Normal People's Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones reunite 3ft apart at TV Baftas

Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones had everyone hot under the collar with their sex scenes in Normal People.

But there was no chance of them getting close as they reunited at the Bafta Television Awards. 

Paul, 24, and Daisy, 22, proved they were staying a metre apart, as per social distancing rules, as they held up a measuring tape between them at the awards pre-show in London.

Daisy, who played Marianne in the hit BBC Three show, got a fit of the giggles as she posed a metre away from her on-screen boyfriend, while Paul also found the situation pretty funny.

Despite their first TV Baftas red carpet being scrapped due to the pandemic, the stars scrubbed up well for the event, with Paul, who played Connell on Normal People, wearing a white t-shirt and a suit.

Sadly, no silver chain was to be seen. 

Meanwhile, Daisy opted for full glamour, in a slinky black dress with an embellished bodice, and while the typical red carpet was shelved, she still posed up a storm for the cameras.

A woman after our own hearts.

Paul and Daisy haven’t been able to spend much time together IRL since the success of Normal People due to the pandemic, but will tonight present one of the awards in studio with TV Baftas host Richard Ayoade.

They aren’t actually up for any awards, though – Normal People wasn’t aired in time – but will no doubt still be buzzing over the four Emmys nominations the show picked up this week, including an outstanding lead actor nod for Mescal.

Paul and Daisy will be joined in studio by Greg Davies, Stacey Dooley, Himesh Patel and Nina Sosanya, while Chris O’Dowd, David Tennant, Michael Sheen and The Muppets’ Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy are among those presenting via video link. 

While the show will be aired in a different format this year, plenty of celebs put on the ritz at the TV Centre in London.

Emily Atack wore a mint green shorts suit – good for her predicting it would be the hottest day of the year, while Nina Toussaint looked effortlessly chic in a strapless patterned dress.

Jessica Hynes brought the glam too, in a floor-length black stain gown with a ruched pink strapless neckline. 

Stacey Dooley, who is presenting an award, showed up to the BBC in a vintage strapless dress with a puffball hem, showcasing her quirky style.

Aisling Bea, who has already been named this year’s breakthrough talent recipient, wore a slinky black and white polka dot dress to the event, paired with straight hair.

And Richard Ayoade wore a grey suit, paired with a red tie, as he prepared to host the Baftas with a twist.

Drama Chernobyl has racked up 14 nominations in total for tonight’s awards, with Netflix series The Crown getting seven nods.

Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Fleabag notched six nominations – tied with BBC Two’s Giri/Haji, while His Dark Materials and The Virtues got five nods, and Killing Eve and Top Boy received four nominations.

The Bafta Television Awards air tonight on BBC One at 7pm.

Bafta TV Awards 2020 nominations

COMEDY ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME
THE GRAHAM NORTON SHOW – BBC One
THE LAST LEG – Channel 4
THE RANGANATION – BBC Two
TASKMASTER – Dave

CURRENT AFFAIRS
GROWING UP POOR: BRITAIN’S BREADLINE KIDS (DISPATCHES) – Channel 4
THE HUNT FOR JIHADI JOHN – HBO/Channel 4
IS LABOUR ANTI-SEMITIC? (PANORAMA) – BBC/BBC One
UNDERCOVER: INSIDE CHINA’S DIGITAL GULAG (EXPOSURE) – ITV

DRAMA SERIES
THE CROWN – Netflix
THE END OF THE F***ING WORLD – Channel 4/Netflix
GENTLEMAN JACK – HBO/BBC One
GIRI/HAJI – BBC Two

ENTERTAINMENT PERFORMANCE
FRANKIE BOYLE Frankie Boyle’s New World Order – BBC Two
GRAHAM NORTON The Graham Norton Show – BBC One
LEE MACK Would I Lie to You – BBC One
MO GILLIGAN The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan – Channel 4

ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME
THE GREATEST DANCER – BBC One
THE RAP GAME UK – BBC Three
STRICTLY COME DANCING – BBC One
THE VOICE UK – ITV

FACTUAL SERIES
CRIME AND PUNISHMENT – Channel 4
DON’T F**K WITH CATS: HUNTING AN INTERNET KILLER – Raw TV/Netflix
LEAVING NEVERLAND – Channel 4
OUR DEMENTIA CHOIR WITH VICKY MCCLURE – BBC One

FEATURES
JOE LYCETT’S GOT YOUR BACK – Channel 4
THE MISADVENTURES OF ROMESH RANGANATHAN – BBC Two
MORTIMER & WHITEHOUSE: GONE FISHING – BBC Two
SNACKMASTERS – Channel 4

FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY PROGRAMME
GBEMISOLA IKUMELO, Famalam – BBC Three
PHOEBE WALLER-BRIDGE, Fleabag – BBC Three
SARAH KENDALL, Frayed – Sky One
SIAN CLIFFORD, Fleabag – BBC Three

