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Paul Mescal On Why He Finds ‘The Traitors UK’ “Highly Entertaining”; Reveals Time He Lied To Land ‘Normal People’ Role


Paul Mescal is opening up about why he enjoys watching The Traitors UK and when he told a little lie to land his role on Normal People.

During the same interview, Mescal was asked if he had ever lied to book a role to which he confessed he had said he could drive for Normal People, when he could not. Mescal starred in the limited series Normal People, which aired on BBC Three and Hulu in 2020. The series was based on the 2018 novel by Sally Rooney and starred Daisy Edgar-Jones and Mescal as a couple from secondary school to their undergraduate years in college.

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