Normal People stars Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar Jones are close mates as well as on-screen lovers. Heartthrob Paul, who portrays Connell across from Daisy's Marianne, shared a sweet birthday post for his co-star featuring a string of behind-the-scenes snaps from the show.
They showed Daisy getting her makeup touched up, the two of them sat laughing over coffee, Daisy laughing on a doorstep, and her beaming at him during a press junket. "Happy birthday to this LEGEND!" Paul wrote, "@daisyedgarjones you are one of a kind. "Have the best day ever." Daisy replied: "THANK YOU PAULIO." The BBC adaptation of Sally Rooney's bestseller has become hugely popular, with fans convinced that Paul and Daisy would make a great real life couple.