They’re switching jobs.
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Gracie Abrams has always been a #relatablequeen, singing about the ways in which she’s embarrassing herself in relationships and writing intentionally conversational lyrics. And what is more relatable than your partner starting something you love as a hobby and suddenly being way too good at it for comfort? Ahead of her album Daughter From Hell, out July 17, Abrams has a Vogue cover story, and she revealed that her boyfriend, actor Paul Mescal, has surpassed her skills at guitar. “So much better than I’ve ever been,” she said. Mescal already played the instrument, but he burrowed in to mastering it to prep for his role as Paul McCartney in Sam Mendes’s upcoming four-part series of Beatles movies. McCartney was the band’s bassist, so we can’t wait to see Mescal pluck out the tune to “Get Back.”
For what it’s worth, Abrams will be edging her way into Mescal’s chosen career, too. The musician is starring in Babygirl filmmaker Halina Reijn’s upcoming A24 movie, Please. We don’t know much about the movie — even the plot is being kept secret — but it is confirmed that Industry star David Jonsson and Mank’s Tom Burke will co-star. “This wasn’t something I imagined for myself,” Abrams said, “but every time I read the script it stimulates something in me.” Reijn, meanwhile, explained that she cast Abrams because of one specific factor: “She’s incredibly relatable.” That’s so true.
