Paul Mescal has opened up about meeting Nicole Kidman in her underwear and even touched on his alleged split with Phoebe Bridgers after previously urging people to ‘shut up’ about it.
The 27-year-old Oscar nominee appears on the cover of the latest issue of the hollywood reporter as he played various numbers, including his first intimate encounter with the 55-year-old Australian acting legend.
While Mescal starred in A Streetcar Named Desire at the Almeida Theater in north London, Kidman attended one of the recent shows where she led to a standing ovation.
The Irish actor revealed that his first meeting with the Oscar winner happened when she was in her underwear.
The handsome actor explained: “She came to the [men’s] Dressing room. We were in our pants.
Opening: Paul Mescal opened up about meeting Nicole Kidman in her underwear in a new interview from The Hollywood Reporter
A sneak peek: The 27-year-old Irish actor even addressed his alleged split with Phoebe Bridgers after previously urging people to ‘shut their mouths’ about it; the couple is seen together in Los Angeles in November 2021
The play had a successful run at the Almeida Theater and will now move on to a six-week run in London’s iconic West End in March.
It has been rumored for months that Mescal had split with musician Phoebe Bridgers, 28, whom he has yet to address directly.
Asked if he would ever touch on the subject in The Hollywood Reporter article, he gave an interesting answer.
Mescal said: ‘Maybe at some point. But not now. It’s just tough territory. Yeah.’
This was a very different answer than the one he gave in an interview last week.
“Sometimes I can drown it out and then other times it makes me angry and upset,” he said in the latest edition of vanity fair.
“People are going to write and say things because there’s a certain interest with anyone who’s in the public eye about how that person lives their life, and who they’re living with, what they’re doing and how they’re doing.” going to do it
‘And look, many times people are very kind with their support for me. That is my predominant experience.
Entire role: While Mescal starred in A Streetcar Named Desire at the Almeida Theater in north London (pictured), Kidman attended one of the recent shows where she led to a standing ovation.
The Irish actor revealed that his first meeting with the Oscar winner (pictured in April 2022) occurred when he was in his underwear, explaining: “She came to the [men’s] Dressing room. We were in pants’
Dapper: Mescal graced the cover of The Hollywood Reporter’s February 2022 issue
Mescal, an avowed fan of Bridgers before their first meeting, began dating the talented musician in 2020, shortly after the notable BBC drama Normal People made him a household name.
Bridgers has since been linked to comedian Bo Burnham following a reported split in December, and Mescal admits that questions about their previous relationship are unwanted.
He said: ‘I’m definitely tempted to say the status of my whatever, that’s always going to be there. But I don’t think it’s a wise thing to do.
‘When Normal People came out, I was very direct in the interviews, and it didn’t really help me. But there is still the temptation to say: “Shut the fuck up. This is my life. This is what is happening. Or this is what is happening”.
‘But move as far as I can, that will be my private life. That is a difficult thing to achieve. But giving an answer to strangers about my life doesn’t really help me.
Split? It has been rumored for months that Mescal had split from musician Phoebe Bridgers, 28, whom he has yet to address directly, they are seen at the Met Gala in May 2022.
Asked if he would ever touch on the subject in The Hollywood Reporter article, he gave an interesting answer when he said, “Maybe sometime.” But not now. It’s just tough territory. Yeah’
Big concert: The actor is set to take on a starring role in a planned sequel to Ridley Scott’s iconic 2000 film Gladiator, he is seen out and about in Beverly Hills earlier this month.
“It’s like a quick serotonin boost, saying, ‘I’ve said what I have to say.’ And then it’s just Twitter fodder.
While his nuanced role as the loving but deeply concerned Calum in Charlotte Wells’ directorial debut Aftersun has created Oscar buzz, his next project is a big step onto the international stage.
The actor is set to take on a starring role in a planned sequel to Ridley Scott’s iconic 2000 film Gladiator.
However, he won’t be playing Maximus, the Roman general turned gladiator, played by Russell Crowe in the original.
Instead, Mescal is rumored to be playing Lucius Verus, the nephew of the evil Commodus and a role originally filled by Spencer Treat Clark.