Nearly two years after Paul Mescal and Gracie Abrams sparked romance rumors, the couple made their red carpet debut at the 2026 BAFTAs, held at Royal Festival Hall in London Feb. 22.
Paul Mescal and Gracie Abrams Pack on the PDA During BAFTAs Red Carpet Debut
While Mescal ultimately lost out on the Supporting Actor award to One Battle After Another star Sean Penn, his time at the BAFTAs was still memorable. In fact, for the Alan Cumming-hosted event, held at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall in London, Mescal, 30, turned heads in a sleek Prada suit while Abrams, 26, wore a stunning Chanel PF26 dress.
This outing for the duo—who first sparked romance rumors in 2024—comes just days after they made their first public appearance together at a screening of Paul McCartney‘s Man on the Run documentary. (Mescal is set to portray McCartney in an upcoming biopic on The Beatles.)
“Everything to do with that is deeply precious to me,” the Normal People actor explained to Rolling Stone in an interview published in September. “I want to protect those things fundamentally.”
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Likewise, Abrams—the daughter of director J.J. Abrams and producer Katie McGrath—has learned to block out the noise, including the public’s interest in their relationship.
“That has nothing to do with me,” she told Nylon in 2024. “It doesn’t affect me.”
As Mescal and Abrams take the next step in their award-worthy relationship, keep reading to see more stars at the 2026 BAFTAs.
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Kathryn Hahn
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Kerry Washington
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Maya Rudolph
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Paul Mescal & Gracie Abrams
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Chase Infiniti
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Kate Middleton & Prince William
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Michael B. Jordan
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Emma Stone
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Kate Hudson
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