Normal People’s Paul Mescal, 27, ‘furious’ after a fan gropes him

NORMAL People star Paul Mescal has spoken of his “fury” after a fan groped him.

The 27-year-old was asked for a photo by a woman outside a theatre.

He said: “As we posed for it, she put her hand on my a**.

“I thought it was an accident so I moved away but the hand followed.

“I remember tensing up and feeling just, like, fury. I turned and said, ‘What are you doing? Take your hand off’.”

Irishman Paul added: “It was so gross, creepy.”

The incident was outside the Almeida Theatre in Islington, North London, where Paul was appearing in .

But he said 97 per cent of being well known was “really nice”.

He has been nominated for Best Actor for his role in Aftersun at next month’s Oscars.