Connell's chain could be yours — for a good cause
07.05.2020 - 19:55 / evoke.ie
Normal People. The two words on everyone’s lips at the moment.
BBC 3’s new smash-hit adaption of Sally Rooney’s novel has captured the hearts of the nation and catapulted lead actor Paul Mescal to international fame simultaneously.
The show aired on RTÉ One recently and centres around the loves and losses of two young adults, Connell and Marianne.
The show has even given us an Instagram account good enough to rival that Zara dress all about the infamous chain Connell wears in almost every scene.
Connell's chain could be yours — for a good cause
Normal People's Paul Mescal marked his co-star Daisy Edgar-Jones’ birthday with a sweet tribute.
Normal People's Paul Mescal marked his co-star Daisy Edgar-Jones’ birthday with a sweet tribute. Since Normal People aired on BBC Three, Daisy Edgar-Jones, who plays Marianne Sheridan, and Paul Mescal, 24, who plays Connell Waldron, have shot to to stardom.
As if we needed another excuse to obsess over Normal People actor Paul Mescal, but here we are as the Irish man shows his charitable side.
"I do feel like the series that has finished is its own thing"
Normal People stars Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones are among the stars going head-to-head to play video game Mario Kart 8 for an online charity event.
Sally Rooney’s best selling Normal People and her debut novel, Conversations with Friends have generated an estimated €8.37m in book sales here and the UK.
Normal People star Paul Mescal was left a little red in the face when one of his fans confessed live on the radio to stalking his Instagram and considering a move to Dublin in the hope of "bumping into him". Paul, 24, has found overnight fame thanks to his turn as heartthrob Connell Waldron in the Sally Rooney adaptation alongside co-star Daisy Edgar Jones, which is currently airing on BBC One and is available to watch in full on BBC iPlayer.
Normal People has got viewers hooked since it began airing on BBC Three and the show has shot its stars, Daisy Edgar-Jones, 21, who plays Marianne Sheridan, and Paul Mescal, 24, who plays Connell Waldron to stardom.
Normal People star Paul Mescal has joked the neck chain he wore throughout the acclaimed series “will always be more popular than I am”.
If you’re late to the party, Normal People, BBC Three’s adaptation of Sally Rooney’s best-selling book, follows the love story of Marianne and Connell as they navigate from school into adulthood. And Paul Mescal, the actor who plays Connell, (and the nation’s newest crush) has been the name on everyone’s lips since the series started.