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Normal People's Paul Mescal 'engaged' to singer Phoebe Bridgers

Normal People's Paul Mescal and his girlfriend Phoebe Bridgers are said to be engaged.

It has been reported by The Sun that the singer referred to Paul as her fiancé over the weekend as the pair partied at Coachella.

Paul was also seen hanging out at the US festival with Daisy Edgar-Jones, who starred with him in the hugely popular BBC adaptation of Sally Rooney's novel.

Phoebe was first linked to Paul when she outed herself as a huge fan of the series.

She made her feelings for the Irish actor clear as she referred to Paul as 'the cute boy' in an interview from 2020.

She told NME magazine she got a 'little pitter-patter in my heart' when she realised he was following her on Instagram.

Months later, Phoebe asked Paul to star in her music video.

They made their debut as a couple at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Film Gala in 2021 and went Instagram official weeks later.

This Valentine's Day Phoebe posted some loved-up pictures with Paul as she gushed about their romance.

While Paul has previously said he 'doesn't know where he'd be' without his partner.

"To have someone to lean on through such a mad, mad time has been invaluable. Really, I don’t know where I’d be without her," he said in the pandemic.

Phoebe Bridgers is reportedly engaged to Normal People actor Paul Mescal (WireImage)

Phoebe, who is bisexual, has previously dated the singers Ryan Adams, Emily Bannon and Conor Oberst.

She has previously opened up about her sexuaity and said it caused some issues between her and her mother.

"She was like, ‘No, you're f***ing not,’” Bridgers said in an interview with Them magazine.

"But I wasn't really allowed to have boys over ever, and I was deeply allowed to have girls over. So it put me in this position where I was like, ‘No, really. We're f***ing.’"

Meanwhile, in August 2020, sources first claimed to The Sun that Paul and Phoebe spent a weekend together.

The insider explained at the time: "Paul invited pals and they played wild drinking games.

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Phoebe asked Paul to star in her music video - and the rest is history (GETTY IMAGES)
Paul shot to fame in Normal People alongside Daisy Edgar Jones (BBC/Element Pictures/Hulu)

"They're both smitten. His membership on the celeb dating site Raya is a smokescreen to cover up that they're secretly an item."

After the couple met, the actor joined the singer for a vodcast for her Instagram Live.

At one point during the live, Paul told her: "I think it's well documented that I love your music."

Phoebe responded: "Well, that makes me blush."

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