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Are Phoebe Bridgers and Paul Mescal Engaged?

Did Matty Healy Just Confirm That Phoebe Bridgers and Paul Mescal Are Engaged?

They are perhaps one of the cutest couples to have emerged from lockdown, and it seems that Phoebe Bridgers and Paul Mescal might have just taken their relationship to the next level. That's if a cryptic tweet by their mate, The 1975's Matty Healy is to be believed.

On 4 Oct. Healy tweeted, "I wanna be Phoebe Bridgers. Imagine being such a lesbian icon that you just get engaged to the sexiest straight man on earth. Truly a based god". Naturally, fans went wild, responding that he had just announced the couple's engagement, seemingly without their permission.

Following responses like "you did not just out phoebes engagement 😭😭😭", Healy was quick to backtrack, by following up with a second tweet, writing "I only heard the same rumours as you don't get dramatic!! But I mean….it's gonna happen". It's going to happen or it has happened? Let's investigate.

Speculation has been circulating since the spring, when The Irish Mirror reported that the "Punisher" singer introduced the "Normal People" actor as her "fiancé" at Coachella Festival, but neither have confirmed the rumours. In fact, the couple keep many details of their private life private, other than Bridgers posting occasional cute snaps on her Instagram.

The couple have been dating since 2020, with their union starting with some cheeky Twitter exchanges. Bridgers tweeted her compliments to our favourite Irish gold chain-wearing actor after watching "Normal People", writing "finished normal people and now I'm sad and horny oh wait." Mescal replied, writing, "I'm officially dead." Soon after, the couple linked up and the rest, they say, is history.

While there's no doubt seeing Bridgers and Mescal tie the knot would be the happy news we need this week, with neither commenting on such plans, can Healy really be trusted? Well, possibly. Healy is best mates with the couple, often posting images onto his Instagram with captions like, "@phoebebridgers love u" alongside a photo of him jokingly clutching her chest, and "I am straight but I have this friend called Paul" next to a black and white photo.

Plus, Bridgers appears in The 1975's most recent music video for their single "I'm In Love With You". And we know Mescal was on set as he took snaps of his girlfriend (or fiancée), which she went on to post on her Instagram. So Healy most definitely has direct connections to the couple. However, we are yet to see a ring on Bridger's finger, and still no noise from either camp on their relationship status. Reps for the couple did not immediately respond to POPSUGAR's request for comment.

Image Source: Getty / Taylor Hill
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