Saoirse Ronan details private conversation with Paul Mescal after viral Graham Norton shutdown

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Saoirse Ronan has opened up about her private chats with "dear friend" Paul Mescal regarding women's safety, following her powerful comments on The Graham Norton Show that sent social media into a frenzy.The acclaimed actress received praise after discussing gender-based violence while sharing the couch with an all-male lineup including Paul, Denzel Washington, and Eddie Redmayne.

And chatting with Ryan Tubridy on Virgin Radio UK following the moment, Saoirse revealed her close bond with Paul, saying: "Paul being one of my very dear friends, I've had conversations like that with him before and he completely gets that and completely understands that." She reflected on the impact of her words, noting: "But I think the fact that there was a moment like that that happened on a show like Graham Norton, which is something that the entire nation channels and to watch and even overseas, it's something that people tune into, it seems to have had an accessibility which seems to have really gained traction, which I think is amazing." Saoirse highlighted the importance of the discussion, adding: "It's opening a conversation and again, hopefully it's allowing more and more women to just be like, well, yeah, actually, let's talk about our experience." The conversation she referred to involved Eddie discussing his training for 'The Day of the Jackal', where he learned to use a phone in self-defence.

Paul, 28, humorously doubted the practicality of such advice, jesting: "Who is actually going to think about that? If someone actually attacked me, I'm not going to go 'phone'," while mimicking taking out a phone.

Graham, 61, joined in with a laugh, adding: "Can you hold on a second? " Eddie acknowledged their point, conceding: "That's a.