"Paul is one of my lifetime best friends," the actress told the publication. "He’s an incredibly grounded person and I am too, I think, so it’s nice to be able to have those touchstones and those people you can laugh about it with and be lighthearted with."
Edgar-Jones is serious about the "lifetime" part of that statement—the two of them met when they were really young while filming Normal People , and she very much intends for Mescal to be a part of her life for many years to come.
"We met when I was 20 and Paul was 22; I’m so excited to see where we’ll be at 32, 42, and what life will bring us," she added.
Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones in Normal People . (Image credit: Hulu)
Though the actress has gone on to star in celebrated projects such as Where the Crawdads Sing , she loves that Normal People remains such a big part of her fans' psyche.
"Like at Glasto, the thing that I was recognized for the most is [ Normal People ] still, and usually people just say, 'It meant so much to me,'" she told Variety . "The thing I love people saying the most is, 'It made me contact my ex.' Especially when much older people say, 'I just wanted to reach out to the person I was with when I was 17 just to say you were a big part of my history and thanks for being part of who I am, the tapestry of my life.' And that I really love, because I’m a massive romantic."
Edgar-Jones stars in Twisters , which will be released in theaters on July 19, alongside Glen Powell, Kiernan Shipka, and Anthony Ramos.
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