S6 EP6: Florence Pugh discusses intimacy coordinators, jumping off buildings and getting into character

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Tuesday, 11 November 2025 - 1 hour 5 minutes

In this episode, Louis speaks to British actress Florence Pugh. Joining Louis at Spotify HQ, Florence talks about “abusing” herself to get into character, whether intimacy coordinators are necessary on film sets, and jumping off a building from nearly 3000 feet.

Warnings: Strong language and adult themes.  If you’ve been affected by the topics discussed in this episode, Spotify have a website for information and resources. Visit spotify.com/resources   

Links/Attachments: 

Midsommar (2019) 

https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/midsommar/umc.cmc.3btmmnmdi8cci3gb2qupxli8o?action=play  

Hereditary (2018) 

https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/hereditary/umc.cmc.1p8skf72cqba9t91v2rqjbeyv?action=play  

The Most Beautiful Boy in the World (2021) 

https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/the-most-beautiful-boy-in-the-world/umc.cmc.6nsk7o2tf9grbf1cjmicejcrv  

Little Women (2019) 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuVlgl16DP0  

Malevolent (2018) 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2386237/  

King Lear (2018) 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7473890/  

Thunderbolts* (2025) 

https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/thunderbolts/umc.cmc.67bgkyn0fzr8n7ngw0v4mi2df?action=play  

Anora (2024) 

https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/anora/umc.cmc.ka0xf4gk3tckil4x7x14hpcy?action=play  

We Live In Time (2024) 

https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/we-live-in-time/umc.cmc.3en3aplqsmjw1pbltmzo7p4mx?action=play  

Article: Florence Pugh shares her life lessons 

https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/culture/a64501157/florence-pugh-life-lessons-video-interview/  

The Wonder (2022) 

https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81426931?source=35&fromWatch=true 

Lady Macbeth (2016) 

https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/lady-macbeth/umc.cmc.1crmjkmj1nzsvuwurlmdgbiji?action=play 

Don’t Worry Darling (2022) 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10731256/  

Credits: 

Producer: Millie Chu  

Assistant Producer: Sally McLennan 

Production Manager: Francesca Bassett  

Music: Miguel D’Oliveira  

Audio Mixer: Tom Guest 

Video Mixer: Scott Edwards  

Shownotes compiled by Elly Young 

Executive Producer: Arron Fellows  

A Mindhouse Production for Spotify  

www.mindhouse.co.uk  

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