Paul Mescal and Ayo Edebiri appear to be teasing one thing coming quickly. (Instagram/@AYOEDEBIRI)
The Bear actress Ayo Edebiri and All of Us Strangers star Paul Mescal have despatched their respective fanbases wild after celebrating St Patrick’s Day collectively.
Quick-rising queer icon Edebiri shared a photograph of the pair hanging out collectively on her Instagram Tales over the weekend (16 March), sparking calls from followers for her to star in a rom com alongside the Irish heartthrob – or for the duo to begin courting in actual life.
Within the candy picture, which Edebiri merely captioned “Comfortable St Paddy’s” alongside a shamrock emoji, the 28-year-old display screen stars beamed as Mescal ruffled his personal hair and Edebiri gripped his shoulder.
“Get them in a rom com IMMEDIATELY, they give the impression of being so good collectively,” one fan urged, as a second added: “Each Ayo and Paul need to work collectively in a rom-com so let’s make that occur.”
Others had been extra particular with their rom-com requests, suggesting that Edebiri and Mescal can be good to tackle the roles of Nora and Charlie within the upcoming movie adaptation of Emily Henry’s 2022 romance novel, E-book Lovers.
“In the event that they solid Ayo in E-book Lovers I fairly actually move away… that is what desires are manufactured from,” one particular person wrote on social media.
“E-book Lovers was so good tho I can positively see Ayo and Paul doing Nora and Charlie’s banter like they had been so humorous they usually simply get one another,” wrote a second.
The request might be extra than simply that, too: Emily Henry shared the picture of Edebiri and Mescal on her personal Instagram account, whereas the E-book Lovers film can be produced by Tango Leisure – the identical manufacturing firm that produced Aftersun, the 2022 movie that earned Paul Mescal an Oscar nomination.
Each actors know slightly one thing about romance too, contemplating Mescal additionally appeared as Andrew Scott’s ghostly lover within the BAFTA-nominated All of Us Strangers and 2020’s Sally Rooney adaptation Regular Individuals.
For her half, queer Golden Globe winner Ayo Edebiri launched into her personal seek for romance as Josie in 2023 lesbian comedy Bottoms. Within the upcoming third season of The Bear, too, her character Sydney may doubtlessly find yourself with head chef Carmen, performed by Jeremy Allen White.
It appears very attainable then that Edebiri and Mescal may group up for a fiery characteristic movie quickly.
Are Paul Mescal and Ayo Edebiri courting?
The candid Instagram snap isn’t the primary time Paul Mescal and Ayo Edebiri have been snapped collectively, both: in March final yr, they hugged it out whereas on the crimson carpet on the Movie Unbiased Spirit Awards, after which once more on the BAFTAs earlier this yr.
The newest cosy image of the pair has some followers questioning whether or not they’re extra than simply pals.
“I don’t go in for movie star couple gossip and many others but when Paul Mescal and Ayo Edebiri are courting I’ll soften,” one fan warned.
A second questioned whether or not the lovable couple had been slowly soft-launching their relationship, writing: “Are they slowly making an announcement?”
It stays to be seen whether or not the well-known twosome are engaged on a brand new movie, a budding romance, or just simply hanging out, however one factor is definite: their followers can be obsessing over them regardless.