WHEN actors Paul Mescal and Eddie Redmayne agreed to appear on Graham Norton’s chat show, they knew the drill. Tell a couple of funny stories, indulge in some “bants” with your fellow guests, and in return you get to plug your latest film or miniseries. Right? Wrong.
For this time, fellow actor Saoirse Ronan was sitting between them and, with one devastatingly understated comment, sent the “bants” train careering off the tracks. What followed was a momentary awkwardness on the level of when Bridesmaids character Lillian takes a s**t in the street in a high-end wedding dress. Saoirse’s smiling interjection has gone viral and sparked an important debate.
But first, some context for those who didn’t see it. Eddie Redmayne , plugging his forthcoming role in The Day Of The Jackal miniseries, was explaining how he was taught to use a mobile phone to defend himself when Paul Mescal burst out laughing. “Who is actually going to think about that?” asked the Gladiator II star.
READ MORE FROM JANE MOORE “If someone actually attacked me, I’m not going to go ‘phone’. “Good point,” replied Redmayne, while Graham Norton pitched in with a mimic of someone saying, “Can you hold?” into their phone. Saoirse, who had remained silent throughout, waited for them all to finish, then said quietly: “Women have to think about that all the time.
” She then looked to the audience, asked, “Am I right, ladies?” and elicited a huge cheer of support. Most read in The.
