Gracie Abrams Opens Up About Boyfriend Paul Mescal

Singer Gracie Abrams has opened up about her relationship with actor Paul Mescal in an interview with The New York Times’ Popcast.

Rumours that the pair were dating began in 2024. They have since been photographed together at this year’s Bafta Awards, which some called their first “hard launch”.

They were also seen at the 2026 Golden Globes and the most recent Oscars.

The singer, whose partner helped to write song Imaginary Friend for her upcoming album Daughter From Hell, was asked whether the collaboration might invite more prying into their previously private relationship.

“I don’t like the feeling of hiding,” she shared on the podcast.

That’s not to say she doesn’t want to maintain some boundaries – “I also love privacy where it feels like the right thing,” she stated.

On the topic of public scrutiny about her private life, she said: “I always try to assume the absolute worst-case scenario of everything, and then anything else is pleasant”.

After all, she continued: “If you know how happy your experience was making something or how much you learned about yourself or your partner or whatever the thing is, it’s like, no amount of hate or trolling or whatever could take that away.”

She described her relationship as “a part of my life that brings me so much peace and joy… I’m not going to pretend like that’s not true, but I also think it’s not like an open-door policy.”

She added that working with partner Paul on an album wasn’t as huge a leap for the couple as some might expect.

“That was so fun to write together… That wasn’t some groundbreaking event for us”, she said on the episode.

“We have a very creative home with friends who are so good at what they do and everyone feels happy to share that with one another.”

Daughter From Hell will be released on July 17. You can watch the full Popcast interview here.