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Winner of Paul Mescal lookalike contest in Dublin receives €20 ‘or three pints’
Competition to resemble Normal People star is markedly lower-stakes than chaotic Timothée Chalamet event in New York last month
But a similar event in Dublin on Thursday, this time to find a doppelganger for Paul Mescal, the star of Normal People and the upcoming Gladiator II, unfolded rather more sedately. The competition was held in Smithfield Square, near the Light House cinema where the premiere of Mescal’s first blockbuster, Gladiator II, was scheduled to take place later that evening. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins PhotosOne contestant, 25-year-old Liam Furness – “casual Paul” – said he had seen flyers for the competition while having a coffee earlier in the week, and was prompted to enter after recalling flattering comparisons between himself and Mescal from family members.
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