Paul Mescal loses trivia battle about himself to superfan: “I got my own life wrong there”

Gladiator 2 star Paul Mescal has lost a trivia battle about himself to a superfan.

Dubbed “Paul biggest’s fan” his opponent Larissa, who runs the popular @paulmescalpics fan account on Instagram, went to head to head with the actor on some basic biographical questions.

Mescal got off to a good start in the “Who Knows Paul Best?” game getting the first question correct.

But he proceeded to get several questions wrong, including what his first-ever film was and what year he graduated from drama school. You can view the trivia battle below.

When he realised that he actually graduated from drama school in 2017 instead of what he thought was 2015, Mescal admitted: “I got my own life wrong there. I lost that comfortably.”

Turning to Larissa, Mescal said that even though he hates losing, “I lost to a better Paul.”

Posting on the Instagram fan account, Larissa also wrote: “I played a little game of ‘Who Knows Paul Best?’ With Paul Mescal and I actually won.”

Meanwhile, the actor recently was seemingly unbothered by a recent meeting with King Charles, saying: “I’m Irish so it’s not on the list of priorities.”

The King also met with Mescal’s Gladiator 2 co-stars including Denzel Washington and Pedro Pascal.

Last week it was announced that when Saturday Night Live returns next month, Mescal will host.

It will be his first appearance on the show alongside musical guest Shaboozey. It will also mark Shaboozey’s SNL debut.

Reviewing the Paul Mescal-starring Gladiator 2, NME awarded the movie three stars and said: “If you loved Gladiator, it’s odds-on you’ll enjoy this too. It’s got all of the same exciting bits – swordfighting, rousing speeches, nasty poshos getting what they deserve.

“The problem is that’s all it gives you. You want to feel like you’re watching Maximus lift off his helmet and deliver that iconic monologue for the first time again. You want the thrill of a core memory being unlocked. You want to know you’ll be quoting Mescal’s lines to your mates in the pub for the next 10 years. Gladiator 2, piously respectful as it is, can only offer a faded memory of that experience. There was a dream that was Rome – and this is kind of it.”