Paul Mescal was spotted on a “dinner date” with a mystery woman over the weekend. The Irish actor was papped enjoying an alfresco dinner at the Pierluigi Restaurant in Rome on Saturday.
In photos published by MailOnline, the Normal People star appeared in good spirits as he hung out with the mystery brunette and some friends.
It comes after Paul’s split from American singer Phoebe Bridgers.
The former couple started dating in 2020 and were rumoured to be engaged early last year.
However, Phoebe sparked split speculation in December when she was spotted “flirting” with comedian Bo Burnham at Kate Berlant’s one-woman comedy show.
In an interview with Vanity Fair in January, Paul admitted he wants to keep his relationship status private going forward.
The 27-year-old, who hails from Maynooth, explained: “I 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 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 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.”
