Paul Mescal opened up about the time Saoirse Ronan unexpectedly shut him down — and the rest of the all-male panel — during a recent appearance on “The Graham Norton Show.”
The “Gladiator II” star appeared on Ireland’s “The Late Late Show” Friday night, where he was asked if he was surprised by his “Foe” co-star’s now-viral remark.
“No, I don’t think we were surprised because, like you said, you go on a talk show like this and you just talk,” Mescal, 28, explained.
“But I’m not surprised that the message has received as much attention as it has because it is extremely important.”
Mescal was being interviewed by Norton alongside Eddie Redmayne, Denzel Washington and Ronan on October 25, when the conversation turned to the plot of Redmayne’s latest film, where he plays an assassin who uses his phone as a weapon.
Mescal and Norton began joking about the concept, with the “Normal People” actor asking, “Who’s actually going to think of that?” If someone attacked me, I’m not going to say ‘phone!’
As the rest of the panel laughed, Ronan bluntly interjected: “That’s what girls need to think about all the time. »
This remark abruptly ended the jokes and the actress was praised by many netizens for delivering such a brutal truth.
“I’m sure you had Saoirse on the show,” Mescal told “Late Late Show” host Patrick Kielty on Friday.
“And she is very often, if not most often, the smartest person in the room.”
The “Graham Norton Show” moment was no exception, according to Mescal, who said Ronan was “perfect” and “hit the nail on the head.”
The “Little Women” actress spoke about the moment herself last month in an interview with Virgin Radio UK last month, admitting that it wasn’t planned.
“It’s definitely not something I expected, and I didn’t necessarily intend to cause a sensation,” she said on “The Ryan Tubridy Show.”
“But I think there’s something really telling about the society we live in right now and how women want to be open with the men in their lives.
“So many men and women I know from all over the world have contacted me about this comment, which, again, I urge people, please, please, please Please look at this in context.”
