Paul Mescal has revealed his hopes to become a father and be a family man one day in a rare admission about his year-long relationship with singer Gracie Abrams.
He’s one of film’s biggest heartthrobs, but all Paul Mescal really wants is to be a family man, he says. “I would love to have a family. I’m not like, “I want them tomorrow,” but I would love to have kids,” admitted the 29-year-old Gladiator actor, who usually remains coy about his personal life.
The Irish star, who was born and bred in Maynooth, has been dating Gracie Abrams for over a year, but rarely talks publicly about the singer, 26. And while he’s happy to share his plans of becoming a father one day, Paul isn’t quite ready to give an insight into their relationship just yet.
“I don’t know how to answer that,” he admitted when asked whether there was a specific moment when he and Gracie decided to take their relationship public.
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He went on to clarify to Rolling Stone: “I actually do have an answer, but everything to do with that is deeply precious to me and I don’t want to.… This isn’t … I don’t really … umm … I want to protect those things fundamentally.”
While Paul may not be one to shout about his romantic escapades, it hasn’t stopped the speculation on what they entail. He was first linked to Gracie – daughter of Star Wars director JJ Abrams – in June 2024, when they were spotted enjoying a date together.
Their first big appearance together was five months later at the Gladiator II premiere after-party, and since then, the couple have made several public appearances – including at this year’s Glastonbury.
The couple sparked engagement rumours earlier this year when Gracie had been spotted wearing a diamond ring that quickly sparked intense speculation that the duo were set to take their relationship to the next level.
Celebrity gossip page Deux Moi also questioned if the big jewel was an engagement ring, sharing a snap of Gracie in Melbourne performing on stage while wearing the big bit of bling on her engagement finger.
However, the pair haven’t confirmed whether a wedding is in the works or not, and Gracie appears to have since ditched the ring.
The engagement rumours came shortly after many worried they had split, after they were spotted embroiled in what was reportedly an emotional conversation.
Gracie and Paul reportedly dining in a London restaurant when onlookers spotted what they thought was a break-up – with Gracie said to have burst into floods of tears before storming out of the eatery.
They were apparently enjoying a spot to eat at North London bakery-come-restaurant, Jolene, in Newington Green before things took a dramatic turn, with fellow diners claiming Paul had his “head in his hands as Gracie just sat there crying” at one point.
“She was crying so much that he then started to cry too,” one onlooker claimed. “She eventually got up and walked out of the restaurant while they were halfway through their meal, and he was left to pay the bill before leaving shortly afterwards.”
They go on to tell the MailOnline how other people in the restaurant were shocked at how public the exchange between Paul and Gracie was and how “it looked like a break-up”.
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