Florence Pugh turned heads during a stylish night out in Mayfair on Friday.
The 30-year-old actress let her hair down after attending a screening of her upcoming Netflix series, East of Eden.
She made a bold entrance in a sheer black dress that offered a glimpse of her figure, pairing it with a black thong for coverage.
Florence layered a black coat over the revealing outfit and completed the look with open-toe platform heels and silver drop earrings.
East of Eden stars Pugh as the complicated Cathy Ames in the seven-part adaptation of John Steinbeck’s acclaimed novel.
Set in California’s Salinas Valley during the early 20th century, the drama follows several generations of the Trask and Hamilton families as their lives become closely connected.
Florence Pugh made a striking impression while enjoying a Friday night out in Mayfair
Cathy is portrayed as a highly manipulative woman who rejects the expectations placed on women of her era. She abandons her role as a wife and mother, leaving her husband before finding work in a brothel.
While discussing the new series, Florence also responded to questions about reported tensions with director Olivia Wilde during the making of Don’t Worry Darling.
Speculation about a rift between the pair intensified during the film’s 2022 press tour and release. Reports suggested the alleged disagreement was linked to Wilde’s relationship with singer Harry Styles.
Wilde, 42, has previously rejected claims that she and Pugh had a “screaming match” on set. Pugh has also referred to the “difficulties” surrounding the production in an interview with Vanity Fair.
Asked about the subject, the actress said: “Oh, no. I feel like there’s so much stuff we’ve covered that is important for me and on track with my life and my career,” before being questioned about whether she had seen Wilde’s new film, The Invite, which has received praise from critics.
Pugh replied: “I haven’t, but I’ve heard it’s fantastic, and a great cast. Great cast.”
Later, she appeared to reference the reports by saying that, if she directed a film in the future, she would not want the atmosphere on her set to become “messy.”
She explained: “I don’t like messy sets. I want people to come to work and work, and enjoy that it’s a luxury to do this.”
The 30-year-old actress went out after attending a screening of her new Netflix series, East of Eden, earlier that evening
East of Eden features Florence Pugh as the complex Cathy Ames in its seven-part adaptation of John Steinbeck’s novel
“When moods change on set, it’s because someone is preventing that from happening, and that’s what makes people feel like they haven’t been cared for.”
Wilde addressed the speculation about her relationship with Pugh in June, denying claims that she had shouted at the actress while filming Don’t Worry Darling.
At the time, reports claimed the disagreement stemmed from Wilde’s relationship with Harry Styles, with Pugh allegedly upset that the director was involved with the singer while still engaged to Jason Sudeikis.
Olivia specifically denied a claim she and Florence got into a ‘screaming match’ on the set of the film, a movie about women who were unknowingly made to become Fifties housewives at the behest of their boyfriends.
‘I have never had a screaming match on my set. I was never not available on set. I wanted to be like, ‘None of this is true,” she told the publication.
The relationship – which Olivia called ‘loving and wonderful and joyful’ – lasted for nearly two years.
Olivia, who directed the movie, claimed she was advised against speaking up about the speculation by the studio and other parties – a request she acquiesced to but now regrets.
‘I was told, “Don’t say a f**king word. Just go out there and smile,”‘ Olivia, shaking her head, told The Cut. ‘I resent that, but it taught me it’s not the way I want to handle things.’
At the time, a report in Page Six claimed Florence took issue with Olivia for supposedly taking up with Harry while still engaged to her ex Jason.
The apparent feud intensified when Olivia referred to Florence as ‘Miss Flo’ and said she needed a ‘wake-up call’ during the rehearsal period of the movie, in a video to actor Shia LaBeouf that was leaked.
At the time, Vulture reported that the director and her star got into a ‘screaming match’ with one another while filming the movie, as the director would often disappear with Harry.
‘Olivia and Harry would just disappear,’ an insider claimed to the outlet.
According to an unnamed insider on the movie, Florence and Olivia came to blows over her ‘frequent, unexplained absences’, on set which resulted in a ‘screaming match’ between the two women.
Olivia did praise Florence when asked about the feud during a press conference for the film at the Venice Film Festival, which was not attended by Florence due to previous filming obligations.
‘Can you just clear the air and address whether there has been a falling-out there and if so why, because it’s something that people are discussing?’ the reporter asked.
Olivia responded: ‘Florence is a force and we are so grateful that she is able to make it tonight despite being in production on Dune.’
‘I know as a director how disruptive it is to lose an actor even for a day so I’m very grateful to her and Denis Villeneuve for helping us – we’re really thrilled we’ll get to celebrate her work tonight.’
She continued: ‘I can’t say enough how honoured I am to have her as our lead. She’s amazing in the film and, as for all the endless tabloid gossip and all the noise out there, I mean, the internet feeds itself. I don’t feel the need to contribute, I think it’s sufficiently well nourished.’