Normal People's Daisy Edgar-Jones talks real-life relationship with Paul Mescal

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The actress opened up to Elizabeth Day on her How To Fail podcast about her off-screen relationship with Paul Mescal.

Sadly, not of the romantic kind, but the 21 year-old actress has nothing but praise for her co-star: 'I'm ever so lucky to have met Paul.' Describing their friendship as 'a wonderful thing,' and something that she'll 'treasure for ever,' the star revealed that off-screen, their relationship is 'polar opposite.'

'[Marianne and Connell] are quite serious at times,' whereas in real-life, the duo are quite different. 'I’m quite flappy and get the giggles very easily,' she explains. 'We're very silly together,' which 'really helps' when you're filmingThe on-screen bond between the pair is clear, and not accidental.

prior to being cast: 'I think I was the second to last girl they saw for the part,' she muses. 'Paul got cast a wee bit before me and then I came along about a month later.'Yep, even gorgeous, seemingly-successful actors suffer from the debilitating disorder too. Edgar-Jones' particular brand comes out in the form of hypochondria; a reaction to feelings of FOMO and imposter syndrome, which result from her decision not to go to drama school or university.

She combats her anxiety, which she says 'comes in waves,' by speaking to the right people: 'Down days happen all the time, [you just have to] work through it and seeking out the positives'. She also advises fellow sufferers to 'surround yourself with people who are really kind to you'.Not from a romantic dalliance , but a reaction to several 'knocks' last year.

Luckily for us, those professional setbacks resulted in Edgar-Jones' now famous bangs, which she credits as 'the best decision [she's] ever made,' and is adamant that she only got the part of Marianne inBut, how has she been maintaining said fringe while all the hairdressers have been closed? 'It's a really interesting process,' she laughs, admitting that her flatmate has been doing 'a great job of it' for her during lockdown.

 

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