In one clip, theNormal Peoplestar, 26, sits beside his girlfriend on the floor in a New York Yankees cap as they laugh with friends.
After Bridgers shared the video toInstagramon Wednesday, Mescal’sNormal Peopleco-starDaisy Edgar-Jonesweighed in with her stamp of approval, commenting a series of smiling emojis that have their eyes welling with tears.
Phoebe Bridgers and Paul Mescal.Phoebe Bridgers Instagram
Theyattended the Met Gala togetherlast month, and even reunited with Edgar-Jones on the red carpet, where the trio posed for a photo together.
With the release of “Sidelines,” Bridgers, too, joins the Sally Rooney universe; the song is featured in the Hulu adaptation of Rooney’s novelConversations with Friends. An earlier adaptation of the Irish author’s bookNormal Peoplegave both Mescal and Edgar-Jones their breakthrough roles.
It was after watchingNormal Peoplethat Mescal first caught Bridgers' eye, as shetweeted in May 2020: “finished normal people and now i’m sad and horny oh wait.”
Daisy Edgar-Jones, Paul Mescal and Phoebe Bridgers.Arturo Holmes/MG22/Getty
Mescal, who had openly been a fan of Bridgers' music, responded, “I’m officially dead,” and the two continued to flirt online.
Later that month, their chemistry was put on display for the world to see when Bridgersinterviewed himon Instagram Live forWonderlandmagazine.
In June 2020, thePunishersinger referred to him as “the cute boy” in an interview withNME, and said he’d recently followed her on Instagram.
“I got a little pitter-patter in my heart when I saw,” she said, adding that she then sent him her new album.
source: people.com
