Gracie Abrams and Paul Mescal’s Relationship Timeline Is Cute—and Surprisingly Dramatic?

Internet boyfriend Paul Mescal has moved on from (allegedly) running away from women in parks and is now dating Gracie Abrams—his first confirmed-with-pics relationship since Phoebe Bridgers. The man has a type! That type being: friends of Taylor Swift.And while Paul and Gracie’s relationship may seem pretty new, their connection actually goes back over two years and has had a few surprising ups and downs. Here’s a timeline of what we know, based on hard photo evidence, reporting, and anonymous sources.Jump to:Summer 2020October 2023March 2024May 2024June 2024July 2024August 2024October 2024November 2024December 2024February 2025April 2025May 2025June 2025July 2025September 2025November 2025January 2026February 2026March 2026June 2026August 2026Summer 2020Gracie and Paul share a cute little exchange on Twitter, which has fans like, “Um?”October 2023A source tells DeuxMoi the following juicy nugget: “I’ve heard from two different people now that Paul Mescal and Gracie Abrams are hanging out/dating, but I haven’t seen it firsthand.”Meanwhile, the Daily Mail reports that Paul has signed up for a dating app, so there's that!March 2024The Mirror reports that Paul is dating Sophie Wilde, saying, “Paul and Sophie have been having lots of fun to­­­gether and now their friendship has turned into something more. They got really close after last month’s B Awards and were seen smooching into the early hours at an after-party at Chiltern Firehouse. It’s early days, but they’re excited about where things could go. They have a solid foundation and loads of respect for each other.”Buuuut this news goes pretty much nowhere and is never confirmed with photos, soooo.May 2024A source reaches out to DeuxMoi and says, “Word on the street is that Paul broke Gracie’s heart late last year. His fans think they met in London after he followed someone on her tour during her London show and their Instagram ‘flirtationship.’ This was around the time he was active on Raya and going on lots of dates.”Iiiinteresting.June 2024Paul and Gracie are spotted on what certainly looks to be a date at BRAT Restaurant in London. Pics from TMZ over here!July 2024Another month, another Gracie and Paul sighting. The couple is papped while shopping together in Mayfair but—according to a source for The Sun—they try to keep the outing pretty discreet.“They seemed very relaxed in each other’s company and were busy checking out the posh shops on Bond Street,” the source says. “Paul is a very low-key person, as is Gracie, so there was no fanfare and they kept their distance from each other when they were out on the street.”August 2024DeuxMoi drops the first pic of Paul and Gracie holding hands in London! I mean, they definitely look like a couple.Meanwhile, a source tells People that they’ve “been hooking up” and it’s “still early stages.”October 2024Paul attends Gracie’s concert at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, with an insider for People claiming the two are “going strong.”A few weeks later, Paul is seen at the Eras Tour supporting Gracie during her opening set!November 2024Gracie pulled up to the premiere of Paul’s movie Gladiator II at the TCL Chinese Theater in L.A., marking their first public appearance together.Alex J. Berliner/ABImages//ParamountSoon after, a source for People says Paul and Gracie “are the real deal” and are even planning to take a vacation together in the new year. “They’re at the top of their game and always in communication,” adds the source.December 2024Gracie makes her Saturday Night Live debut, and after, fans spot her and Paul in New York City exiting a car and entering a building together while holding hands.February 2025Gracie graces (heh) the digital cover of Cosmopolitan, where she dishes about her relationship with sex and how her dating life has evolved.“What I love about a healthy relationship is that your life doesn’t radically change,” she says, without going into specifics about Paul. “You just fit into each other in a way that feels positively challenging and deeply supportive—it’s like a place to land.”April 2025An insider dishes to People that Gracie and Paul are still going strong, no matter the distance. “Despite their busy schedules, the couple is making each other a priority,” the source says, adding, “There’s no denying the strong chemistry between Paul and Gracie, true lovebirds.”May 2025Gracie walks the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival premiere of Paul's new film The History of Sound. The two don’t walk the carpet together and don’t pose for photos, but