'I'm fully aware of my breast size and am not scared of it': Florence Pugh calls out 'vulgar' men for critiquing her 'tiny t**s' after she wore a nipple-baring gown in Rome
- The actress wore a nipple-baring, hot pink gown to the Valentino Haute Couture show in Rome on Friday afternoon
- The Black Widow star defended her dress - hitting out at those who chose to 'publicly destroy a woman's body' in an impassioned Instagram post
- The British actress started her post by telling fans she knew the dress would provoke a reaction, but she was 'excited' to wear the gown
- Florence also opened up on her previous body insecurities, revealing she 'couldn't bear to look' at herself as a teenager
- The screen star declared she was 'very grateful to grow up in a household with very strong, powerful, curvy women'
Florence Pugh addressed criticism of her decision to wear a nipple-baring, hot pink gown to the Valentino Haute Couture show in Rome on Friday afternoon.
After noticing an egregious amount of comments from 'vulgar' men pointing out her 'flaws' and 'tiny t**s' across social media, the Black Widow star, 26, defended her dress - hitting out at those who chose to 'publicly destroy a woman's body'.
She wrote in an impassioned post on Instagram: 'What's been interesting to watch and witness is just how easy it is for men to totally destroy a woman's body, publicly, proudly, for everyone to see.
'So many of you wanted to aggressively let me know how disappointed you were by my 'tiny t**s', or how I should be embarrassed by being so 'flat chested'.
'I've lived in my body for a long time. I'm fully aware of my breast size and am not scared of it.'
Hitting out: Florence Pugh addressed criticism of her decision to rock a nipple-baring, hot pink gown to the Valentino Haute Couture show in Rome on Friday afternoon (pictured)
The British actress started her post by telling fans she knew the dress would provoke a reaction, but she was 'excited' to wear the gown.
She wrote alongside a a slideshow of snaps: 'Listen, I knew when I wore that incredible Valentino dress that there was no way there wouldn't be a commentary on it. Whether it be negative or positive, we all knew what we were doing.
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'I was excited to wear it, not a wink of me was nervous. I wasn't before, during or even now after.'
'What's been interesting to watch and witness is just how easy it is for men to totally destroy a woman's body, publicly, proudly, for everyone to see. You even do it with your job titles and work emails in your bio?'
Not staying quiet: The Black Widow star, 26, defended her dress - hitting out at those who chose to 'publicly destroy a woman's body'
'So many of you wanted to aggressively let me know how disappointed you were by my 'tiny t**s', or how I should be embarrassed by being so 'flat chested'
While acknowledging this is 'isn't the first time and certainly won't be the last time a woman will hear what's wrong with her body by a crowd of strangers', Florence said it was 'worrying' just how 'vulgar some' men can be.
The actress also opened up on her previous body insecurities, revealing she 'couldn't bear to look' at herself as a teenager.
She added: 'It isn't the first time and certainly won't be the last time a woman will hear what's wrong with her body by a crowd of strangers, what's worrying is just how vulgar some of you men can be.
'Thankfully, I've come to terms with the intricacies of my body that make me, me. I'm happy with all of the 'flaws' that I couldn't bear to look at when I was 14.
'So many of you wanted to aggressively let me know how disappointed you were by my 'tiny t**s', or how I should be embarrassed by being so 'flat chested'.
Fashion: The British actress started her post by telling fans she knew the dress would provoke a reaction, but she was 'excited' to wear the gown (pictured with Anna Wintour)
'Why are you so scared of breasts?' The actress also opened up on her previous body insecurities, revealing she 'couldn't bear to look' at herself as a teenager
'I've lived in my body for a long time. I'm fully aware of my breast size and am not scared of it.'
The screen star went on to say she was perplexed as to why people were 'so loudly upset by the size of my boobs and body'.
Florence added: 'What's more concerning is…. Why are you so scared of breasts? Small? Large? Left? Right? Only one? Maybe none?
'It makes me wonder what happened to you to be so content on being so loudly upset by the size of my boobs and body?'
The actress declared she was 'very grateful to grow up in a household with very strong, powerful, curvy women' and said she will continue to 'be loud about being comfortable'.
'Respect bodies': The screen star went on to say she was perplexed as to why people were 'so loudly upset by the size of my boobs and body'
Florence wrote: 'I'm very grateful that I grew up in a household with very strong, powerful, curvy women. We were raised to find power in the creases of our body. To be loud about being comfortable.
'It has always been my mission in this industry to say 'f**k it and f**k that' whenever anyone expects my body to morph into an opinion of what's hot or sexually attractive.'
The Lady Macbeth actress told those that still 'loudly' body shame women in 2020 to 'grow up' and 'respect people.
'Respect bodies. Respect all women. Respect humans. Life will get a whole lot easier, I promise. And all because of two cute little nipples,' she concluded.
Her comment section was flooded from support from her fans and celebrity pals, including Joey King, who praised her for being 'truly amazing' and putting into 'words what so many feel but can't articulate.'
'You're a magical f**king queen and we do not deserve you,' Jameela Jamil wrote under her post.
'Thankfully, I've come to terms with the intricacies of my body that make me, me': The Lady Macbeth actress told those that still 'loudly' body shame women in 2020 to 'grow up'
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