It’s no massive secret that Paul Mescal and Gracie Abrams are a loved-up cool couple. Still, since they started quietly relationship again in 2024, the actor and singer have stored their relationship extraordinarily personal, selecting to domesticate their romance away from the public eye. Yes, they’ve been spotted together by the paparazzi—however by no means on a proper pink carpet. That all modified tonight: Mescal and Abrams walked the 2026 BAFTAs step and repeat proudly, hand-in-hand. (They even shared a cheeky kiss.)
Call tonight their official hard-launch. Earlier this week, Mescal and Abrams did mark their first public look collectively, at a screening for Man on the Run in London. The two stars wore matching dad caps, and posed on the informal picture name set with Sir Paul McCartney himself. (Fitting, given Mescal can be portraying the legendary Beatles member in the upcoming biopic.) But tonight’s BAFTAs second felt extra splashy—it was simply them two, their love, and after all, two elegant appears worthy of a pink carpet.
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Let’s dissect their couple type. Ever the Chanel woman, Abrams wore a glance from Matthieu Blazy’s pre-fall 2026 assortment, shown in New York again in December. The chiffony costume was full with beaded floral embroidery and a bejeweled trim. It felt formal and acceptable for the evening. Mescal, in the meantime, went basic in his black tuxedo and white collarless shirt—a pleasant fashionable contact to timeless menswear dressing, proper all the way down to his glossy little brooch.
Their appears have been cohesive and in-sync, with out being too matchy-matchy—a tough stability to strike. If that is the first glimpse at their Hollywood awards season couple type, they’re certain off to a robust begin. The query is… Will they observe it up at the Actor Awards or the Oscars, now that they’ve gone public? We certain hope so. There’s no turning again now.
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