Paul Mescal and Gracie Abrams Make Red Carpet Debut at BAFTA Awards
On Sunday, gracie abrams and Paul Mescal went red carpet official at the BAFTA Awards, stopping to pose together for photographers and even sharing a kiss and an embrace. The appearance was described as their biggest event yet, after the couple had attended public events before but usually remained fairly private about their relationship.
Gracie Abrams and Paul Mescal
At the BAFTA red carpet, Abrams wore a dark brown sleeveless Chanel gown covered in a floral pattern and lined with sea-foam green lace along her neckline. Mescal wore a black suit with a collarless white button-down and a brooch. The pair paused to pose together for photographers, embracing and sharing a kiss on the carpet.
The BAFTA red carpet looks
The BAFTAs package that covered the evening included a roundup titled "The Best Red Carpet Looks at the 2026 BAFTA Awards" and a separate headline listing "Gracie Abrams and Paul Mescal Attend the BAFTAs. " Other highlighted entries in the same coverage included "Emma Stone Wears Custom Louis Vuitton to BAFTAs, " "Kate Middleton Wears Flowing Pink Gown to BAFTAs, " and "See Kylie and Timothée’s BAFTAs Date Night. " Additional lines in the same set of items listed "Meghan Markle Wears Sleeveless Burgundy Dress, " "Olivia Rodrigo Shares Look at Her 23rd Birthday, " "All About Brad Pitt’s Girlfriend, Ines de Ramon, " "All About Alexandra Daddario’s Ex Andrew Form, " "Hailey Bieber on Her Dream for Her Son, Jack, " "Zendaya Was Photographed Wearing a Gold Band, " and "Kylie Did a Grand Gesture for Timothée’s Birthday. "
Earlier screening in London with McCartney
A few days earlier, the couple attended a screening for Man on the Run in London, wearing matching casual looks with large jackets and baseball caps. At that screening they posed on the step and repeat with Paul McCartney.
Abrams’s recent social posts and tribute
Recently, gracie abrams has been more open about the relationship online. In early February she posted a tribute to Mescal on his birthday: in a carousel of photos she shared images from their life together, showing them enjoying a photo booth, sleeping in bed, eating at restaurants, and hanging out with friends. The context noted that she has tended to be fairly private about their relationship, making the birthday carousel a notable sign of increased openness.
Her reaction to Hamnet and quote
The previous month, Abrams shared her thoughts on Mescal’s hit film, Hamnet, in which he stars with Jessie Buckley. After seeing a screening, she wrote in her Instagram Stories: "I’ve found it nearly impossible to find the words to describe the weight of this film and the way it has remained in my bones since I saw it for the first time, but we are sat in the kitchen right now, and I am looking back on these pictures and got immediately teary, so I’m just going to say that Chloé [Zhao, the film’s director] is singular. Jessie [Buckley, Mescal’s co-star] is singular. Paul is singular. Thank god for what they made. Go see it and you will be better off. "
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The couple’s step onto the BAFTA red carpet — photographed, posed and affectionate — marks a public milestone after prior appearances and recent private-post glimpses into their life together.
