Paul Mescal revealed he was ‘really proud’ to attend the Gladiator II premiere with his family in his hometown Dublin on Sunday as he shared a behind the scenes Instagram video.

The actor, 28, admitted ‘my heartbeat is going through the f***ing roof’ as he heard fans screaming as his car pulled up to the red carpet.

In the opening clip, he said: ‘I’m going to the Lighthouse cinema for the Dublin premier. It’s my hometown screening and I’m so excited about the whole tour in general but this is personally the most important one’.

The Normal People star was seen beaming and waving to fans as he stepped onto the red carpet and was greeted by his mum, dad and sister. 

Paul’s family looked proud and thrilled to see him as they all hugged him individually as they soaked up the red carpet atmosphere. 

Paul Mescal revealed he was ‘really proud’ to attend the Gladiator II premiere with his family in his hometown Dublin as he shared behind the scenes Instagram video on Sunday

The Normal People star was seen beaming and waving to fans as he stepped onto the red carpet and was greeted by his mum, dad and sister

Before heading inside for the screening, the BAFTA award winning star stopped to pose for selfies and to chat to waiting fans who lined the carpet.  

Paul took to the stage to introduce his latest film and gushed that he is ‘really proud’ to be at the cinema in the town he grew up in. 

He said: ‘The fact we are getting to do a premiere in my hometown where I went to drama school is huge for me. Yeah I am really, really proud.’

Later, the star looked completely humbled as he headed outside to see his face on the cinema promoting Gladiators which he described as ‘nuts, its just nuts’. 

Elsewhere while promoting his latest film, which is set to hit cinemas on November 15, Paul admitted to ‘having google alerts set’ on himself. 

Speaking in a new LADbible video, Paul was joined by co-star Pedro Pascal who joked: ‘I watch your every move. I have google alerts on you.’

Prompting Paul to reveal: ‘I have google alerts on me.’

Paul has had a busy few days kick starting the promo for Gladiator II as he also stopped off at Capital FM on Monday morning. 

The actor, 28, admitted ‘my heartbeat is going through the f***ing roof’ as he heard fans screaming as his car pulled up to the red carpet

The star couldn’t believe the turn out at the theatre as he waved to fans 

Before heading inside for the screening, the BAFTA award winning star stopped to pose for selfies and to chat to waiting fans who lined the carpet

Paul’s family looked proud and thrilled to see him as they all hugged him individually as they soaked up the red carpet atmosphere

Paul took to the stage to introduce his latest film and gushed that he is ‘really proud’ to be at the cinema in the town he grew up in

Later, the star looked completely humbled as he headed outside to see his face on the cinema promoting Gladiators which he described as ‘nuts, its just nuts’

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The actor cut a casual figure in a green bomber jacket which he paired with a white T-shirt, blue jeans and black trainers.  

It comes after last week Paul revealed he became so ripped he felt his body ‘could inflict real damage’ after his intense training sessions for Gladiator II.

The star explained that after working out with a fitness coach, riding horses and learning to fight, he began to feel strong and powerful. 

Paul, who had no previous experience of body building or working out, transformed himself for the role in Ridley Scott’s film. 

He told The Sun: ‘You start feeling like your body can inflict damage, which is weird.

‘It changes the way you move and operate. And that’s a fun kind of place to live when it’s make-believe.’

The actor, who rose to fame as Connel Waldron in the BBC’s lockdown smash hit Normal People, plays the son of Russell Crowe’s legendary Maximus.

Although the character is long-since ᴅᴇᴀᴅ and buried, it is vengeful Lucius (Paul) who must fight for his liberty in the film after being taken into slavery and ripped away from his wife and daughter by general Marcus (Pedro Pascal).

Gladiator II takes place several decades after the first instalment, and features Lucius (the son of Connie Nielsen’s Lucilla) who is now living in Numidia, a region of northern Africa.

Although he was sent to Numidia as a child, the film follows Lucius’ return to Rome to reunite with his mother—and coming into conflict as he does so.

Elsewhere why promoting his latest film, which is set to hit cinemas on November 15, Paul admitted to ‘having google alerts set’ on himself

Paul has had a busy few days kick starting the promo for Gladiators as he also stopped off at Capital FM on Monday morning

The actor cut a casual figure in a green bomber jacket which he paired with a white T-shirt, blue jeans and black trainers

It comes after last week Paul revealed he became so ripped he felt his body ‘could inflict real damage’ after his intense training sessions for Gladiator II

The star, who had no previous experience of body building or working out transformed himself for the role in Ridley Scott’s film 

The film, which was 20 years in the making has been a hit with critics and fans have praised Paul’s performance. 

But the star revealed on The Graham Norton Show that there was a lot of work to make him ready to play such an iconic role. 

Read More Paul Mescal reveals he became so ripped for Gladiator II he felt his body ‘could inflict damage’

Of the regime that turned him into a Roman hunk, Paul told Graham: ‘I ate a lot of chicken and lifted heavy things. I was working with a trainer who circled me like a shark and said ‘There is a canvas to work with”.

‘He went to town, and I saw him every day, It was fun,’ before revealing he didn’t totally embrace the strict rules.

‘I did everything he asked but I like to drink, and I like to smoke so I drew a line in the sand where those were concerned’.

‘I was petrified that they were going to take away everything, like drinking and I smoke. Everything fun,’ he said.

Paul went on to say he asked his fitness trainer Tim Blakeley to help him work drinking and smoking into his rigorous training regime.

‘I very earnestly was like, ‘Look, Tim, I’m going to keep drinking and smoking for a little bit if I can,” Paul recalled.

‘He very kindly incorporated them, not into the workout routine, but just into my life.’