10 Hilariously Obvious Stand-Ins Who Ruined Their Scenes

10. Paige - Fighting With My Family

Alright, so we do feel a little bad pointing this one out, but between being both Ari Aster and Great Gerwig’s new muse and netting herself an Oscar nod, Florence Pugh is very much the woman of the moment right now. So, it’s only fair for us to note that, in one of her first major roles, the actress declined to appear for one pivotal scene and - well, it’s pretty hard to miss that fact in the finished flick.

The Little Women actress did accrue some serious bruises during the shoot where she played wrestling superstar Paige in the critically adored biopic Fighting With My Family. However, Pugh opted out of doing the more dramatic scenes herself, wisely leaving it to the professionals.

Whilst Paige herself was set to act as her stunt double, the star was out of action with an injury during filming, leading the creators to call in Tessa Blanchard. Only trouble is, like Paige herself, Blanchard is significantly taller than the diminutive Pugh, meaning the climactic fight bounces blatantly between the Midsommar actress and a broad-shouldered, square-jawed stand-in.

There’s also the fact that Blanchard is instantly recognizable to many wrestling fans, a lot of whom make up the intended audience of the film…