Celebrity ireland Paul Mescal royalty An excited American interviewer asked Paul Mescal how ‘wild’ it was to meet King Charles and his A++ answer brought him magnificently down to earth with a bump John Plunkett . Updated November 19th, 2024 Share Tweet As if you hadn’t already seen elsewhere already, Gladiator II is finally out in cinemas and it promises to make Paul Mescal an even bigger star than he already was. Here is the great man on the red carpet of the film’s royal premiere in Leicester Square, where he was asked by Variety’s particularly excited reporter how ‘wild’ it was to meet King Charles.

And his response managed to be both beautifully understated and all-encompassing at the same time. Paul Mescal on meeting King Charles: “I’m Irish, so it’s not on the list of priorities. But it’s an amazing thing for Ridley [Scott] because I know how important that is for him.

” pic.twitter.com/AR60LJ0V4Z — Variety (@Variety) November 19, 2024 Boom.

And here are just a few of the many, many things people said about it. 1. “It’s not on the list of priorities” HE IS SO REAL — Alex (@Alex08_BH) November 19, 2024 2.

This was so HILARIOUSLY stated lmfaoooo — ladidai (@ladidaix) see linkinbyeo (@ladidaix) November 19, 2024 3. he really said “not my kink but i respect” — polo (@drowsypolo) November 19, 2024 4. “it’s not on the list of priorities” is the most I’ve ever liked paul mescal.

https://t.co/XqtsMRqAlt — ✍ roxana | ✊ ziva.