Gracie Abrams and Paul Mescal, who sparked dating rumors after they were spotted dining together at London’s Brat restaurant in June this year, are still in the early stages of their romance, according to photos obtained by TMZ. Despite being spotted together on several occasions during the summer, the 28-year-old Normal People star and the 24-year-old Close to You singer have apparently not let their relationship get serious.
In fact, after being spotted on a date together on Sunday, August 18, a source told People that the two are just “spending time with each other.” The tipster further explained that their romance is still in the “early stages.”
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The new couple was photographed strolling around London’s Mayfair area over the weekend. The Daily Mail reported that their city date was full of PDA as the two were spotted kissing multiple times. That same evening, the two were also spotted at the All Points East Music Festival in London’s Victoria Park, as reported in photos shared by DeuxMoi.
Abrams confirmed her appearance at the festival by sharing a video of Mitski’s set on his Instagram Stories.
Prior to her romance with Mescal, the singer was in a long-term relationship with musician Blake Slatkin. In a 2021 interview with RIFF Magazine, the singer revealed that she and Slatkin dated for five years before splitting. However, the two put their personal feelings aside and collaborated on her debut EP, Minor.
“As I keep saying, our history was strong enough to bear the weight of a creative process like this,” Abrams said of their professional introduction at the time.
Meanwhile, Mescal was previously linked to musician Phoebe Bridgers. The former couple first connected via Ex in May 2020 and continued to interact on social media until they walked the LACMA Gala red carpet together in November 2021. Fans began speculating that they had broken up in late 2022 after the BoyGenius member began a romance with comedian Bo Burnham around the same time.
Mescal has never been one to comment about his personal life in interviews, so it was not surprising that the actor remained silent during his relationship with Bridgers and even after their eventual controversy. In a 2023 Vanity Fair interview, he said that “answering to strangers about my life doesn’t really help me.”
He acknowledged that saying what needs to be said may feel like a boost of serotonin for a short time, but soon that information is limited to content broadcast on Twitter, which doesn’t help anyone.
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