Natalie Portman and Paul Mescal were recently spotted together in London, and fans couldn't help but speculate about the public outing.
According to photographs obtained by the daily mail, the two actors were seen sharing a cigarette outside Bar 69 on Tuesday, May 28. The outlet reported that Portman, 42, and Mescal, 28, could barely contain their laughter while wearing matching white T-shirts. Portman also wore a pair of light wash jeans, while Mescal wore black pants.
The couple met last year in a joint interview “Actors on Actors” for Variety. During the interview, the All of us strangers The actor explained how surprised he was to speak with Portman and called her “brilliant.”
“If my drama school self knew I would be talking to you, I would pinch myself many, many times!” she said during the interview.
Many people took to X, formerly Twitter, to gush over photos of Portman and Mescal together in London.
“Nat and Pablo!! They look very cute together!! wrote one commenter.
“Anyone who watched 'Actors on Actors' knew this bond was inevitable, I mean OMG the chemistry and the heat,” another post from X read.
“Oh, Natalie Portman and Paul Mescal smoking cigarettes together… that's how it all starts!” noted a third X user.
Portman's divorce from Benjamin Millepied was recently finalized after being married for 11 years. The former couple separated last year, a representative confirmed to People At the time, Portman filed for divorce in July 2023. The divorce was filed in France, where they lived with their two children: son Aleph, 12, and daughter Amalia, seven.
Before the divorce, there were reports that Millepied had an affair. A source said People at the moment that while the May December At first, the star had struggled to get over her breakup, she had a group of friends who “rallied around her” to help her “get over the worst.”
“Natalie is coming out of a really difficult and painful year, but she has come out on the other side stronger and is finding joy in her family, friends and work,” they told the outlet.
The former couple's top priority after splitting was to make their children's transition as smooth as possible, according to the source. “Her top priority has been to ensure a smooth transition for her children,” they said. “She and Ben truly love their children and are equally focused on being the best co-parents possible. Nothing is more important.”
As for Mescal, he previously dated singer Phoebe Bridgers for two years. The former couple was first linked in 2020 and confirmed their relationship in 2021. In November 2022, an interview with Mescal in The Guardian He stated that the couple “were engaged.” The outlet later retracted the claim, leading fans to believe they had broken up.
He Normal people The actor previously expressed that he was going to keep his relationship status “private” following his split from Bridgers. speaking to vanity fair Last February, he said he felt the need to reveal who he was dating, but he didn't think it was a smart situation to be so open about it at the same time.
“But there's still the temptation to say, 'Shut your mouth.' This is my life. This is what's happening,'” she said. “Or, 'This is what's not happening.'”
Mescal maintained that speaking publicly about his relationship would not benefit him, saying: “But moving forward as much as I can, that will be my private life. That's a difficult thing to achieve. But giving strangers an answer about my life doesn't really help me.
“It's like a quick boost of serotonin, saying, 'I said what I needed to say.' And then it's just Twitter material.”
