Paul Mescal & Gracie Abrams’ Breakup Rumors Are Resurfacing Quotes About Daisy Edgar-Jones Falling ‘in Love’ With Him
These co-stars are always the subject of “are they dating or not?” chatter. Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones are quite close friends, but their interactions always have people questioning their relationship status.
The two starred in Hulu’s adaptation of Sally Rooney’s novel Normal People, where they played love interests Connell and Marianne. The two have grown quite fond of each other on set and have been very public about their closeness. “I’ve definitely found a friend, one of my best friends for life,” Paul told Deadline in 2020. “If the show had been an absolute failure, that’s something that brings me massive joy, that I found somebody who is an amazing person and who I really enjoy working with.”
Did Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar Jones date?
Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar Jones never dated, but they consider each other very best friends. Daisy is currently in a relationship with Ben Seed, whom she’s dated since November 2023. Meanwhile, Paul Mescal might be at the tail end of his relationship with Gracie Abrams, as the couple was seen crying in London.
Daisy professed her love for her co-star—not romantically that is. “I wanted to be an actor for years,” she said at the Fastnet Film Festival in 2024. “At that point, I had been working here and there. So read the book [Normal People], fell in love with it, fell in love with Lenny’s work. Met Paul, fell in love with Paul—like you know, as a friend. I’m announcing it here.”
The Twisters actress doubled down on her friendship with the Gladiator actor. “Paul is one of my lifetime best friends,” she told Variety. “He’s an incredibly grounded person, and I am, too, I think, so it’s nice to be able to have those touchstones and those people you can laugh about it with and be lighthearted with. We met when I was 20, and Paul was 22; I’m so excited to see where we’ll be at 32, 42, and what life will bring us.”
On his part, Paul Mescal cherishes his friendship with his co-star. “It’s wonderful to have somebody who’s not only going through something similar, but a friend that you can talk to candidly about the ridiculousness and wonderful parts of this career,” he told USA Today.
Paul, who was in a relationship with Phoebe Bridgers at the time, also addressed keeping his relationships private from the public eye. “I feel like I have a lot more control than I thought I would have,” he said. “Ultimately, I get to choose what I say and what I talk about. My private life will always remain, to a certain degree, as private as I choose to keep it.”
Daisy also expressed that she’s amused about the romantic speculation. “You watch with bemusement really, because it’s interesting to see what narratives people write in,” she says to the Sunday Times. “Usually they’re quite harmless and when I’m spotted it’s normally just a lot of, ‘Oh, that’s Whatsherface?’ And I say, ‘It is.’”
