 70 percent of the comments hurling abuse and being horrid, and basically bullying someone on my page."
"It is the first time in my entire Instagram life that I've had to turn off the comments on my page, I have never been an Instagram page that encourages that, I have never been an Instagram page that likes that toxic vibe.
"I have only been an Instagram page that tries to bring some light and tries to be positive, and tries to make people smile."
The Little Women star added that she "will not allow that behavior", saying: "It makes me upset, it makes me sad that during this time when we really all need to be together, we need to be supporting one another.
"We need to be loving one another, the world is aching and the world is dying and a few of you have decided to bully for no reason.
"I'm 24 years old, I have been working since I was 17 years old, I have been earning money since I was 17 years old, I became an adult when I was 18 years old and I started paying taxes when I was 18 years old, I underline this fact, I am 24 years old.
"I do not need you tell me who I should and should not love, and I would never in my life ever tell anyone who they can and cannot love."
Pugh then instructed anyone who wished to leave a negative comment to unfollow her, before going on to slam bullies. She said:
"It's embarrassing, it's sad, and I don't know when cyber-bullying became trendy.
"I don't know when it became a point system, I don't know why it's a cool thing, and that's never been what my page has been about.
"So, here's to you guys, and I hope that we can keep on being positive, and to those who do not agree with anything that I have just said I kindly ask that you unfollow me because that is not my page. Be safe, try and be positive during all of this, and I'll see you soon."
Let's all take Pugh's advice on board and just be kinder to each other, especially in these difficult times.
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