A photo of Paul Mescal And Ayo Edebiri causes quite a stir.
A joint selfie of the actors started the rumor mill after a cozy snap surfaced on Instagram, capturing them in a candid moment together on St. Patrick's Day.
The adorable photo, shared by Edebiri on her Instagram Story, shows the two actors, both 28, laughing as they sit next to each other in a stairwell. Edebiri wraps her arms around Mescal's shoulder as he takes the photo.
“Happy St Paddy's 🍀,” Edebiri wrote in the caption.
To add fuel to the fire, more photographs were taken in the same stairwell, including director Oliver Hermanus and playwright Jeremy O. Harris, alongside Mescal and Edebiri. On directing Mescal in the upcoming film The history of sound, Hermanus provided the perfect backdrop for the playful exchange. Edebiri's humorous nod to her supposed Irish heritage, which she shares with Mescal, added intrigue to the photo.
While some fans are quick to speculate about a budding romance between the two actors, citing their close bond in the snapshot, sources close to the couple have refuted the claims and insisted they are “just friends,” according to TMZ.
However, the possibility of professional collaboration is not completely excluded. Mescal had previously expressed interest in working with Edebiri on a romantic comedy, prompting further speculation about a possible project between the two.
“That's one of the moments when I leave the cinema and I'm incredibly jealous and cheered by the talents of everyone involved in that film,” Mescal said in an interview with Check prices last November. “But I think I'm going to set myself a challenge in the next five years to maybe do a rom-com with Ayo, or something like that would be cool.”
The idea of the duo starring in a romantic comedy gained traction when novelist Emily Henry reposted the St. Patrick's Day photo to her Instagram Story, hinting at the possibility of a collaboration.
Fans, always excited, took to social media to share their excitement about the possible combination. Speculations about an Edebiri-Mescal rom-com created a frenzy of anticipation among their followers, with many expressing their desire for such a project to become a reality.
The recent photo isn't the first time Mescal and Edebiri have been spotted together. Their previous encounters at events like the BAFTA Awards in London and the 2023 Film Independent Spirit Awards in California have only fueled speculation surrounding their relationship, whether personal or professional.
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