Normal individuals Paul Mescal: 'I'm many pleased with exactly exactly how sex is portrayed in this show'

Normal individuals Paul Mescal: 'I'm many pleased with exactly exactly how sex is portrayed in this show'

The celebrity associated with the adaptation of Normal individuals discusses portraying teenage love, ‘chemistry’ auditions and earning Sally Rooney's approval

Within a moment or more of talking with Paul Mescal about playing Connell into the feverishly anticipated adaptation of Sally Rooney’s novel, Normal People, he uses the term “pressure” three times. You have the “huge number of pressure” to complete justice to Rooney’s writing; the “different kind of pressure” which comes from being on set; last but not least, the “pressure of anticipation”, as Mescal waits to learn just how audiences respond to the 12-part BBC Three show.Read more