MALE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY PROGRAMME
GUZ KHAN, Man Like Mobeen – BBC Three
JAMIE DEMETRIOU, Stath Lets Flats – Channel 4
NCUTI GATWA, Sex Education – Netflix
YOUSSEF KERKOUR, Home – Channel 4

LEADING ACTOR
CALLUM TURNER, The Capture – BBC One
JARED HARRIS, Chernobyl –  HBO/Sky Atlantic
STEPHEN GRAHAM, The Virtues – Channel 4
TAKEHIRO HIRA, Giri/Haji – BBC Two

LEADING ACTRESS
GLENDA JACKSON, Elizabeth is Missing – BBC One
JODIE COMER, Killing Eve – BBC One
SAMANTHA MORTON, I Am Kirsty – Channel 4
SURANNE JONES, Gentleman Jack – HBO/BBC One

SUPPORTING ACTOR
JOE ABSOLOM, A Confession – ITV
JOSH O’CONNOR, The Crown – Netflix
STELLAN SKARSGARD, Chernobyl – HBO/Sky Atlantic
WILL SHARPE, Giri/Haji – BBC Two

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
HELEN BEHAN, The Virtues – Channel 4
HELENA BONHAM CARTER, The Crown – Netflix
JASMINE JOBSON, Top Boy – Netflix
NAOMI ACKIE, The End of the F***ing World – Channel 4

INTERNATIONAL
EUPHORIA – HBO/Sky Atlantic
SUCCESSION – Sky Atlantic
UNBELIEVABLE – Netflix
WHEN THEY SEE US – Netflix

MINI-SERIES
A CONFESSION – ITV
CHERNOBYL – HBO/Sky Atlantic
THE VICTIM – BBC One
THE VIRTUES – Channel 4

NEWS COVERAGE
HONG KONG PROTESTS – Sky News
ITV NEWS AT TEN: ELECTION RESULTS – ITN/ITV
PRINCE ANDREW & THE EPSTEIN SCANDAL (NEWSNIGHT) – BBC Two
VICTORIA DERBYSHIRE: MEN WHO LOST LOVED ONES TO KNIFE CRIME – BBC Two

REALITY & CONSTRUCTED FACTUAL
CELEBRITY GOGGLEBOX – Channel 4
HARRY’S HEROES: THE FULL ENGLISH – ITV
RACE ACROSS THE WORLD – BBC Two
RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE UK – BBC Three

SCRIPTED COMEDY
CATASTROPHE – Channel 4
DERRY GIRLS – Channel 4
FLEABAG – BBC Three
STATH LETS FLATS – Channel 4

SHORT FORM PROGRAMME
ANYWHERE BUT WESTMINSTER – The Guardian
BRAIN IN GEAR – BBC iPlayer
SOON GONE: A WINDRUSH CHRONICLE – BBC Four
TONI_WITH_AN_I (BORN DIGITAL: FIRST CUTS) – BBC Four

SINGLE DOCUMENTARY
THE ABUSED – Channel 5
DAVID HAREWOOD: PSYCHOSIS AND ME – BBC Two
THE FAMILY SECRET – Channel 4
THE LAST SURVIVORS – BBC Two

SINGLE DRAMA
BREXIT: THE UNCIVIL WAR – Channel 4
ELIZABETH IS MISSING – BBC One
THE LEFT BEHIND – BBC Three
RESPONSIBLE CHILD – BBC Two

SOAP & CONTINUING DRAMA
CASUALTY – BBC One
CORONATION STREET – ITV
EMMERDALE – ITV
HOLBY CITY – BBC One

SPECIALIST FACTUAL
8 DAYS: TO THE MOON AND BACK – BBC Two
SEVEN WORLDS, ONE PLANET – BBC One
THATCHER: A VERY BRITISH REVOLUTION – BBC Two
YORKSHIRE RIPPER FILES: A VERY BRITISH CRIME STORY – BBC Four

LIVE EVENT
BLUE PLANET LIVE – BBC Learning/BBC One
ELECTION 2019 LIVE: THE RESULTS – ITN/ITV
GLASTONBURY 2019 – BBC Two
OPERATION LIVE – Channel 5

SPORT
2019 RUGBY WORLD CUP FINAL: ENGLAND V SOUTH AFRICA – ITV
ICC CRICKET WORLD CUP FINAL – Sky Sports Cricket
FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 2019 SEMI FINAL: ENGLAND V USA – BBC One
WIMBLEDON 2019 MEN’S FINAL – BBC One

VIRGIN MEDIA’S MUST-SEE MOMENT (voted for by the public)
CORONATION STREET, The Death of Sinead Osborne – ITV
FLEABAG, Confessional scene – BBC Three
GAME OF THRONES, Arya Kills the Night King – HBO/Sky Atlantic
GAVIN AND STACEY, Nessa Proposes to Smithy – BBC One
LINE OF DUTY, John Corbett’s Death – BBC One
LOVE ISLAND, Michael recouples after Casa Amor – ITV2

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