1. Paul Mescal’s GAA shorts
What do you think of when you hear the term ‘sex symbol’? Marilyn Monroe in her flying skirt? Bo Derek running along the beach? How about a pale-legged Irishman wearing GAA shorts? Last year, Paul Mescal emerged as a heart-throb when he starred as Connell in
Normal People. Blame it on the pandemic or blame it on the lack of human contact, but the sight of the Kildare actor in his humble O’Neills set hearts racing and prompted thirsty tweets like, “Paul Mescal’s shorts aka the star of all my sexual daydreams.”
2. Alan Shatter’s sexy romance novel