Andrew Garfield Was Terrified to Shave Florence Pugh's Head on Camera: 'Thank God She Has Such a Nicely Shaped Melon'

Mar. 15, 2025

Andrew Garfieldwas worried about shavingFlorence Pugh’s head on camera for their new movie.

While speaking with BritishVogueaboutWe Live in Time, Pugh, 28, and Garfield, 41, discussed filming the difficult scene while making A24’s romantic drama.

“It was a privilege to be given that job,” Garfield told the outlet of helping Pugh shave her head, while noting that he did feel nervous prior to shooting the scene.

“What if I somehow destroyed the head of one of the best actors of her generation?" he said. “It was terrifying, but ultimately it was a very beautiful, intimate scene to shoot and thank God she has such a nicely shaped melon.”

Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield in We Live in Time.A24/YouTube

A24/YouTube

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“I’m so glad I get to talk about it now. For any actor taking a role like this, it is completely important that you see her head and we see her shaving it — it was just always a no-brainer," Pugh told BritishVogueof shaving her headsometime around May 2023during production. “You have the honor of doing something to yourself that is totally in support of the character.”

The actress added that life with a shaved head “was really bizarre,” and recalled that she felt “cold all the time” while it grew back.

Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield in We Live in Time.Peter Mountain/A24

Peter Mountain/A24

“I was going through so many [aesthetic] iterations when I was also going through life decisions,” Pugh said of that time in her life. “I was like, ‘Cool, well I don’t look like me. I’m changed. I’m changing.’ Looking back on that summer, I was growing into a new thing.”

We Live in Timebegins playing in limited theaters Oct. 11 and expands nationwide Oct. 18.

source: people.com