Paul Mescal has been seen for the first time since reports surfaced that he’s dating actress Sophie Wilde.
Cementing his heartthrob status, the Normal People star, 28, showed off his toned legs in a pair of tiny shorts while stepping out in New York City.
Paul cut a casual figure in black shorts and a grey hoodie as he puffed on a cigarette during the outing.
Over the weekend, it was reported that Paul dating BAFTA Rising Star nominee Sophie Wilde after they were spotted sharing a smooch at a Chiltern Firehouse after-party.
The Normal People heartthrob, 28, first befriended Australian actress Sophie, 20, last year after they met at many red-carpet events, according to the Mirror.
Paul Mescal has been seen for the first time since reports surfaced that he’s dating actress Sophie Wilde
Cementing his heartthrob status, the Normal People star showed off his toned legs in a pair of tiny shorts while stepping out in New York City
Now, their friendship has allegedly blossomed into something more as the pair are said to be smitten with one another.
A source told the publication: ‘Paul and Sophie have been having lots of fun together, and now their f
‘They got really close after last month’s B Awards and were seen smooching into the early hours at an after-party at Chiltern Firehouse.
‘It’s early days, but they’re excited about where things could go. They have a solid foundation and loads of respect for each other.’
In October, Paul reportedly signed up to a dating app as the actor gets back into the dating game.
Paul split from his girlfriend musician Phoebe Bridgers 15 months ago.
The actor decided to try his luck online dating, as sources told The Mirror reportedly saw Paul scrolling on an app.
An insider said: ‘Paul, like many other actors, has a mad schedule which can make getting to know people hard.
Over the weekend, it was reported that Paul dating BAFTA Rising Star nominee Sophie Wilde after they were spotted sharing a smooch at a Chiltern Firehouse after-party
Paul was previously spotted on the celebrity dating app Raya before he started dating Phoebe Bridgers in 2020
‘The great thing about apps is that you can chat to people wherever you are.’
While the publication didn’t reveal which dating app Paul is hoping to strike lucky on he has be known to use dating apps in the past.
Paul was previously spotted on dating app Raya before he started dating Phoebe in 2020.
The pair split in December after Phoebe called it quits after growing close to American comic Bo Burnham.
Previously Paul opened up about how he struggles with the speculative prodding of his personal life, especially regarding his romantic attachments.
‘Sometimes I can drown it out and then other times it makes me really mad and upset,’ he told Vanity Fair back in February.
‘People are going to write and say things because there’s a certain interest with any person who’s in the public eye in how that person lives their life, and who they’re living up with, and what they’re doing and how they’re going about doing it.
‘And look, a lot of the time people are really kind about their support for me. That’s my predominant experience.’
Paul was a self-confessed Bridgers fan prior to their first meeting and began dating the talented musician after he was catapulted to fame after starring in Normal People.
He said: ‘I definitely feel the temptation to say the status of my whatever—that will always be there. But I don’t think that’s a wise thing to do.
‘When Normal People came out, I was very forthright in interviews, and it didn’t actually serve me. But the temptation still exists to be like, ‘Shut the f**k up. This is my life. This is what’s going on. Or this is what’s going on.’
‘But moving forward as much as I can, that’s going to be my life that is private. That’s a difficult thing to achieve. But giving strangers an answer about my life doesn’t actually help me.
‘It’s like a quick boost of serotonin, being like, ‘I’ve said what I need to say.’ And then it’s just Twitter fodder.’
