Paul Mescal has heaped praise on his friend and former co-star Saoirse Ronan after her recent viral moment. The two Foe actors were recently guests on the same episode of The Graham Norton Show, where Paul was promoting Gladiator II and Saoirse discussed her performance in the film Blitz.

Paul Mescal addressed that viral moment on The Graham Norton Show alongside colleague and friend Saoirse Ronan, where the actress brought attention to safety concerns women everywhere face on the daily.

Paul Mescal reacted to the viral 'Graham Norton Show' moment with Saoirse Ronan about women's safety and self-defense, saying that Ronan 'hit the nail on the head' and is 'more often than not the most intelligent person in the room.

Paul Mescal has praised his friend Saoirse Ronan for speaking out on women’s safety in a viral clip from The Graham Norton Show, saying she ‘hit the nail on the head’.

Paul Mescal has finally responded to the viral moment Saoirse Ronan shut down a conversation about women’s safety on The Graham Norton Show. It was when the Irish actors were joined on the red sofa by Academy Award winners Eddie Redmayne and Denzel Washington that a joke about women and using phones as a defence tactic was tactfully shut down by Ronan.

Mescal said of Saoirse Ronan that "she’s… quite often, more often than not, the most intelligent person in the room"

On social media many praised and agreed with the actress and in a new interview on The Late Late Show with host Patrick Kielty, Mescal weighed in on the situation, adding to the praise for Ronan.