Florence Pugh leaves the theatre arm in arm with a male companion after watching Tom Holland West End stint in Romeo & Juliet
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Florence Pugh looked in good spirits on Thursday as she supported friend Tom Holland by watching his West End production of Romeo & Juliet.
The actress, 28, was joined by a handsome male companion for the outing, with the pair linking arms as they left The Duke Of York Theatre in London.
She cut a stylish figure on the outing, going braless in a yellow summer dress with a floral print and adding another pop of colour with baby blue heels.
Florence completed the look with chunky gold earrings and tortoiseshell sunglasses.
Yet despite being dressed to impress, the Hollywood star appeared to be feeling camera shy, with a companion shielding her behind a large umbrella.
Florence Pugh looked stylish in a summer dress as she left the theatre in London with a male companion after watching Tom Holland in Romeo & Juliet on Thursday night
She cut a stylish figure on the outing, going braless in a yellow summer dress with a floral print and adding another pop of colour with baby blue heels
That didn't stop fans going wild as she left the theatre, however, with crowds gathered around the door.
They did get a chance to see Tom later on, as he left the theatre waving at the fans who lined the street.
Florence and Tom have not worked together but it was previously revealed that the pair have spoken about collaborating on a Marvel project.
Tom achieved international recognition when he took over the role of Spider Man in 2016, while Florence starred as Yelena Belova in Black Widow.
During an appearance on The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show, Tom was asked about the potential for a Spider-Man and Black Widow II crossover.
He explained: 'It hasn't been suggested to the big bosses yet, but Florence and I have definitely spoken about it, and hopefully one day we can make that happen. That would be very cool.'
Currently, Tom is treading the boards as Romeo in director Jamie Lloyd's take on Romeo & Juliet.
Though he began his career in the West End, starring as the titular role in Billy Elliot The Musical, Romeo & Juliet is the first time Tom has returned to the stage.
The star has been back and forth between his London home and the US since childhood, at first just for work, and now for work and his girlfriend Zendaya.
Emmy Award-winner Zendaya, 27, who stars with Tom in Spider-Man, has been to see several of the Romeo & Juliet showings.
The actress, 28, was joined by a handsome male companion for the outing, with the pair linking arms as they left The Duke Of York Theatre
Florence added to the look with chunky gold earrings and tortoiseshell sunglasses
Despite being dressed to impress, the Hollywood star appeared to be feeling camera shy, with a companion shielding her behind a large umbrella
Meanwhile, Florence is believed to be single following her split from Charlie Gooch in 2023.
According to The Sun, the pressures of Florence's hectic Hollywood career led her to put an end to the relationship.
A source said: 'Florence and Charlie had known each other for years and things turned romantic at the end of last year. But it hasn't lasted. Florence's schedule is so busy and there were other factors at play. She eventually ended it over the summer.
'She isn't wallowing though and is doing just fine on her own.'
The insider added there are 'no hard feelings' between the pair and they wouldn't be surprised if Florence changed her mind about Charlie after some time apart.
Prior to her romance with Charlie, Florence was briefly linked to Harry Styles who she was said to have kissed while filming their movie Don't Worry Darling.
In August 2022, Florence announced she and her ex-boyfriend Zach Braff had split up after three years together.
The actress revealed in an interview with Harper's Bazaar she and the Scrubs star had gone their separate ways.
The fans lining the streets also got a chance to see Tom Holland later on, as he left the theatre waving at the fans who lined the street
Florence and Tom have not worked together but it was previously revealed that the pair have spoken about collaborating on a Marvel project
The pair worked to keep their relationship out of the public eye, with Florence saying they wanted to break up in private.
She said: 'We've been trying to do this separation without the world knowing, because it's been a relationship that everybody has an opinion on.
'We just felt something like this would really do us the benefit of not having millions of people telling us how happy they are that we're not together. So we've done that. I automatically get a lumpy throat when I talk about it.'
