Normal People stars Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones reunited on Instagram to share a special announcement about a forthcoming event they’re hosting. On Wednesday (29 May), the former co-stars sent social media into a meltdown after cryptically teasing that they were working on a new project together . Several fans had assumed the two Normal People leads were hinting at a second season of the much-loved adaptation of author Sally Rooney’s beloved 2020 novel.
However, on Thursday, the pair jumped on Edgar-Jones’s Instagram Story to share that they were going to be holding a charity raffle. “Hello,” Mescal, 28, began. “The news is – and we are incredibly sorry if we led people on, it’s not a season two.
” “Not yet! There’s still time; keep the faith,” Edgar-Jones, 26, interrupted, before continuing: “We are hosting a charity raffle for the chance to win tickets to see a marathon screening of all 12 episodes of Normal People on the big screen in a central London cinema on the 16th of June.” Mescal added: “We are going to be there, lots of our friends from the show are going to be there, and creatives who helped build the show also.” Edgar-Jones explained that the proceeds will be going to an “amazing” Irish charity, Pieta , “that help with families and individuals affected by suicide, suicide ideation and self-harm, much like the characters in our show.
” “Also, a portion of the proceeds are going to go towards Unicef, who are doing amazi.