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    Michaela Coel and Daisy Edgar-Jones Among Nominees at 2021 Royal TV Society Awards

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    The ‘May I Destroy You’ creator and the ‘Normal People’ actress lead the nominations at the upcoming Royal Television Society (RTS) Programme Awards as they battle it out for the best actress title.

    Mar 3, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Michaela Coel and Daisy Edgar-Jones breakout show will battle it out for the Actor (Female) prize at the 2021 Royal Television Society (RTS) Programme Awards.
    Coel’s critically-acclaimed show “I May Destroy You”, which aired on BBC One and HBO, has garnered three nominations for Mini-Series, with Coel earning nods for both Actor (Female) and Writer – Drama. The recognition comes after the show and creator, Michaela, were snubbed during the nominations for the 78th Golden Globe Awards.
    Hit show “Normal People” collected more nominations for leads Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones, who both picked up nods in the Actor (Male) and Actor (Female) categories.
    Edgar-Jones will also compete against Glenda Jackson in the Actor (Female) category for “Elizabeth Is Missing” while Shaun Parkes’ turn in “Small Axe” and Lennie James in “Save Me Too” complete the category for male actors.
    Billie Piper’s dark comedy, Sky Atlantic drama “I Hate Suzie”, which sees Piper play former popstar Suzie Pickles, who has her life thrown into disarray when compromising photos of her with a man who isn’t her husband are leaked online, has received two nods for Drama Series and Writer (Drama) for Lucy Prebble, and Sky Atlantic’s “Save Me Too” in the Actor (Male) category for Lennie James and Drama Series gained two more nods for the channel.

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    The final nomination for the Drama Series category is BBC Three and BBC One Wales’ “In My Skin”.
    A new Comedy Entertainment category sees Channel 4’s “The Big Narstie Show”, BBC Two’s “Antiviral Wipe”, and “The Ranganation” battle it out.
    While Sky One’s “Brassic”, Netflix’s “Sex Education”, and BBC Three’s “The Young Offenders” are nominated in The Scripted Comedy list.
    Chair of the Awards, Kenton Allen, said, “The standard of entries has been outstanding and demonstrated the breadth of high-quality content that has informed, entertained and kept audiences going through what has been such a uniquely difficult time.”
    “We very much look forward to and hope everyone will join us on the 16th March to celebrate the nominees and winners and another outstanding year of television.”
    The virtual ceremony, hosted by Jonathan Ross, will take place on 16 March (21) at 6:30pm and will be streamed live on the RTS website.

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      Paul Mescal Jokes About Getting PTSD Due to 'Normal People' Sex Scenes

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      The 24-year-old actor jokes about leaving with PTSD after ‘Normal People’ because it reminds him of Egyptian Magic body cream which he was always slathered with during sex scene filming.

      Jan 26, 2021
      AceShowbiz – Paul Mescal has joked he “gets PTSD” when he’s reminded of Egyptian Magic body cream.
      The actor and his “Normal People” co-star Daisy Edgar-Jones were slathered in the all-purpose balm when shooting sex scenes for the show to make them look as if they were bathed in sweat and the Irish star admitted just the thought of the product takes him back to filming.
      “Honestly, I get PTSD whenever I hear the name,” he quipped during an interview with The Telegraph Magazine.
      Asked if he could be the face of the cream, he laughed, “Well, obviously we’re in talks right now.”
      Paul added that believes viewers need to be more “comfortable” seeing sex on screen and admitted he found the reaction to the raunchy scenes in Normal People “exhausting” because it shouldn’t be treated as such a big deal.

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      “Oh it’s exhausting, isn’t it?” he sighed. “That really was one of the biggest surprises when the show came out. Because obviously there were sex scenes, but what kind of romantic drama today isn’t going to have those?”
      “Sex scenes are always treated in this weird way, so it’s either all under the covers or you have to have music over the top because people can’t deal with heavy breathing – and that’s nonsense. I also think when a film-maker is embarrassed about shooting a scene, the audience inherits that embarrassment.”
      “We have to move past that, and just try and get comfortable with the fact that people are naked sometimes in real life. And yes, they do sometimes have sex.”
      Mescal also said he thinks the TV and film industry is filled with “inherent misogyny,” which is why people were surprised by how many nude scenes he had in the show.
      “That’s the point. Because why wouldn’t there be parity?” he mused. “It’s just inherent misogyny in the industry and in the films that we’ve watched that makes us think that way.”
      “Above all Normal People was about tenderness. And if you’re trying to portray an authentic relationship between two people who are young and having sex, then why wouldn’t there be equal nudity?”

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      'Normal People' and 'Killing Eve' Among Nominees at 2020 TV Choice Awards

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      The ‘Normal People’ star Daisy Edgar-Jones is pitted against the ‘Killing Eve’ actress Jodie Comer for the coveted titled of Best Actress at the upcoming television awards.
      Jul 8, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Jodie Comer better watch out – Daisy Edgar-Jones is coming for her Best Actress crown at this year’s TV Choice Awards.
      While the “Killing Eve” star is the reigning holder of the gong, Daisy looks set for success thanks to her hit show “Normal People” – which earned three nominations at the 2020 awards.
      But in order to take home the prize, Daisy will also have to beat Michelle Keegan and “Vera” star Brenda Blethyn.
      Her co-star Paul Mescal, who starred as her love interest Connell in the TV adaptation of Sally Rooney’s beloved book, is up for the Best Actor prize, but again faces tough competition – from David Tennant, Martin Clunes, and Stephen McGann.
      In addition, “Normal People” has also been nominated for Best New Drama alongside “Gangs of London”, “Gentleman Jack”, and “White House Farm”.
      Elsewhere, Ricky Gervais’ “After Life” is once again up for the Best Comedy Gong, but will have to beat “Friday Night Dinner”, “Brassic”, and “Still Open All Hours” to take home the prize.
      And “Doctor Who” will battle it out for the Best Family Drama award against “Call the Midwife”, “Doc Martin”, and “Casualty”.
      The 2020 TV Choice Awards are set to take place on 9 September (20), and voting is open from now until 17 July, with viewers encouraged to visit TV Choice to pick their winners

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      Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones Reprise 'Normal People' Characters for Comic Relief Specials

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      Co-founder Richard Curtis promises that the two skits, which will be debuted as part of Ireland’s RTE Does Comic Relief, will be ‘so much better than anything we’ve ever made.’
      Jun 25, 2020
      AceShowbiz – “Normal People” stars Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones are reprising their characters from the hit drama for two one-off Comic Relief specials.
      In “Normal Older People”, the pair revisits Connell and Marianne 40 years in the future.
      Comic Relief co-founder Richard Curtis explains, “It is imagining what would have happened to Marianne and Connell 40 years from now. I promise you, these are two very special bits… It’s so much better than anything we’ve ever made.”
      He also teases a guest star, who will appear in the skits when they debut on Friday night (June 26) as part of Ireland’s RTE Does Comic Relief.
      “Normal People” became a huge international hit earlier this year when the BBC production debuted on streaming service Hulu.
      RTE Does Comic Relief will also feature appearances from Hozier, Chris O’Dowd, Andrew Scott, Jimmy Carr, Saoirse Ronan and folk legend Christy Moore.

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