Florence did not reveal when exactly she and Zach broke up, but they were still together in April when she wished him a happy 47th birthday on Instagram.
The 21-year age gap between the pair drew attention during their three-year courtship.
DAILY MAIL'S PATRICK MARMION REVIEWS ROMEO AND JULIET
Spider-Man Tom Holland was never going to have much difficulty scaling the walls of the Capulets villa in Verona to reach Juliet's balcony in Shakespeare's love story.
But in the event, Jamie Lloyd's daringly dirgeful production, which opened in the West End last night, only requires him to reach the giddy heights of a microphone stand.
Yes, this new production of Romeo & Juliet is a typical example of Lloyd celebrity minimalism, following in the footsteps of James McAvoy in Cyrano and Nicole Scherzinger in Sunset Boulevard.
As usual, that means a run on mics in the capital for a production that is whispered and sometimes merely breathed into the amplification system.
As usual, that means a run on mics in the capital for a production that is whispered and sometimes merely breathed into the amplification system
Gone is the sunshine of fair Verona, where Shakespeare lays his scene.
Instead, we get the Stygian darkness of Soutra Gilmour's stage design, empty but for lighting rigs and a giant cinematic billboard relaying close-ups of the action as cameramen track actors on stage, and around the building itself (Romeo's banishment to Mantua takes him up on to the roof).
The play is famously preoccupied with death and Lloyd makes the most of that, with a cast dressed in black jeans, T-shirts and hoodies. It's monotone, monochrome and mannered. If you took the production's pulse, you might be tempted to call a priest.
Sometimes, it even feels as if Lloyd is deliberately trying to throttle the life out of the febrile passion that normally drives this headlong love story. And yet, cometh the hour, cometh the (Spider) man... all 5ft 8ins of him.
Damn, he's a buff and good-looking bloke. His commanding cheekbones and curving jaw suck the breath from the audience and keep us wrapped in his dreamy gaze.
Instead, we get the Stygian darkness of Soutra Gilmour's stage design, empty but for lighting rigs and a giant cinematic billboard relaying close-ups of the action as cameramen track actors on stage, and around the building itself (Romeo's banishment to Mantua takes him up on to the roof)
Its monotone, monochrome and mannered. If you took the production's pulse, you might be tempted to call a priest
Sometimes, it even feels as if Lloyd is deliberately trying to throttle the life out of the febrile passion that normally drives this headlong love story. Pictured: Daniel Quinn-Toye stars as Paris
Nima Taleghani (pictured) stars as Benvolio
I missed the colour of the masked ball where Romeo and Juliet meet, and the drama of the sword fight when Romeo calamitously kills Juliet's cousin Tybalt
After meeting Juliet he does a jig like a footballer celebrating a goal, but otherwise moves with the precision of a cat. And although its stillness he does best, the shy smiles he scatters on his beloved are, in Hollywood terms, worth a million dollars. In the circumstances, Francesca Amewudah-Rivers holds up well as Juliet.
Lloyd discourages her from showing too much personality or independent spirit (as he does everyone), yet she has a quiet maturity that sits easily with the poetry.
Likewise, Michael Balogun as Friar Lawrence imposes gravitas and good sense on the not so rash young lovers. The one surprise is Freema Agyeman as Juliet's youthful Nurse.
Normally ample, ageing and garrulous, Nurse is here a 30-something party girl with attitude. Much of her wittering in the Bard's original is cut, and instead she gets lines from Juliet's mother, who is controversially ditched altogether.
I missed the colour of the masked ball where Romeo and Juliet meet, and the drama of the sword fight when Romeo calamitously kills Juliet's cousin Tybalt.
But we may not get a chance to see Holland live on stage again if Hollywood has its way, so happy are they who have a ticket already for this curious but nearly sold-out requiem. And even happier they who can afford £275 a pop.
Pictured: Tom Holland as Romeo
Freema Agyeman (pictured) stars as nurse
