From his breakout role as Connell in Sally Rooney’s Normal People to his Collesieum battles in Gladiator II, Paul Mescal has well and truly cemented his position as one of the newest Hollywood heartthrobs.
When fans aren’t obsessing over his filmography or penchant for short shorts, both die-hard followers and those just getting acquainted with the 28-year-old actor have become increasingly more curious about Paul’s life away from the camera.
While Paul tends to keep his personal life out of the public eye, after being spotted alongside girlfriend Gracie Abrams in early 2024, fans have kept a close eye on his off-screen romances.
Who is Paul Mescal dating?
Unless you’ve been on a social media blackout for the latter half of 2024, you should know that Paul Mescal is currently in a relationship with 25-year-old singer-songwriter Gracie Abrams.
Speculation surrounding the couple’s romance first began in June 2024, with fans taking to social media to discuss whether tracks on Gracie’s album, The Secret of Us, were *actually* about the Normal People star.
Sure, some of the tracks may have alluded to our boy Connell, with the lyrics to Normal Thing reading “It’s a normal thing to fall in love with movie stars,” but fans initially took the speculation with a grain of salt.
The following week, Paul and Gracie were spotted together on what appeared to be a date in London, which very quickly sent the internet into overdrive. Two months later, the it-couple seemingly confirmed rumours after the pair were spotted holding hands while out and about in Mayfair.
“Paul and Gracie looked like any other young couple hitting the shops, and they almost went unnoticed. They seem very relaxed in each other’s company and were busy checking out the posh shops in Bond Street,” an insider told The Sun.
While neither Paul nor Gracie have commented on their recent sighting, their London catch-up is not the first time the pair have been linked.
In October 2023, celebrity gossip site DeuxMoi was the first to break the news of a potential new romance between the pair, with the site receiving an anonymous tip that claimed the duo were in the early days of a new relationship.
After keeping their romance largely out of the spotlight, Paul and Gracie made their first joint red-carpet appearance in November 2024 at the Gladiator II premiere in Los Angeles, with fans taking the sighting as confirmation their relationship is still going strong!
Who has Paul Mescal dated?
Phoebe Bridgers (2020-2022)
In a true 21st-century love story, Paul and Phoebe Bridgers‘ romance began to blossom over Twitter.
In December 2019, Paul posted a snap of his Spotify wrapped to Twitter, which revealed Phoebe Bridgers as his top artist for the year. While Phoebe did not respond to her title of Paul’s #1 artist, the singer did give the Normal People star some love for his performance on the show.
“Finished normal people and now I’m sad and horny oh wait,” Phoebe tweeted, with Paul replying, “I’m officially dead.” Fortunately, Phoebe spotted Paul’s reply, writing back “nooo don’t die you[‘re] so talented aha.”
The duo officially met face-to-face for the first time on an Instagram livestream project for Wonderland Magazine, with the stars sharing some awkwardly flirtatious banter throughout their first meeting.
While fans began to speculate about the couple’s relationship, Phoebe and Paul kept their relationship out of the public eye for almost a year.
Rumours surrounding their romance began to heighten in late October 2021 after the couple were spotted together dressed as Machine Gun Kelly and Megan Fox at a Halloween party.
Fortunately for fans, the pair put an end to speculation just over one week later – making their highly-anticipated red-carpet debut as a couple at the LACMA Art + Film Gala in November 2021.
Following their first public appearance together, Phoebe and Paul kept their relationship largely out of the public eye, posting only a handful of snaps together on social media throughout their relationship.
The couple delighted fans when they made their second red carpet appearance together at the 2022 MET Gala alongside Paul’s Normal People co-star Daisy Edgar Jones.
In November 2022, a profile piece on Paul in The Guardian reported that the couple were engaged. Fans were overjoyed with the news, with many taking to social media to express their excitement.
Sadly for fans, the exciting news was short-lived as reports began to surface that the power couple had split. While Paul declined to comment on the split in multiple interviews, the actor told Esquire, “The only thing you’re left with after love is grief, which is, like, a bleak thing, but I think it’s just a fact.”
Are Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones dating?
Since starring together as the beloved Connell and Marianne in Normal People, Paul and Daisy Edgar-Jones’ relationship has been the subject of continuous speculation amongst fans.
While their on-screen romance captivated viewers with its undeniable chemistry, Paul and Daisy have maintained that their relationship is strictly platonic.
“It’s odd seeing people talk about Paul and I… You’re being talked about, but you’re like, ‘I’m reading this. I can see what you’re saying.’ Stuff like that is a bit odd,” Daisy told Vulture in 2020.
Following the conclusion of Normal People, the duo have maintained their famous friendship and frequently refer to one another as each other’s ‘best mate’ on social media.
Despite their strong stance on the nature of their relationship, fans have continued to speculate about a low-key romance between the co-stars. The rumour mill continued to turn in the leadup to Paul and Phoebe’s split, with Daisy and Paul snapped wearing a coordinated Fleabag-themed Halloween costume.
Although the co-stars have kept their relationship relatively low-key, in early September 2023, fans were sent into a frenzy when Daisy posted a video of herself dancing to Instagram alongside Paul and fellow Normal People co-star India Mullen.
Daisy later posted a reel to Instagram that appeared to reveal a sneak peek of Paul kissing an unnamed woman, with some even believing that the mystery woman was actually Daisy herself. Given the footage was relatively low-quality, it was difficult to work out whether the nonchalant smooch was in fact between Daisy and Paul, but most fans took the vid with a grain of salt.
While fans of Normal People may have been eagerly awaiting confirmation of their favourite on-screen couple’s real-life romance, Daisy stepped out with her current boyfriend, photographer Ben Seed, for the first time in September 2023 at Milan Fashion Week.
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