Ali says: “Some parents we work with have used soap storylines or news headlines to start a difficult conversation, or programmes on TV such as This Is Us, Normal People or documentaries like Jesy Nelson: Odd One Out or Nadiya: Anxiety and Me.

Source: https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/health/11215452/worried-child-not-themselves-spot-mental-health-red-flags/

County Kildare-raised Mescal, 27, who shot to fame as sensitive student Connell in the hit lockdown adaptation of Sally Rooney's Normal People, played perhaps the most alpha of males in the West End this year.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-12219239/How-Cinnamon-Roll-man-replacing-brooding-alpha-male.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

Normal People heartthrob Paul Mescal, nominated at the Independent Spirit Awards for his role in Aftersun, set pulses racing in a plunging white top.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11821811/2023-Film-Independent-Spirit-Awards-Cate-Blanchett-Michelle-Yeoh-Mia-Goth-lead-red-carpet.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

One particular scene in Normal People drew massive praise from the public as the popular student sat in therapy speaking bravely about his spiralling depression.

Source: https://metro.co.uk/2023/03/11/paul-mescal-discusses-suffering-from-depression-18424171/