Actor Paul Mescal’s very honest response to being asked whether it was “wild” to meet King Charles III went viral.
Gladiator II star Paul Mescal said meeting King Charles III at the premiere was “not kind of on the list of priorities” during a bizarre exchange with an interviewer.
Meeting the British monarch has been an honor enjoyed by many an English actor spanning decades but less so for Irish stars for whom the history of British persecution in the name of the crown looms large.
Sometimes, however, Irish actors find themselves having to play along during small talk with smiling royals, irrespective of what their private political beliefs may be.
Mescal became the latest star to “nod along” as he met Charles at the London premiere of his new movie Gladiator II, in which he fights for his freedom from the morally corrupt emperors of Rome.
