TALK OF THE TOWN: Is Florence Pugh going to play Material Girl Madonna in a new blockbuster biopic 

She’s been tipped to play Madonna in a forthcoming biopic, so maybe it was a case of ‘Puppy Don’t Preach’ when Florence Pugh took her pet dog Billie for a run last week.

The Oxford-born Oscar-winner was very much in vogue as she donned a not-so-subtle multi-coloured hoodie to exercise with her beaglebull in Los Angeles, just after celebrating her 25th birthday.

Rumours have been swirling around Hollywood that the Little Women star has secretly married boyfriend Zach Braff, star of the sitcom Scrubs, who is 21 years her senior.

But just as Florence was getting into her stride, Billie decided it was time to answer the call of nature – and the actress was obliged to take a break to scoop up the result in a plastic bag.

Now then, no jokes about Florence Poo, please…

Madge thumbs a ride

Having appeared on the cover of a magazine sucking her thumb four years ago, it seems 62-year-old Madonna still hasn’t managed to kick the childish habit. 

The pop star, who is on holiday in Malawi with three of the four children she adopted from that country, posted this image, left, with the caption: ‘Diva on a bus ride.’

But don’t you dare criticise the pop star for sucking her thumb: the last time someone suggested it was time she stopped, she replied: ‘It’s MY life all of you women-hating bigots.’ I never knew thumb-sucking was an integral part of feminism.