Paul Mescal and Fred Hechinger appeared to be in good spirits as they were spotted enjoying a bite to eat while in Sydney on Friday.
The Gladiator II co-stars are currently in Australia promoting their new film and attended its star-studded Australian premiere on Wednesday night.
But they enjoyed some free time exploring Sydney after their work duties while having lunch at Paddy Chans Chinese restaurant in Kensington.
Irish actor Paul, 28, showed off his signature sense of style during the outing as he stepped out in a bold beige plaid jumper.
She paired her fashion piece with a white t-shirt and black jeans, while she finished her look with a pair of chunky black boots.
The Normal People star appeared to be in good spirits as he was seen laughing and joking with Fred, 24, outside the popular restaurant.
Fred, who plays the villain Emperor Caracalla in Gladiator II, looked equally dapper in brown trousers and a black T-shirt, underneath an open white shirt.
She finished her stylish ensemble with a pair of black loafers as she chatted eagerly with Paul, who takes on the starring role of Lucius in Gladiator II.
Paul Mescal and Fred Hechinger appeared to be in good spirits as they were spotted enjoying a bite to eat while in Sydney on Friday.
They enjoyed some free time exploring Sydney after work duties while having lunch at Paddy Chans Chinese restaurant in Kensington.
While the couple appeared to be enjoying a relatively low-key outing in the city, some nearby fans appeared to have spotted them and taken photos of the stars.
During his trip to Australia, Paul has spoken about how it felt to ‘lose’ his anonymity amid his stratospheric rise to fame in Hollywood.
Paul first rose to fame opposite Daisy Edgar Jones in an adaptation of Sally Rooney’s novel Normal People and has since starred in a string of high-profile releases.
He has racked up credits on Aftersun, Foe and All of Us Strangers, and featured GQ Magazine that although he misses his anonymity, he would not change his career in Hollywood for anything.
“I miss the anonymity, but I don’t miss a life before having the opportunities that come with making movies,” he shared.
‘I love this job more than I miss the anonymity, because I’m not naïve to assume that you can really have one without the other, and grieving is less useful.
“Some parts of this life are, and probably always will be, incredibly stressful and frustrating, but there are also parts where we just sit here.
Irish actor Paul, 28, showed off his signature sense of style during the outing as he stepped out in a bold beige plaid jumper and black trousers.
The Gladiator II co-stars are currently in Australia promoting their new film and attended its star-studded Australian premiere on Wednesday night (Paul is pictured at the premiere).
“I make amazing friends through this job and I work with people like Ridley Scott, so it’s all good.”
Paul is currently busy promoting the upcoming sequel to Russell Crowe’s 2000 hit film, Gladiator, in which he takes on the lead role.
Speaking about filming the epic while in Australia, Paul admitted he couldn’t stop drinking or smoking while working on his ripped physique for the role.
‘I was petrified that they were going to take everything away from me, like drinking and smoking. All fun,” he told The Project earlier this year.
Paul confessed that he asked his fitness trainer Tim Blakeley to help him incorporate alcohol and tobacco consumption into his rigorous training regimen.
“I thought very seriously, ‘Look, Tim, I’m going to keep drinking and smoking a little bit if I can,'” Paul recalled.
“He very kindly incorporated them, not into the exercise routine, but simply into my life.”
As a gladiator in the first film, 60-year-old Russell Crowe boasted a muscular physique, and playing the lead role in the sequel, Paul also had to build a burlier frame.
Earlier this year, footage of Paul’s Gladiator training was widely circulated on tiktok and showed the actor doing dumbbell shoulder raises for a solid 23 seconds.
Fred plays the villainous Emperor Caracalla (pictured) in Gladiator II, the upcoming sequel to Russell Crowe’s 2000 hit film, Gladiator.
Paul underwent a grueling workout routine to get in shape for the lead role and worked with a team of trainers to develop his muscular frame.
During filming, Paul claimed he was told to stop running in the months leading up to filming because his team’s goal was to build muscle.
In an interview with FM CapitalPaul praised his “great trainer” for helping him develop his physique for the film, as well as a team of nutritionists, who told him when and what to eat.
Gladiator II takes place several decades after the first installment and features Lucius (the son of Connie Nielsen’s Lucilla) now living in Numidia, a region of North Africa.
Although he was sent to Numidia as a child, the film follows Lucius’ return to Rome to reunite with his mother and come into conflict in doing so.
