Is it right for us to speculate on Paul Mescal’s private life?

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. By July, Bridgers was seen in Mescal’s native Ireland visiting him IRL, and the pair confirmed their relationship – after 16 months of speculation – in November 2021. Here’s a sampling from Twitter: “Phoebe Bridgers and Paul Mescal cannot break up they are my emotional support relationship’’; “I don’t think I’ve ever been as distraught about a celebrity breakup as I am about Phoebe and Paul”; “I am a child of divorce.” That fans feel a sense of ownership over the relationship is unsurprising – its entire lifespan has been Extremely Online. Admittedly, the pair’s mutual fandom has a point: Mescal and Bridgers previously opened the floodgates to their romance via public interactions and professional collaborations – namely the video for Bridgers’ single “Savior Complex”, in which Mescal appeared. open image in gallery Bridgers and Mescal’s initial Twitter courtship Situations like Bridgers and Mescal’s, or Fox and Baker’s, differ entirely from celebrity break-ups that feel deliberately attention-seeking: the separation of “Hips Don’t Lie” singer Shakira and footballer Gerard Piqué, for example, has been practically foisted upon the public ever since Shakira released a diss track about their split – Piqué himself happily retaliated soon after.