fans are quick to interpret the appearance as a sign that the two are very much an item.Monica Schipper/Getty ImagesVALERY HACHE/AFP via Getty ImagesJune 2025The couple is spotted on a picnic date in North London’s Highbury Fields ahead of Gracie’s Glastonbury debut.Then, after Paul supports Gracie in the crowd during her Glastonbury set, a source tells The Sun, “Paul is so proud of Gracie and loved being with their friends as she saw her dream of performing at Glasto come true.”The couple also have the time of their lives during Olivia Rodrigo’s performance with The Cure’s Robert Smith, and Gracie (casually!) hard-launches their relationship:July 2025They’re grid official in this very sweet post recapping their festival weekend:September 2025Gracie posts yet another photo with Paul to the grid. Ahem:Soon after, Paul offers some (very rare) insight into his relationship with Gracie during an interview with Rolling Stone. When asked about his decision to keep his ’ship out of the spotlight, he says, “Everything to do with that is deeply precious to me. I want to protect those things fundamentally.” Swoooon.November 2025A sneaky fan snaps a photo of Gracie and Paul looking loved-up in Paris.And another fan even grabs a selfie with them.Add Cosmopolitan as a preferred source in your Google search results.Use your Google account to add this to your settings.January 2026Although Paul walks the Golden Globes red carpet solo, Gracie rolls up to the after-parties, where the two are photographed holding hands. Cute pics right this way.Not long after, Gracie takes to IG to give Paul a shoutout for his performance in Hamnet...just because!“Okay, so,” she captioned an adorable picture of Paul and Jessie together. “I’ve found it nearly impossible to find the words to describe the weight of this film and the way it has remained in my bones since I saw it for the first time. But here we are sat in the kitchen right now and I am looking back on these pictures and got immediately teary, so I’m just going to say that Chloe is singular. Jessie singular. Paul is singular. Thank god for what they made. Go see it and you will be better off.”InstagramAnd for good measure, she added a picture of Paul smoking a cigarette while wearing a Shakespeare t-shirt and wrote, “Also I love him surprise.”InstagramFebruary 2026More Instagram love for Paul!! In honor of his birthday (as well as her childhood bestie Clementine’s birthday) Gracie posts a series of loved-up photos, which she captions, “P❤️ Clemmy❤️ My whole heart!!!!!!!!! I love February 2… Happy birthday❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ I love you both more than words could ever describe. Thank you for making everything better.”Meanwhile, the couple makes a rare red carpet appearance at the BAFTAs (where Paul is nominated for Hamnet).Karwai Tang//Getty ImagesMarch 2026Gracie made a surprise appearance with Paul on the Oscars red carpet, and they looked seriously in love while wearing coordinating black-and-white looks. Paul’s movie, Hamnet, was nominated for multiple awards, including Best Picture.John Shearer//Getty ImagesJohn Shearer//Getty ImagesJune 2026In her Vogue cover story, Gracie gives fans a rare glimpse into her and Paul’s life at home, saying of Paul that “it feels like every day you come home and read the greatest book ever.”Later in the month, during an interview with The New York Times’ Popcast, Gracie reveals that she and Paul co-wrote the track “Imaginary Friend” from her forthcoming album.“That was so fun to write together. That wasn’t some groundbreaking event for us,” she explains. “We have a very creative home with friends who are so good at what they do, and everyone feels happy to share that with one another.”Oh, and when asked whether working with the Hamnet star brought an “uncomfortable level of scrutiny” into their otherwise private relationship, she says, “I don’t like the feeling of hiding. I also love privacy where it feels like the right thing.”August 2026While chatting with Rolling Stone, Gracie opens up about how her relationship with Paul has influenced her songwriting. “It’s had the most amazing effect on my writing,” she says. “It has given me the most amount of space to reflect on everything in my life. It has held a mirror to me in ways that I didn’t know a relationship with another person of any kind could.”She continues, “It has given me all the perspective that I could have ever hoped for, on previous relationships, on my relationship with my family, on my friendships. It is the greatest gift, period.”And there you have it! But we’ll be updating this timeline, just in case you were worried.