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Paul Mescal is arm-in-arm with a mystery female friend as they attend the Saturday Light Live after-party in New York City

Paul Mescal was spotted looking cosy with a mystery woman as they arrived at the Saturday Night Live after party in New York. The Aftersun actor, 27, was beaming on arrival at restaurant Zuma.

Paul, who played Connell Waldron in the 2020 show alongside Daisy Edgar-Jones as Marianne Sheridan and bagged a BAFTA and Emmy nomination for his performance as the lovelorn student, admitted sudden stardom forced him to develop 'coping mechanisms' in a bid to protect his mental health. The actor, who played Connell in the 2020 show and bagged a BAFTA and Emmy nomination for his performance, said the sudden stardom forced him to develop 'coping mechanisms' in a bid to protect his mental health (pictured with Normal People co-star Daisy Edgar Jones) The actor (left, with Paul Mescal) has been widely praised for his portrayal of a lonely screenwriter who encounters the spirits of his dead parents in director Andrew Haigh's latest film

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