Paul Mescal says steamy sex scenes embarrassed family members

Paul Mescal says the older members of his family have tried to avoid his sex scenes in \'Normal People\'.

The 24-year-old actor - who stars as Connell in the new series - has revealed his family have found some creative ways of distracting themselves during his steamy scenes.

Paul told \'The Graham Norton Show\': "My granny warned my great aunt that there were a lot of sexy bits and that when she felt those were about to happen she should go off and do something else.

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"In episode two when we started kissing, she took the dog out. But she underestimated the time it would take and as she came back in we were right in the throes of it all.

"I suggested that a good long chore or a couple of cups of tea would do the trick next time."

\'Normal People\' - which is an adaptation of Sally Rooney\'s 2018 book of the same name - has already proven to be a huge success with TV viewers.

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And Paul is thrilled that the show has been so warmly received.

He said: "It\'s just been good news after good news. It\'s crazy!"

Meanwhile, Daisy Edgar-Jones - who plays the role of Marianne in the drama series - has also been blown away by the success of \'Normal People\'.

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The 21-year-old actress - who has previously starred in other well-known TV shows such as \'Cold Feet\' and \'War of the Worlds\' - admitted that the reaction to the series has been "surreal".

She reflected: "It\'s hard to believe people like it when we\'re sitting in our bedrooms. It\'s surreal."