‘You are a gift to the world’: Zach Braff, 45, says he feels ‘blessed’ to have met his girlfriend Florence Pugh, posting a fervent tribute on his 25th birthday
- The 45-year-old Scrubs actor started dating Florence in August 2018 and proved he is still going strong despite vocal critics over the age of 20
- He wrote: ‘Happy birthday to the most fun person I have ever met. I would have felt blessed to have smiled with you for one night ‘
- Florence can be seen next in the superhero film Black Widow, starring Scarlett Johansson, 36, due out in May
- She is also currently working with Harry Styles on Olivia Wilde’s new thriller, Don’t Worry Darling
Zach Braff called his girlfriend, Florence Pugh, a “gift to the world” in a brilliant tribute to her birthday on Sunday.
The 45-year-old Scrubs actor started dating Florence in August 2018 and proved he is still going strong despite vocal critics of his 20-year age difference.
Offering fans a rare glimpse of their relationship, Zach celebrated his girlfriend’s 25th birthday by voicing her the ‘funniest person’ he has ever met.
‘You are a gift to the world’: Zach Braff, 45, said he feels ‘blessed’ to have met his girlfriend Florence Pugh, posting an emotional tribute on his 25th birthday on Instagram on Sunday
Sweet: The Scrubs actor shared a series of sweet photos of them together on social media
Cute: offering fans a rare glimpse of their relationship, Zach celebrated his girlfriend’s 25th birthday by calling her “the funniest person” he has ever met
He wrote: ‘Happy birthday to the most fun person I have ever met. I would feel blessed to have smiled with you for one night.
‘I can’t believe that I can laugh with you every day. What a pleasure to meet you. What a gift to the world you were born. ‘
Half-moon star Florence shared her boyfriend’s post in her Instagram stories and responded with a single red-heart emoji.
Sweet: The 45-year-old Scrubs actor started dating Florence in August 2018 and proved he is still going strong despite vocal critics over his 20-year age gap
Into her: The star also shared this beautiful natural photo of her love in her stories
Thoughtful: there was also a lovely photo that Zach shared with his followers
The sweet post came after Florence defended the 20-year age difference between her and her boyfriend.
Speaking in an interview on the Sue Perkins podcast last July, she said: ‘I always thought it was funny how I can be good enough for people to watch my work and support my work and pay for tickets and I’m old enough to be an adult and I pay taxes, but I’m not old enough to know who I should or shouldn’t have sex with.
“Again making a young girl feel like an idiot for no reason,” she added.
Bright lights in the big city: in his photo montage, Zac shared a black-and-white photograph of his girlfriend Florence sitting behind the famous Hollywood sign
Fun times: Zach also shared a photo of the actress demonstrating her flexibility by folding back in another photo
The Little Women actress also said she struggled to ‘admit’ how bad the negativity made her feel, but has since realized that it is ‘ridiculous’ for strangers to comment on who she chooses to date.
She added: “I think for a time I felt terrible for admitting this. So I thought how ridiculous this is. I’m 24 years old and I can’t choose who I love.
‘People just want to have a word about who you go out with, where you go to lunch. For me, I always found that part of life, even when I grew up watching actresses, I always found it strange how people have a say in their private life.
‘I’m not a reality show star, I don’t let people come into my life like this, since when is it normal for someone to yell at someone for their relationship?’
Zac and his former Scrubs co-star Donald Faison, 46, in March released their Fake Doctors podcast, Real Friends on iHeart Radio, on which they watch the series again while sharing their stories and experiences filming the show.
Florence can be seen in the superhero film Black Widow, starring Scarlett Johansson, 36, due to be released in May, after being delayed twice due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
She is also working with Harry Styles on Olivia Wilde’s new thriller, Don’t Worry Darling.
And the busy star is among the rumors of actresses to play Madonna in her next biopic, which the Queen of Pop, 62, is expected to co-write and direct with Oscar-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody.
Ridiculous: the sweet post comes after Florence defended the 20-year age difference between her and her boyfriend, calling other people’s comments ‘ridiculous’