Florence Pugh hints at break from acting as she says 'I need to recharge and learn to stop'

Florence Pugh has admitted she is taking time to 'stop and recharge' as she hinted at taking a break from acting.The 30-year-old actress looked incredibly stylish in a vibrant garden photoshoot where she detailed her desire to 'slow down'.Posing for a striking shoot with ELLE Spain, Florence said she needs to take a break to be more successful in her career. She shared: 'Taking care of myself. It's that simple. Being able to breathe. For a long time, I've said I needed to slow down, but the truth is I never did. 'In the end, I was burning myself out. Now I'm dedicating more time to my family and friends. 'I need to recharge to keep tackling such demanding roles. So for me, success is having learned to stop.'Florence has a stellar line-up of movie releases this year, with roles in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Avengers: Doomsday, Dune: Part Three and East Of Eden. Florence Pugh has admitted she is taking time to 'stop and recharge' as she hinted at taking a break from acting The 30-year-old actress looked incredibly stylish in a vibrant photoshoot where she detailed her desire to 'slow down'Earlier this year, Florence sparked rumours she was secretly engaged to her boyfriend Finn Cole.In February, Florence was snapped sporting a sparkly ring at Dracula at the Noel Coward Theatre in London.The couple were first linked romantically in September 2024 after they were seen leaving an after-party together, but have not publicly confirmed their relationship. Florence and Finn have been friends for years and were first reported to be dating after the London premiere of Netflix hit The Perfect Couple in September 2024. A source later revealed the pair had been getting to know each other away from the spotlight and planned to get hitched. They told The Sun: 'They are both putting everything into their careers but have found something special between them.'The Daily Mail contacted Finn and Florence's representatives for comment at the time.While she wouldn't name Finn, Florence confirmed her relationship status during her October 2025 cover shoot with Vogue, and has confessed she is very much in love and is approaching their romance differently to things in the past.She confirmed: 'I am [in a relationship]. OK, so something that I resonate with is that I believe that if magic is real, then it's falling in love.'Last year, Florence revealed she turned to 'injuring herself' after suffering a 'breakdown' when a past relationship ended. Posing for a striking shoot with ELLE Spain, Florence said she needs to take a break to be more successful in her career Florence has a stellar line-up of movie releases this year, with roles in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Avengers: Doomsday, Dune: Part Three and East Of Eden (pictured) Earlier this year, Florence sparked rumours she was secretly engaged to her boyfriend Finn Cole (Finn pictured in February)She reflected on being in the relationship and said she hid her 'pains, issues and worries' from all her loved ones as she felt they 'weren't worthy'. Speaking on the Louis Theroux podcast, Florence said she began to 'chop huge chunks out of her hands' when the relationship left her physically and emotionally exhausted.She said: 'I think for a long time I didn't expose that part of my life, to even my friends. Then of course you find yourself in a pit or in a mess. I had a breakdown and that is obvious when that happens.'When you are hurting your body, you know when you are not sleeping or you're drinking too much or you've got the s***s because you're so anxious, that's your body's screaming at you.'I found myself injured, I would injure myself. I'd be chopping and I'd like, chop huge chunks out of my hands. I've just never done that since. 'My body was just like, in full panic mode. I was injuring myself in order to look after myself, which is a funny thing of my body asking for help. 'I think it became increasingly obvious that something wasn't right, but hindsight’s always a funny thing.'She added: 'When things go wrong or there's little microaggression of tiny versions of whatever abuse it is - whether it's verbal emotional or manipulative - it kind of gets further and further away from what's normal.'And so you find yourself at the end going "oh s*** a lot of weird stuff is happening and I've normalised this." 'It's not normal to feel like this and it is not normal to be treated like this... It doesn't at the end of the day feel good.' Florence and former Scrubs star Zach split in 2022 after three years of dating. The Midsommar actress said she struggled with the backlash she received for dating director Zach Braff due to their 21-year age gap.