Paul Mescal is left red-faced as his cringeworthy attempt at doing an Aussie accent hilariously backfires READ MORE: Irish actor Paul Mescal turns heads at the Gladiator II premiere By JIMMY BRIGGS FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA Published: 07:13 GMT, 9 November 2024 | Updated: 07:13 GMT, 9 November 2024 e-mail View comments Paul Mescal was left very red-faced on Saturday when his attempt at doing an Australian accent hilariously backfired. The Gladiator II actor, 28, who is currently Down Under to promote the upcoming movie , was asked if he could speak in an Aussie accent during a new interview. Speaking to news.
com.au , the Irish star was asked to tell Aussies why they should see the Gladiator sequel, while speaking in the country's native accent. While Paul was initially happy to try, he quickly realised he could not nail the world-famous accent as he said: 'Go to the f**ken cinemas, mate! 'Go to the cinema, it's a great movie.
How's that? F**ken swell!' Paul's cringeworthy imitation of an Australian inflection left him in stitches as he poked fun at his 'horrendous' attempt at the local twang. He quipped: 'I apologise for that horrendous, horrendous accent!' Despite being unable to nail the Aussie accent, Paul has been having the time of his life promoting Gladiator II in Sydney in recent days. Paul Mescal (pictured) was left very red-faced on Saturday when his attempt at doing an Australian accent hilariously backfired He is taking over from Russell Crowe as the lead actor in .
