Propelled to the centre of what can only be described as online hysteria, the Irish actor talks the seismic impact of Normal People, the palpable nature of first love and whether there is a future for Connell and Marianne.

There’s something odd about Normal People. It is, ostensibly, a show about two teenagers who fall in love, then navigate a very typical series of bust-ups and reconciliations. So far,...

IT ALMOST goes without saying that Paul Mescal is a name that will continue to intrigue, inspire and generate tête-à-têtes. His performance as the endearing Connell Waldron, lead character of...

Few people had a better 2020 than Paul Mescal, the breakout Irish star of Normal People. So we’ll let him tell you all about it.

For the young Irish actor, his trajectory from student to star of Normal People, the show that defined Britain’s first frightening brush with lockdown, was almost alarmingly swift. Here, the man who brought Connell (and Connell’s chain) to the cultural consciousness escapes Twitter and street stalkers to reveal what it meant to break through while the world as we knew it was breaking down