In response to the rumours, the actor (and I quote) "moaned" (ahem), "head in his hands, when I bring it up. He stays there for a while, belly laughing and turning red. 'Ohhhhhhh. Fucking hell!'"

For anyone sitting there confused, social media has long been rife with the insinuation that the Gladiator II star would take his dates for a walk in the park the next day and then proceed to run away from them in the opposite direction. Cue endless memes and videos referring to the 28-year-old’s alleged one-night behaviour.

In a new interview with GQ, Gladiator II star Paul Mescal responded to widespread viral rumors about his alleged behavior after one-night stands, which he revealed “upset” his mother. For several months,

"If you’re a mother, her impulse is to come out and be like, 'He wouldn't do this,' " the 'Gladiator II' star told 'GQ' in his November cover story

A viral rumour has spread that the 28-year-old Normal People star takes women to a local park after he spends a night with them only to seat them on a bench and then run away. Addressing the rumours with GQ,

Paul Mescal tells 'GQ' that TikTok rumors claiming he ditches one-night stands in parks are 'categorically untrue.' The 'Gladiator 2' star also admits he finds the viral posts 'hilarious.'

Paul Mescal has said that his mother was “upset” by social media rumours about his one-night stands. Earlier this year, the 28-year-old Normal People actor became the subject of viral TikTok videos claiming that he engaged in one-night stands before ditching the women during long walks in the park by sprinting away.