She would give him the moon. Phoebe Bridgers and Paul Mescal kept their romance under the radar before finally making things official in late 2021.
The Normal People star caught the “Kyoto” singer’s eye in the spring of 2020 after she finished binge-watching the Emmy-nominated Hulu series, which also starred Daisy Edgar-Jones.
“Finished normal people and now I’m sad and horny oh wait,” Bridgers teased via Twitter at the time. Though she didn’t tag Mescal in her post, he chimed in with a cheeky response, replying, “I’m officially dead.”
Soon after their flirty social media exchange, the pair cohosted an Instagram Live conversation for Wonderland magazine. By December 2020, Mescal had starred in one of Bridgers’ music videos. When asked how the project came about, the “I Know the End” singer credited the Irish actor with the idea.
“He broached it. He was like, ‘I’m a fan of yours, let’s make something cool,’” she told British Vogue in December 2020. “And he told me about the Rolling Stones video [he did for ‘Scarlet’], and then I brought it to Phoebe [Waller-Bridge] and she was like, ‘Yeah, it’s too serendipitous to not do it, the fact that I told you to watch Normal People and now you guys are friends.’”
Waller-Bridge directed the video and had previously agreed to meet the “Georgia” artist for drinks before the coronavirus pandemic hit in early 2020. When their plans fell through, the Fleabag creator encouraged the “Savior Complex” artist to watch Mescal’s hit show.
“I was like, ‘I’m not going to do that, it’s too depressing,’” Bridgers told the outlet. “I had read the book while making the record and it really destroyed me for a couple of days. Their performances are beautiful, but I can’t deal with it [laughs]. I had to skip the whole prom s–t, because it destroyed me already once in my life.”
Ahead of their music video collab, fans began to wonder whether the indie singer and the actor had sparked a romantic connection when Bridgers was spotted overseas. The then-rumored couple were caught canoodling at a local cafe in July 2020.
Though they each continued to drop subtle hints about their respective relationship statuses, it wasn’t until November 2021 that the pair attended their first official event together. Bridgers took the next step one month later, confirming their romance with a PDA pic on Instagram.
Scroll down to relive the low-key couple’s whirlwind romance:
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Phoebe Bridgers and Paul Mescal’s Relationship Timeline: From Music Video Collabs to IG Official
She would give him the moon. Phoebe Bridgers and Paul Mescal kept their romance under the radar before finally making things official in late 2021.
The Normal People star caught the “Kyoto” singer’s eye in the spring of 2020 after she finished binge-watching the Emmy-nominated Hulu series, which also starred Daisy Edgar-Jones.
“Finished normal people and now I’m sad and horny oh wait,” Bridgers teased via Twitter at the time. Though she didn’t tag Mescal in her post, he chimed in with a cheeky response, replying, “I’m officially dead.”
Soon after their flirty social media exchange, the pair cohosted an Instagram Live conversation for Wonderland magazine. By December 2020, Mescal had starred in one of Bridgers’ music videos. When asked how the project came about, the “I Know the End” singer credited the Irish actor with the idea.
“He broached it. He was like, ‘I’m a fan of yours, let’s make something cool,'” she told British Vogue in December 2020. “And he told me about the Rolling Stones video [he did for ‘Scarlet’], and then I brought it to Phoebe [Waller-Bridge] and she was like, ‘Yeah, it’s too serendipitous to not do it, the fact that I told you to watch Normal People and now you guys are friends.'”
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Waller-Bridge directed the video and had previously agreed to meet the “Georgia” artist for drinks before the coronavirus pandemic hit in early 2020. When their plans fell through, the Fleabag creator encouraged the “Savior Complex” artist to watch Mescal’s hit show.
“I was like, ‘I’m not going to do that, it’s too depressing,'” Bridgers told the outlet. “I had read the book while making the record and it really destroyed me for a couple of days. Their performances are beautiful, but I can’t deal with it [laughs]. I had to skip the whole prom s–t, because it destroyed me already once in my life.”
Ahead of their music video collab, fans began to wonder whether the indie singer and the actor had sparked a romantic connection when Bridgers was spotted overseas. The then-rumored couple were caught canoodling at a local cafe in July 2020.
Though they each continued to drop subtle hints about their respective relationship statuses, it wasn’t until November 2021 that the pair attended their first official event together. Bridgers took the next step one month later, confirming their romance with a PDA pic on Instagram.
Scroll down to relive the low-key couple’s whirlwind romance:
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May 2020
“Finished normal people and now I’m sad and horny oh wait,” the Grammy nominee tweeted after binging Mescal’s Hulu series, to which he replied, “I’m officially dead.” At the time, Bridgers teased back, “Nooo don’t die your [sic] so talented aha.”
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May 2020
The duo connected over Instagram Live as Bridgers interviewed the TV star for Wonderland magazine. “I feel like I should be interviewing you because honestly, like, I think it’s well-documented that I love your music,” Mescal gushed at the time.
One month later, the songwriter told NME that she “got a little pitter-patter in [her] heart” while speaking with the Hulu heartthrob.
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July 2020
Fans were quick to suspect a romance was brewing between the pair when Bridgers was spotted getting cozy with Mescal in an Irish cafe.
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November 2020
The actor called his then-unnamed girlfriend “a lifesaver” during an interview with GQ. “To have someone to lean on through such a mad, mad time has been invaluable. Really, I don’t know where I’d be without her,” he said.
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December 2020
Mescal made an appearance in the music video for Bridgers’ song “Savior Complex” from her 2020 album, Punisher. “I am once again asking you to watch savior complex starring paul & charlotte directed by phoebe waller-bridge out now everywhere,” she wrote via Instagram at the time alongside photos of the leading man on set.
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February 2021
When the Emmy nominee turned 25, Bridgers posted a cute tribute via her Instagram Story. “Happy birthday pizza boy @paulmescal,” she wrote alongside a snap of Mescal holding several pizza boxes.
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October 2021
Eagle-eyed social media users spotted the duo in Ziwe Fumudoh‘s Halloween party photo dump. Bridgers and her beau seemingly channeled Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly for their couple’s costume.
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November 2021
The pair made their red carpet debut at the LACMA Art+Film Gala in Los Angeles. Bridgers later teased her boyfriend on social media the same day, tweeting, “Paul thinks thousand island is called hundred years sauce.
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December 2021
The “Silk Chiffon” artist finally made her romance with Mescal official on Instagram with a sweet PDA pic.
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June 2022
The actor briefly appeared in Bridgers’ “Sidelines” music video, which included a montage of behind-the-scenes moments from her live concerts.
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December 2022
After Bridgers was spotted with Bo Burnham on several occasions, rumors swirled that the “Motion Sickness” singer and Mescal called it quits. Amid the fan speculation, she was asked about getting over heartbreak.
“You just have to do it,” the 28-year-old singer said of moving on from love during the Friday, December 23, episode of the “Chick Shop Date” YouTube series. “And it’s gonna end at some point but you can’t make it end.”
