Daisy Edgar-Jones Talks Getting Memed at Met Gala 2022 With Paul Mescal, Shares Truth Behind Viral Photo

Daisy Edgar-Jones revisited a viral moment from the 2022 Met Gala.

The 26-year-old actress attended the biggest night in fashion for the first time that year, and she walked the red carpet with Normal People costar Paul Mescal.

At the time, Paul was dating Phoebe Bridgers, who also attended the event.

However, the actor appeared in the background of one of Daisy‘s photos and was staring at her with a fond expression on his face. Phoebe was by his side, and the photo sparked comparisons to the “distracted boyfriend” meme.

She addressed the photo and shared the truth about it in a new interview.

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Speaking to WhoWhatWear Daisy said that the viral photo is “kind of wild, considering the innocence behind it.”

She continued, explaining, “I was having kind of an out-of-body experience with the Met Gala. So Paul had said like, ‘Come and meet me and we could do it together.’ Which was nice because we’re such good friends, and it was such a cool thing to be able to go together.”

Despite their plans, Paul was “quite late,” and Daisy wound up chilling in a “pen” near the entrance of the carpet.

“Finally Paul came with Pheebs, and we were waiting and did the carpet together,” she recalled.

As for the photo, she said, “Honestly, he’s my pal. So he’s probably just going ‘Hey, there she is.’”

Daisy joked about her pose in the photo, calling it the “most sad” part of the moment.

“I had been in COVID for most of this time doing press on Zoom, and this was one of the few times I’d actually been in person,” she said. “So I didn’t know how to pose on a red carpet so I think what’s most tragic about this really is the deep leg cross that I committed to in every photo.”

If you missed it, Paul and Daisy recently teased something, sparking speculation that they were doing a second season of Normal People.