{"id":2293909,"date":"2026-02-22T14:55:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T14:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2293909"},"modified":"2026-02-22T14:55:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T14:55:08","slug":"paul-mescal-a-little-worse-for-wear-at-pre-bafta-gig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/paul-mescal-a-little-worse-for-wear-at-pre-bafta-gig\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Mescal &#8216;a little worse for wear&#8217; at pre-Bafta gig"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"text_block-14-1408714\"><span id=\"span-15-1408714\" class=\"ct-span oxy-stock-content-styles\"><\/p>\n<p>Hamnet star <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/evoke.ie\/2026\/02\/19\/entertainment\/celebrity\/paul-mescal-public-gracie\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/evoke.ie\/2026\/02\/19\/entertainment\/celebrity\/paul-mescal-public-gracie\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Paul Mescal<\/a> was spotted enjoying a pre-Bafta party in London&#8217;s Mayfair, which he left looking a little worse for wear.<\/p>\n<p>Maynooth native Mescal, 30, left the venue wearing a striped tie, which might have taken him back to his breakout role as school pupil Connell Waldron on Element Pictures&#8217; hit drama series Normal People. Mescal was joined at the party by actors Tilda Swinton, Mark Strong and Emilia Jones, daughter of classical singer Aled.<\/p>\n<p>Emilia appears to be becoming something of a girl about town, leaving a pre-BAFTA bash in Mayfair with a huge grin on her face.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/evoke.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SEI286086776.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2111857\" srcset=\"https:\/\/evoke.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SEI286086776.jpg 500w, https:\/\/evoke.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SEI286086776.jpg?resize=286,400 286w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\"\/>20 February 2026 Celebrities attend a BAFTA pre party in Mayfair Pictured: Paul Mescal Credit: MM\/WA\/GoffPhotos.com   \n<\/div>\n<p>The stars were warming up for tonight&#8217;s BAFTA Film Awards.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/extra.ie\/2026\/02\/21\/entertainment\/dearbhla-mescal-cancer-journey\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/extra.ie\/2026\/02\/21\/entertainment\/dearbhla-mescal-cancer-journey\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Paul <\/a>is the favourite to win the best supporting actor award for his role as William Shakespeare in Chloe Zhao&#8217;s Hanmet. He will be amongst the world&#8217;s A-listers at the event at London&#8217;s Royal Festival Hall.<\/p>\n<p>The event promises to be all about Timothee Chalamet, shortlisted for both best movie for Marty Supreme and best actor for his portrayal of a larger-than-life table tennis player.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/evoke.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SEI286086954-1.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2111860\" srcset=\"https:\/\/evoke.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SEI286086954-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/evoke.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SEI286086954-1.jpg?resize=286,400 286w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\"\/>20 February 2026.Celebrities attend a BAFTA pre party in Mayfair  Pictured: Emilia Jones  Credit: MM\/WA\/GoffPhotos.com   Ref: KGC-305\/453\n<\/div>\n<p>Dressed in black but showing off her impressive midriff, the 23-year-old starlet is now one of Britain&#8217;s most sought-after young actresses, having recently appeared in the Running Man movie alongside Glen Powell.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Chalamet, 30, will be joined by billionaire girlfriend, Kylie Jenner, who will be in London for the night, where she is expected to stand by the actor&#8217;s side.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><script >\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\nif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\nn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '308044773303435');\nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source evoke.ie \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hamnet star Paul Mescal was spotted enjoying a pre-Bafta party in London&#8217;s Mayfair, which he left looking a little worse for wear. 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