Paul Mescal & Josh O’Connor Play 'Lie vs. Lie' Game

The "Lie vs. Lie" Challenge

• 🎯 Paul Mescal and Josh O'Connor engage in a game of "Lie vs. Lie," sharing personal anecdotes and challenging each other to discern truth from fabrication.
• 💬 The game involves teasing, second-guessing, and keeping a running score, highlighting their competitive and playful dynamic.

Auditions & Advice

• 🎭 Josh O'Connor fabricated a story about auditioning for 'Gladiator II' and being deemed "too muscular" for Paul Mescal's role, which Paul correctly identified as a lie.
• 💡 Paul Mescal's elaborate lie involved Cher giving him advice to "dance like nobody's watching" at Madonna's Oscar afterparty, though the truth was his father danced with Cher.

Memorable Encounters

• 🎶 Josh shared a true story about being emotionally moved by the Less Than Jake song "All My Best Friends Are Metal Heads" at age 12 after a breakup.
• ⚠️ Paul recounted a disturbing fan encounter at a stage door where a woman inappropriately touched him, a story he confirmed as true.

Impressing Crushes & Travel Woes

• 💖 Josh's true story about trying to impress a crush involved borrowing money from "Pat Barnes" to buy a small Easter egg, feeling humiliated by a larger gift from Pat.
• ✈️ Paul detailed a true, lengthy travel experience to Australia for filming 'Carmen,' which included a four-day delay in Tokyo during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Public Embarrassment

• 👕 Josh's final story, a lie, described attending the British Independent Film Awards in a school blazer and polo neck, only to discover a large hole in his shirt upon seeing his reflection.
• 🔍 He clarified that while the outfit and event were true, the embarrassing hole was the fabricated element of the story.