Archive · 12 Nov 2025
Florence Pugh Reflects on Depression After Filming 'Midsommar'
Florence Pugh is an actress who made a scary movie called 'Midsommar'.
To play her character, she had to pretend to feel very, very sad and have a big mental breakdown.
It was so intense that after she finished filming, she felt sad and depressed for six whole months, even though she didn't understand why at first.
She realized the role had really affected her mental health.
After 'Midsommar', she went to film a happier movie called 'Little Women', but she was still so emotional from the last one that she cried on the plane.
Because it was so hard on her, she said she probably won't take roles that demand that much emotional exhaustion again.
She mentioned this on a podcast with Louis Theroux.
Florence Pugh experienced six months of depression after filming the horror movie 'Midsommar'.
She revealed that the role required her to portray extreme grief and a psychological breakdown.
Pugh found it difficult to disconnect from the character's emotional state after filming concluded.
The intense emotional demands of 'Midsommar' took a significant toll on her mental health.
She stated she is unlikely to take on such emotionally taxing roles in the future.
- Who
- Actress Florence Pugh
- What
- Revealed suffering six months of depression after filming the horror film 'Midsommar' due to the intense emotional demands of the role.
- When
- Recently, on 'The Louis Theroux Podcast'.
- Where
- On 'The Louis Theroux Podcast' (audio/digital).
- Why
- Pugh felt she deeply immersed herself in the character's extreme grief and psychological breakdown, which took a significant toll on her mental health after filming concluded.
- Actress
- Florence Pugh
- Film Discussed
- Midsommar
- Impact of Role
- Suffered 6 months of depression
- Reason for Impact
- Intense emotional and psychological portrayal of grief
- Subsequent Project
- Little Women
- Platform for Discussion
- The Louis Theroux Podcast
