Kissing in the street? It’s perfectly Normal for People like Paul!
HE EARNED heart-throb status as lovestruck Connell in the steamy hit TV drama Normal
People. And two years on, actor Paul Mescal is clearly still keen on a clinch – if this very public display of passion with his pop star lover is anything to go by.
The Maynooth man, 26, was spotted canoodling with singer-songwriter Phoebe Bridgers, 27, this week in Los Angeles.
The lovestruck couple were seen strolling from their car to a fitness studio, with Paul carrying their yoga mats in readiness for a morning exercise session.
There was no sign of an engagement ring on the beaming singer’s finger despite reports that she referred to Paul as her fiancé during a weekend of partying at last month’s Coachella music festival in California.
The couple, who have been dating for two years, were dressed casually in T-shirts for their yoga class. Both wore O’Neill’s shorts – the sports brand synonymous with the GAA – favoured by former Kildare minor Paul.
Surprisingly for a couple noted for head-turning good looks, Paul, in white Adidas trainers and Phoebe, in clumpy black boots, sported unflattering black socks.
‘They were wrapped up in each other,’ said an onlooker. ‘They looked like a young couple in love and didn’t care who was watching.’ Reports that the pair were an item emerged in summer 2020 after they were spotted enjoying brunch in Kinsale, Co. Cork.
In an interview, Californian singer Phoebe later said she thought Paul was a ‘cute boy’ after becoming a fan while watching the adaptation of Sally Rooney’s novel Normal People. She followed him on Instagram, and the actor quickly returned the favour.
‘I got a little pitter-patter in my heart when I saw,’ she told a music magazine.
Paul has also opened up about his romance, telling GQ magazine: ‘To have someone to lean on through such a mad time has been invaluable. I don’t know where I’d be without her.’
Earlier this month, the couple were rather more smartly attired when they enjoyed an evening with other A-listers at the Met Gala in New York.