Paul Mescal reveals why he left  social media... it's not why you'd expect

The Kildare actor opened up in a chat on the A24 Podcast with Honor Swinton Byrne (Tilda Swinton’s daughter)

Paul Mescal stars alongside The Crown's Olivia Colman in The Lost Daughter. Picture: Netflix

Paul Mescal has shared that he has left social media because he “deeply cares” what people think of him. The Kildare actor, who shot to fame following his portrayal of Connell in Normal People, said he has removed himself from social platforms in an effort to “put a bit of control around” his tendency to people-please.

“I have this innately in me,” he said, “but I don’t need to see what people think of me all the time.”