Paul Mescal has priceless reaction when he meets lookalike who is actor's 'twin'

Paul Mescal was near wholly stunned erstwhile helium met his lookalike, who bore an uncanny likeness to the actor.

The 28-year-old was faced with his doppelganger portion appearing connected Zoe Ball’s Radio 2 Breakfast Show alongside his Gladiator II co-stars Denzel Washington and Connie Nielsen. 

Jack Wall O’Reilly impressed the crowds with his greenish hoodie, achromatic Adidas shorts and wired earphones, scooping the whopping currency prize of €20.

He tuned into the BBC Radio 2 amusement via video call, prompting a shocked Mescal to exclaim: “This is bananas!”

Speaking to Jack, helium added, laughing: “I really saw the photograph [of you astatine the competition]. I didn't cognize it was happening until it was implicit and I deliberation you captured the tone of maine precise well.”

Wall O’Reilly replied: “Thank you precise much. I presumed you were astatine location with your household getting immoderate remainder aft the agelong property tour.'

“Oh, you are truthful bully and thoughtful,” Mescal exclaimed. 

Washington remarked, “Like twins!” and added: “Wait, wait, crook sideways I privation to spot the profile!”

O’Reilly admitted, “Yeah, everyone says it’s the profile,” earlier giving the radical a presumption of his jawline from either side.

Mescal and the others successful the workplace erupted into shocked gasps astatine the resemblance betwixt him and Wall O’Reilly.

Wall O’Reilly revealed helium precocious graduated with a Masters successful Screenwriting and told Mescal: “I americium a immense fan, monolithic respect for everyone there. Obviously Paul, Aftersun is 1 of my favourite films. 

“He is simply a large inspiration for young originative radical successful Ireland and each astir the satellite and I anticipation someday done the due channels erstwhile I person got an thought I americium passionate and is developed capable that possibly I mightiness get to bring it to you.”

“Oh Jack, you are an implicit gentleman. So, truthful sweet,” the Normal People histrion replied, smiling.

The Mescal lookalike contention comes amid a drawstring of akin personage likeness contests this month, for histrion Timothée Chalamet in New York and vocalist Harry Styles successful London.

“Hi, my sanction is Lily, I’m 5 years old. Hi, Paul. Why are your shorts truthful short?” the instrumentality asked implicit the phone.

The All Of Us Strangers histrion burst retired laughing, earlier saying: “It’s a bully question, Lily. Lily’s mum decidedly asked her that. They’re short, Lily, they’re sports shorts.

“They’re not customized made for maine to beryllium short, they’re conscionable precise applicable for exercise, and they’re large for moving in.”

He joked: “I mightiness adjacent summertime conscionable like, person my bum [hanging out]... Just spell for the blistery pants adjacent summer.”