Paul Mescal’s Celebrity Crush Growing Up Has a Massive One Direction Connection
- Paul Mescal is now dating pop star Gracie Abrams, but he once had a crush on this celebrity.
- Mescal's celebrity crush on a pop singer and TV personality who has a connection with this One Direction member.
- Cheryl and Liam Payne were in a relationship for almost two years and even had a baby.
These days, Paul Mescal is all over the news and it is all thanks to his role as Lucius in Ridley Scott’s historical drama, Gladiator II. Although he is not the only celebrity in that movie since Pedro Pascal, Denzel Washington, and Joe Quinn also star alongside him, he is definitely hogging a significant amount of the spotlight.
The release of the movie has the cast doing press rounds and Mescal’s recent stop has turned out to be the famous puppy interview from BuzzFeed that puts the biggest of stars right at ease. It was during this interview that he revealed the celebrity he had a crush on while growing up, and it is someone who has a big connection with a former One Direction band member.
Paul Mescal Had a Crush on This Singer and TV Personality
Paul Mescal was announced as the internet’s boyfriend after he first gained recognition with his role in the show Normal People. Although it has been not officially confirmed, all the reports have got to say the same thing and it is that the actor is dating pop singer, Gracie Abrams.
That said, long before the Irish star was a celebrity, or dating one for that matter, he had a crush on a celebrity like most people do while growing up. In a new interview with BuzzFeed, Mescal revealed the name of his celebrity crush while playing with puppies.
I had a massive crush on Cheryl Cole when I used to watch The X Factor so I would say that, yeah, Cheryl Cole.
Cheryl Cole, professionally known as Cheryl, is a singer and TV personality who rose to fame as a member of the British-Irish girl band GirlsAloud in 2002. After achieving success as a member of the band, she embarked on a solo career in 2009.
In 2008, she became the judge on the UK version of the talent show The X Factor. She was also a judge on the show during the show’s 2010 season which was when Liam Payne auditioned as a singer and was placed into the group of One Direction with four other contestants. However, her connection with Payne did not end there.
Cheryl and Liam Payne Had a Baby Together
While Cheryl has dated her fair share of celebrities, she has a child with only one of them and it is none other than Liam Payne. Following her divorce from French restaurateur Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini, she began dating the Bedroom Floor singer, according to E! Online. Simon Cowell confirmed this news to The Sun (via E! Online).
In March 2017, BBC reported that Payne welcomed their first child – a baby boy named Bear Payne – with his girlfriend. Their relationship came to an end in 2018 and Cheryl announced their separation on X (formerly Twitter) as she requested privacy for their child. They co-parented their son together until the Sunshine singer passed away recently.
