Paul Mescal

Paul Mescal says the experience was "creepy" and that he called the woman out on her behaviour - but that "97%" of becoming famous has so far been positive.

I turned to her and said, 'What're you doing? The 27-year-old said it was "uncomfortable for everyone involved" and he didn't want to "call somebody out in front of the theatre", but that "it was so gross, creepy". "As we posed for it, she put her hand on my ass.

Oscar nominee Paul Mescal has spoken of his “fury” after a fan groped him outside the theatre where he was performing. The 27-year-old actor, whose film ...

It was so gross, creepy”. “I remember tensing up and feeling just, like, fury. He told ES Magazine: “As we posed for it, she put her hand on my ass.

The Oscar-nominated actor reveals he confronted a fan who "put her hand on my ass".

"I thought it was an accident, so I like [moved away]. I remember tensing up and feeling just, like, fury." He added that 97% of fame so far was "really nice" but the other 3% was "somebody, like, grabbing your ass". It was so gross, creepy." "But it was really not OK. He told the newspaper that calling somebody out in front of the theatre was "the last thing I want to do", saying: "It's uncomfortable for everyone involved.

'It was really not OK,' Oscar-nominated 'Aftersun' actor said of the 'gross' moment.

that he “thought it was an accident” and “moved away”. Find The Independent’s review He said that highlighting the fan’s behaviour outside the theatre was “the last thing I wanted to do”, adding: “It’s uncomfortable for everyone involved.” Mescal was recently nominated for Best Actor at the Oscars for his role in Aftersun, which won Best Debut at the Baftas on Sunday (19 February). However, “the hand followed”, proving to the actor that it had not been an awkward mistake. [Jacob Stolworthy](/author/jacob-stolworthy) Comments [Paul Mescal](/topic/paul-mescal) has said he was left feeling “fury” after a fan groped him while posing for a photo.

The incident occurred when Mescal starred in a production of the Tennessee Williams play A Streetcar Named Desire at the Almeida Theatre in North London. In a ...

He was also nominated in the same category at the BAFTAs but lost out to Austin Butler’s performance in Elvis. If Mescal is to win his first Oscar, he will need to seek retribution against Butler, who is again nominated for his portrayal of Elvis Presley. It was so gross, creepy.” The star of Aftersun went on to discuss the downsides of fame, and said how 97% of it is “really nice” but the other 3% was equivalent to “somebody, like, grabbing your ass”.

Oscar nominee Paul Mescal has been the subject of numerous fashion editorials during his rise to fame. But there is one garment we've seen him in again and ...

In fact, so many collections included the white tank, the New York Times hailed a "The white vest is a cinematic icon, a timeless symbol of seductive allure," Cobb told CNN over email. Even off-camera, Mescal embodies a softness not afforded to previous generations of men. Mescal, who received the Oscars nod for his role in "Aftersun," has been the subject of numerous fashion editorials since he rose to fame co-starring in the television adaptation of Sally Rooney's bestselling novel "Normal People." Mescal, too, has had his turn as Kowalski, starring in a sold-out run at the Almeida Theatre in North London from December until early February. Brando's oil-stained white tank becomes an extension of this overexposure.

Irish actor Paul Mescal channels his inner James Bond in a shoot for ES Magazine. The Oscar nominated Aftersun actor gave fans a cheeky wink as he suited up ...

[signing up to our newsletter](https://www.irishmirror.ie/newsletter-preference-centre/) [https://www.standard.co.uk/paul-mescal-interview-gladiator-ridley-scott-gods-creatures-aftersun-oscars-b1061989.html](https://www.standard.co.uk/paul-mescal-interview-gladiator-ridley-scott-gods-creatures-aftersun-oscars-b1061989.html) Irish actor Paul Mescal channels his inner James Bond in a shoot for ES Magazine.

The Oscar nominee for 'Aftersun' was back on home soil — where his parents were waiting to greet him — for the Irish premiere of the psychological drama and ...

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The country has a record-breaking 14 Oscars nominations, most for Martin McDonagh’s The Banshees of Inisherin, but also nods for Irish-language drama The Quiet Girl, short film An Irish Goodbye and, of course, Mescal. The actor then proceeded to sign every autograph request and pose for every single selfie. “I think this team represents something that’s very exciting about a very bold, wild, free generation of Irish storytellers. Alongside 70-plus screen credits, including The Banshees of Inisherin, Love/Hate, Calvary, The Borgias, Ondine and Greta, he was praised for his contribution to the re-establishment of the Irish Film Board, later to become Screen Ireland, and the mentoring and support he gave fellow producers and the industry as a whole. [Emily Watson](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/t/emily-watson/). His breakout, Normal People, was released just a few months later. Watson, speaking ahead of the screening, expressed what a privilege it was for her, as an English woman, to be part of the film — set in a fishing community in the Irish county of Kerry — and at the festival in Dublin. 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The local boy — almost, he’s from Maynooth, 24 kilometers to the west of the Irish capital — marked his first appearance at the event for the curtain-raising Irish psychological drama God’s Creatures, in which he stars alongside

They get knocked down. But they get up again. You're never, and I mean never, gonna keep those Workmen down.If there's anything guaranteed to work wonders ...

But those of us who hold a special place in our hearts for the divisive quayside spot will no doubt be smugly patting ourselves on the back today, knowing that while we're too old ourselves to head to Workman's anymore, at least it's still as cool as we remember it was. However, more say he headed to Workman's for a celebratory boogey on the infamous black-and-white tiles. It's fairly undeniable that the Irish-speaking, mullet-wielding Oscar nom is the man of every hour - in the eyes of his fellow countrymen and countless adoring fans further afield, he can do no wrong.