The Irish Mail on Sunday

Do you take this Little Woman to be your lawful wedded wife?

- By Katie Hind news@mailonsund­ay.ie

FLORENCE PUGH wowed the critics in Little Women – but has her partner made an honest woman of her, too?

The Oscar nominee has been at the centre of speculatio­n that she has secretly tied the knot with fellow actor Zach Braff. And our picture is likely to fuel those rumours as Braff, the former star of the US sitcom Scrubs, can be seen sporting a titanium ring on his wedding finger.

However, the only jewellery worn by Florence as they walked their dog Billie close to their Los Angeles home was a bracelet.

The couple, who have brushed off derogatory comments about the 20-year age gap between them, have declined to comment on previous reports about marriage.

The rumours were stoked in January when Florence, 25, who stars in the forthcomin­g Marvel blockbuste­r Black Widow, was referred to as FPB – short for Florence Pugh-Braff – in a birthday message from a friend.

Last year, she rounded on social media trolls who condemned the age difference between the couple after she posted a 45th birthday tribute to Braff.

‘I do not need you to 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,’ she wrote. In a later podcast, she confronted the critics again: ‘I’ve always found it funny how I can be good enough for people to

‘I would never tell anyone who to love’

watch my work and support my work and pay for tickets and I’m old enough to be an adult and pay taxes, but I’m not old enough to know who I should and should not have sex with.’ The couple met in 2019 when Florence starred in a short film Braff directed, called In The Time It Takes To Get There. Later that year, a picture of the couple on a boat, while on holiday together in Spain, was posted on Instagram. Florence recently finished filming the 1950s-set psychologi­cal thriller Don’t Worry Darling alongside former One Direction star Harry Styles.

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 ??  ?? TAKING IT IN THEIR STRIDE: Florence in Los Angeles with partner Zach Braff and dog Billie. Inset: With her Little Women co-star Saoirse Ronan
TAKING IT IN THEIR STRIDE: Florence in Los Angeles with partner Zach Braff and dog Billie. Inset: With her Little Women co-star Saoirse Ronan

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