‘Normal People’ star Daisy Edgar-Jones finally reacts to Paul Mescal dating rumors

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“Normal People” co-star and on-screen love interest Paul Mescal.Despite the chemistry that sparked dating rumors after the two starred in the 2020 adaptation of Sally Rooney’s novel, Edgar-Jones remains unfazed four years later.“You watch with bemusement really, because it’s interesting to see what narratives people write in,” she said in an interview with the Sunday Times, published on July 14. “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,’” the actress, 26, added.The actors became close friends while filming the show and recently attended England’s Glastonbury Festival together.Edgar-Jones is currently dating artist Ben Seed, while Mescal, 28, previously dated singer Phoebe Bridgers.Mescal and Bridgers, 29, dated on and off in 2021 and made headlines with their joint attendance at the 2022 Met Gala.

A viral photo of Mescal standing next to Bridgers — but staring at Edgar-Jones — further fueled dating rumors after the event.

In an interview with WhoWhatWear on July 11, the “Twisters” star called the meme “wild, considering the innocence.”“I was having kind of an out-of-body experience with the Met Gala,” Edgar-Jones explained. “So Paul had said like, ‘Come and meet me and we could do it together.'” Mescal and Edgar-Jones’ close friendship has flourished since they worked together on the 2020 Hulu series.

In May, Edgar-Jones joked about falling in love with Mescal while shooting the drama at the Fastnet Film Festival in Cork, Ireland.“Met Paul, fell in love with Paul … as a friend.