Paul Mescal on being groped by “creepy” fans, shown naked photos of himself on their phones
ES magazine. He recounted an experience when he was recently performing in the classic A Streetcar Named Desire at London’s Almeida Theatre.Paul Mescal photographed by Steve Harnacke for ES Magazine pic.twitter.com/DiztYSrscV— Film Updates (@FilmUpdates) February 23, 2023 Mescal found fame with his starring role in the BBC drama, Normal People (2020).
He said he ran into a fan outside the theatre recently. Speaking of the attention, he said, “97 percent of it is really nice.
Then 3 percent is somebody, like, grabbing your ass.”He then explained: “As we posed for it [photo], she put her hand on my ass.
I thought it was an accident, so I like [awkwardly edges himself away], “but the hand followed. I remember tensing up and feeling just, like, fury.”“I turned to her and said, ‘What’re you doing?
