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Topics: Celebrity, Paul Mescal, BBC, TV And Film
Rhianna Benson
Saoirse Ronan had praise heaped on her by fans over the weekend following a vital point she made about women's safety while appearing on The Graham Norton Show.
The Irish actress' important message came during an appearance on Friday night's (25 October) instalment of the chat show, during which she pulled co-panellist Paul Mescal up on a comment he made about violence.
The duo - who previously starred alongside one another in Prime Video thriller Foe - appeared on the hit talk-show to discuss their respective upcoming projects.
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Ronan, 31 - famed for her roles in Little Women and The Lovely Bones - discussed her incoming war drama Blitz, while Mescal, 28, appeared alongside his Gladiator 2 co-star Denzel Washington to promote the epic sequel.
The trio were also joined alongside British actor Eddie Redmayne - known for his on-screen appearances in the likes of Les Miserables and The Theory of Everything - who is set to appear in an intense new Sky drama titled The Day of the Jackal.
The production sees Redmayne, 42, take on the role of a highly-skilled assassin, leading him to discuss the special combat training he'd received with his Graham Norton co-panellists.
It wasn't until Redmayne claimed he'd been trained to use his mobile phone as a weapon that Mescal made a remark about self-defence.
After being shown how to jab an attacker in the neck, Mescal joked while claiming he'd never think to whip out his phone if under attack.
"Who is actually going to think about that?" Mescal joked.
"If someone actually attacked me, I’m not going to go 'phone'."
And while some members of the live audience laughed at the remark, Ronan - the only woman on the sofa - made a savage comment in response, which silenced the studio.
"That’s what girls have to think about all the time," she said, leaving her trio of co-panellists silent.
"Am I right, ladies?" the actress added following a brief pause, after which she received a colossal round of applause.
And by the sounds of things, it wasn't just members of the live audience who were thrilled with her point.
In fact, many viewers at home were pleased to see the star highlighting one of the harshest realities of being a woman.
"Nothing like Saoirse Ronan checking male privilege," one wrote afterwards on social media.
Another went on: "Saoirse Ronan is a queen. Men need a reminder what it’s like being a woman so they can appreciate their privilege. The silence after she said that speaks volumes."
"Well done for saying it, Saoirse Ronan - End Violence Against Women & Girls," a third continued.
Another jibed: "Saoirse Ronan gagging men we love to see it - the way she waited to hear about their privilege, then hit them with a reality check."
"That awkward silence after she dropped the bomb on them speaks volume," a fifth added.