Florence Pugh Reveals She's 'Always Been Thinking' About Having Kids: 'I Love the Idea of a Big Family'

Mar. 15, 2025

Florence Pugh is British Vogue’s October cover star.Photo:Venetia Scott/Vogue Magazine. See the full feature in the October issue of British Vogue available newsstands from Tuesday 24 September.

Venetia Scott/Vogue Magazine. See the full feature in the October issue of British Vogue available newsstands from Tuesday 24 September.

Florence Pughis opening up about her desire to be a mother.While chatting withBritish Voguefor their October issue published Wednesday, Sept. 18, theMidsommaractress, 28, revealed that she’s always loved kids and dreams of having her own. “Oh, I’ve always been thinking about starting a family,” she told the outlet.“I’ve wanted to have kids since I was a child myself,” she continued. “I love the idea of a big family. I come froma big family.I love kids. I love hanging out with kids. If ever there’s a dinner party, I go straight to the kids to chat to them.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Florence Pugh for British Vogue.Venetia Scott/Vogue Magazine. See the full feature in the October issue of British Vogue available newsstands from Tuesday 24 September.Pugh admitted that she finds chatting with children “so much easier” than adults.“I love the honesty,” she explained. “I love how bored they can get. I’ve never stopped knowing that I want to have kids. It’s just figuring out when.”Recently speaking withVanity Fairfor an interview published on Sept. 5, Pugh explained whyshe decided to shave her headfor her new movieWe Live in Timeso she could immerse herself in her role as Almut, a chef who is diagnosed with cancer.Director John Crowley told Pugh that wigs and other hairpieces were options — but she was adamant about fully committing to her character’s journey with a real-life transformation, the article explained.The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!Florence Pugh attends the 2023 Met Gala.Jamie McCarthy/Getty“I just stopped him mid-sentence and I was like, ‘John, no one can play a character like this in a movie like this and not do the thing that is needed to be done,’ " she shared. “And if you don’t want to do it, I believe that you shouldn’t be doing a story like this.”Pugh debuted her buzz cut at the2023 Met Gala, which she accessorized with a towering headpiece, and the new look quickly became subject to commentary online.“I think there was this weird rumor on the internet saying that I did it to take back my identity,” Pugh recalled reading, though she never claimed any statement of the sort in her “entire life.”

Florence Pughis opening up about her desire to be a mother.

While chatting withBritish Voguefor their October issue published Wednesday, Sept. 18, theMidsommaractress, 28, revealed that she’s always loved kids and dreams of having her own. “Oh, I’ve always been thinking about starting a family,” she told the outlet.

“I’ve wanted to have kids since I was a child myself,” she continued. “I love the idea of a big family. I come froma big family.I love kids. I love hanging out with kids. If ever there’s a dinner party, I go straight to the kids to chat to them.”

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Florence Pugh for British Vogue.Venetia Scott/Vogue Magazine. See the full feature in the October issue of British Vogue available newsstands from Tuesday 24 September.

Pugh admitted that she finds chatting with children “so much easier” than adults.

“I love the honesty,” she explained. “I love how bored they can get. I’ve never stopped knowing that I want to have kids. It’s just figuring out when.”

Recently speaking withVanity Fairfor an interview published on Sept. 5, Pugh explained whyshe decided to shave her headfor her new movieWe Live in Timeso she could immerse herself in her role as Almut, a chef who is diagnosed with cancer.

Director John Crowley told Pugh that wigs and other hairpieces were options — but she was adamant about fully committing to her character’s journey with a real-life transformation, the article explained.

The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!

Florence Pugh attends the 2023 Met Gala.Jamie McCarthy/Getty

Jamie McCarthy/Getty

“I just stopped him mid-sentence and I was like, ‘John, no one can play a character like this in a movie like this and not do the thing that is needed to be done,’ " she shared. “And if you don’t want to do it, I believe that you shouldn’t be doing a story like this.”

Pugh debuted her buzz cut at the2023 Met Gala, which she accessorized with a towering headpiece, and the new look quickly became subject to commentary online.

“I think there was this weird rumor on the internet saying that I did it to take back my identity,” Pugh recalled reading, though she never claimed any statement of the sort in her “entire life.”

source: people.com