Paul Mescal and Phoebe Bridgers: A timeline of their romantic relationship
The romance all began on social media following Mescal's appearance in Normal People.
It's the news we don't want to believe but speculation surrounding a Mescal-Bridgers split seems to be everywhere at the moment.
Engagement rumours had been rife for some time and appeared to have been confirmed in an interview Irish actor Paul Mescal did with — before the article was amended with a note to say the engagement "has not in fact been confirmed by the couple".
However, in recent days American gossip sites JustJared and Jezebel have reported that Paul Mescal and Phoebe Bridgers have broken up after the American singer was reportedly spotted out on "a date" with musician and comedian Bo Burnham in New York City.
In his interview with last month, Maynooth native Mescal (26) spoke about how he has quit social media, this is in fact where he and LA-based musician Bridgers (28) had their early exchanges and after some sweet comments and a trip to Cork, the pair officially made their debut as a couple this time last year. But fans have been speculating about a romance between the iconic duo for some time.
Here's a look at the pair's relationship which, like most modern romances, started out online.
This seems to be where it all began for Mescal and Bridgers. Whether they were just friends at this stage or there was something more going on, May 2020 seems to be the start of their budding relationship.
It was at this time that they had a short Twitter exchange once Bridgers tweeted to say she has finished watching — the show that saw the Maynooth man rise to immense levels of fame.
Not long after this, fans were witness to the pair hanging out, virtually, as they hosted an Instagram live event together for Magazine. During this live, Mescal told Bridgers that he loved her music.
An interview in the summer of 2020 gave us another small glimpse into the early days of a romantic relationship between the actor and American musician. In an interview with NME, Bridgers spoke about starting to watch the adaptation of Sally Rooney’s . She referred to Mescal as “the cute boy” in the hit drama series, revealing that he follows her on Instagram.
“I got a little pitter-patter in my heart when I saw,” she says of the realization that he had followed her on the social media app.
Taking things offline, rumours swirled that Bridgers had come to Ireland to see Mescal. While the pair did not share anything on social media about this visit, a café in Kinsale seemed to let the cat out of the bag, revealing that the pair had popped in for breakfast in a tweet thanking them for their visit.
On December 1, Mescal appeared in the music video for ‘Savior Complex’ alongside Bridgers. While there were no romantic scenes in the music video, it added more fuel to the romance rumours. However, we wouldn’t get confirmation until almost one year later.
Mescal and Bridgers made their first red carpet debut in November of last year at the LACMA Art + Film Gala which took place at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Bridgers wore a red plaid skirt and a lace blouse while mescal was photographed wearing a black tuxedo. While fans had been speculating that the pair had been together for a while now, this was finally confirmation of a romantic relationship.
The duo made it Instagram official with a cute selfie, posted by Bridgers. The sweet shot showed mescal kissing the 28-year-old musician as she smiled alongside him.
Two months later, on Valentine’s Day, we were treated to another adorable shot of the couple. The black and white picture showed Mescal lying on Bridgers as the pair looked at one another lovingly.
In April, more rumours began to circulate: there were reports that Bridgers introduced Mescal as her ‘fiancé’ at the Coachella music festival. According to , a source said that the singer “made no secret of the fact they were set to tie the knot as she attended a bash during Coachella”. One month later, they appeared at the Met Gala together and Mescal appeared to have a ring on his left hand.
Mescal makes an appearance in another music video, this time for Bridgers’ ‘Sidelines’ which showed a number of behind-the-scenes clips from her tour. In the video, Bridgers and Mescal are seen sitting alongside one another on the floor laughing with friends.
The reports that the actor and his indie rock musician partner are in the process of buying a home in West Cork.
The pair are said to have been looking in the Schull/Ballydehob area, which is where fellow Irish actor Saoirse Ronan also recently bought a home.
In the previously mentioned interview with , Mescal spoke about his role in and his decision to quit social media.
"I thought it’s either get off the bus now or stay on it, and I wanted to get off. In 10 years I might rue the day I threw out my social media, but look, it just is what it is," he said.
The journalist interviewing Mescal mentioned that social media is where he and Bridgers first exchanged messages, stating the pair were "now engaged". However, the article was amended on 6 November to say "the pair are reported to be engaged".
The amendment reads: "This had been reported elsewhere but has not in fact been confirmed by the couple."
Rumours began once again but this time, of a split as reports of Bridgers being spotted on "a date" with Bo Burnham begin to circulate on gossip sites.
According to Jezebel's source, the musician and comedian gave Bridgers his "undivided and doting attention," adding "it felt flirtatious. Like he was trying to impress her". At the time of writing, the couple has not confirmed that they have broken up.
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