Paul Mescal, the breakout star of Regular Folks, has been making headlines not only for his performing but additionally for his private life.
The 28-year-old actor and 25-year-old singer Gracie Abrams have been linked since June 2024, however on November 18, the couple made issues extra official with a date night time on the Los Angeles premiere of Mescal’s movie Gladiator II.
Inquisitive about his previous relationships? Right here’s a take a look at who Mescal has been romantically linked to through the years.
Phoebe Bridgers
Earlier than courting Abrams, Mescal was in a relationship with singer Phoebe Bridgers. The 2 first linked by means of flirtatious tweets in early 2020, and by the top of the yr, Mescal hinted at having a girlfriend in an interview with GQ, describing her as a “lifesaver” throughout lockdown. The couple finally parted methods in 2022.
Following their break up, Mescal vowed to by no means publicly focus on his private life. “Typically I can drown [the public prodding] out after which different occasions it makes me actually mad and upset. Persons are going to write down and say issues as a result of there’s a sure curiosity with any one that’s within the public eye in how that particular person lives their life, and who they’re residing up with, and what they’re doing and the way they’re going about doing it,” he informed Self-importance Honest on the time.
“However the temptation nonetheless exists to be like, ‘Shut the f**ok up. That is my life. That is what’s occurring. Or that is what’s not occurring.’ However shifting ahead as a lot as I can, that’s going to be my life that’s non-public.”
Rumored Relationships
Daisy Edgar Jones
In 2020, after starring as Connell within the Hulu collection based mostly on Sally Rooney’s bestselling novel, followers of Regular Folks had been desirous to know if Mescal was courting his co-star, Daisy Edgar-Jones. Nevertheless, each Mescal and Edgar-Jones repeatedly clarified that they had been simply shut mates. However the rumors continued, and in 2022, a photograph from the Met Gala went viral, displaying Mescal gazing at Edgar-Jones from a distance whereas standing along with his then-girlfriend, Bridgers.
Edgar-Jones later defined that the fan response to the picture was “type of wild, contemplating the innocence behind it.” She added, “I used to be having an out-of-body expertise on the Met Gala, so Paul had mentioned, ‘You recognize, come and meet me. We will do it collectively,’ as a result of we had been such good mates, and it was such a cool factor to have the ability to go collectively.”
In 2024, Edgar-Jones informed Selection that she and Mescal stay very shut. “Paul is one in all my lifetime finest mates,” she shared. “He’s an extremely grounded particular person, and I’m, too, I believe, so it’s good to have these touchstones—these individuals you may snort about issues with and be lighthearted with.”
As for Edgar-Jones’ love life, she has been romantically linked to photographer Ben Seed since September 2023.
Angelina Jolie
Shortly after his break up with Bridgers, Mescal was noticed grabbing espresso in London with Angelina Jolie and her 16-year-old daughter, Shiloh. The unlikely duo of Mescal and Jolie sparked romantic rumors, however nothing ever got here of the hypothesis.