The first public display of affection between Florence Pugh and Zach Braff came in August 2018, when Braff started liking Pugh's photos on Instagram. This may have been at the same time that she was cast in his short film.
Zach Braff cast Florence Pugh as the lead in his short film “In The Time it Takes to Get There'', which was released in April 2019. She played Lucille, a disenchanted social media influencer in the 18th century . The 11-minute film, which is available to watch in its entirety on YouTube, was written and directed by Braff and also stars Alicia Silverstone.
At the time, Zach Braff shared some behind-the-scenes footage of Florence Pugh preparing her costume in the film ahead of its release. Later, in April 2019, they were first seen in public together holding hands on a Friday afternoon in New York City.
After the movie came out, it took a while for Florence Pugh to appear on Zach Braff's Instagram again. But on June 7, 2019, during a trip to the UK, she posted a selfie of him and actor Toby Sebastian, who is also Pugh's older brother.
Finally, on October 10 of that year, Pugh appeared in a group photo on Braff's account, captioned "people I love." They then appeared together in a picture together on social media on November 8, 2019, when the “Scrubs” star shared a group photo at Disneyland in which the two of them could be seen together in the middle.
The couple began attending public events, but not together. The two were photographed at the Los Angeles premiere of "Marriage Story," as well as in Florence Pugh's Oscar-nominated Little Women.
When Pugh was nominated for an Oscar in January 2020, fans speculated on the images she shared of herself in bed upon hearing the news. From then on, they began to appear more regularly on each other's Instagram posts, on their stories, and by liking or commenting on images.
After the pandemic began, they appeared to go into lockdown together in March 2020 and in April they adopted a dog. Braff confirmed online that they started raising a pup named Billie who they fell in love with.
On Zach Braff's birthday on April 6, 2020, Florence Pugh shared a photo of him and his dog on her account and wrote a sweet message in tribute to his partner. She wrote: "Today we will be smiling more than the clouds are gray. April 6th and we are celebrating so much! Happy birthday wishes, boogies and cheers to this special someone. Put those bubbles up and get moving!"
Two days later, she posted a nearly four-minute video addressing the "horrific and abusive comments" she had received on Zach's birthday post. She told her followers that she is 24 years old and that she "doesn't need to be told who he should and who he shouldn't love."
Her rebuttal proved effective, and the Instagram video received more than 2.6 million views. Not only did the fans respond well to the video, as singer Ariana Grande also shared her support and shared the video.
A month later, Florence Pugh further explained her video defense to Elle UK, saying it was a "necessary" move and that "people need to realize it's painful. I have the right to hang out, be and go out with whoever you want.
Since 2021, both have been very open about their love for each other, sharing sweet messages on Instagram at different times. do you like the couple they make?