Zach Braff calls ex Florence Pugh a ‘legend’ as he honors the actress on her 27th birthday

Despite the fact that they announced their split five months ago, Zach Braff didn’t forget his ex-girlfriend Florence Pugh’s birthday this year.

The Scrubs star, 47, took to her Instagram Stories to share a snapshot of the Don’t Worry Darling actress turning 27, writing: “Happy birthday legend.”

The black and white photo showed the British star sitting on the slopes of Mount Lee in Los Angeles, looking up at the Hollywood sign, with a fantastic view of Tinseltown behind her.

Pugh announced that she and Braff parted ways after three years together last year, in an August interview with harper’s bazaarwhere he said they broke up earlier that year.

The couple 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 split without the world knowing, because it’s been a relationship that everyone has an opinion about.”

“We feel like something like this would really benefit us from 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 lump in my throat when I talk about it.

Florence didn’t 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 difference between the couple drew attention during their three-year courtship.

In 2021, Florence spoke with sunday times about the cruel comments he received from trolls after wishing Zach a happy 46th birthday.

She said: ‘I think it upsets people that it’s not who they expected. But it’s my life and I’m not doing anything to please people or make a better headline or story. I want to be a person too!’

Before their split, Florence and Zach were working together on the movie A Good Person, which he directed.

The premise of the feature follows Pugh’s character, Allison, “whose life falls apart following her involvement in a fatal accident,” according to an IMDB synopsis.

A Good Person will be released in March 2023 and will also feature Oscar winner Morgan Freeman to take on the other lead role.

Zach praised Florence during the production of the project, calling her “one of the best actresses working” today.

The couple first met on the set of their short film In the Time It Takes to Get There, and first sparked romance rumors in April 2019 when they were spotted holding hands, but neither confirmed anything until the following December. .

Florence celebrated her birthday earlier that day, as her fans declared it an “international holiday.”

The Oscar-nominated actress took to her Instagram on Monday to remind fans of her birthday with a beaming selfie, while sporting a face mask.

She wrote: ‘Tomorrow is not just any day 03.01’.

Florence has encouraged her fans to celebrate ‘National Florence Pugh Day’ with special reminders from the past four years.

And her followers rose to the challenge, taking to Twitter to celebrate by sharing photos of the Little Women star and viewing her filmography, so much so that her name soon became a trend.

One fan wrote: “Happy birthday from Florence Pugh to all the girls, gays and those who celebrate.”

Another repeated: “It’s Florence Pugh’s birthday and it’s a special international holiday, hello, give me my day off from work.”

A third tweeted: “I know tomorrow is technically a bank holiday for the new year, however due to how it has fallen I have decided it is a bank holiday for @Florence_Pugh’s birthday.” Buck Fizz is ready.

And a fourth declared: ‘beautiful beautiful girls celebrate Florence Pugh’s birthday like she’s your girlfriend’.

The actress will appear in Dune: Part Two along with other talented cast members like Timothee Chalamet and Zendaya. The film is scheduled to be released in theaters in November 2023.