Paul Mescal causes outrage by not wearing a poppy on Graham Norton show

This weekend, unbeknownst to himself, Paul Mescal became the latest leading name to cause faux 'OUTRAGE' by not donning a poppy.

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Paul Mescal – a popular dude – made an unpopular choice as a guest on The Graham Norton Show this week – namely because he was the only one on the couch who wasn’t wearing a remembrance poppy.

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There was also a great moment when comedian and TV host Richard Ayoade refused to apologise for calling Mescal a “bastard” [tongue-in-cheek, of course] at an award ceremony that took place last year.

But an otherwise successful appearance soon turned bitter when social media became involved and question why he was not wearing a poppy.

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Mescal, of course, is Irish and, would not normally observe the UK’s remembrance Sunday and yet people wondered why and wondered in fury.

“Why is Paul Mescal not wearing a Poppy on The Graham Norton Show????” asked one outraged viewer.

Addressing the actor directly, a second tweeted: “@mescal_paul where’s your poppy?!”

And a third wondered: “Why is Paul Mescal not wearing a poppy?”

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Some social media users help others figure out the obvious. He’s Irish …

One Irish tweeter explained: “It’s not our thing really… not overly keen on the old poppy over here… British soldiers committing atrocities in Ireland sort of turned us off it, but hey, each to their own.”

“He is Irish… we don’t wear them or celebrate British atrocities on our island,” explained one Twitter user.

Poppy Appeal is seen as a tribute to British soldiers – and for anyone that knows UK history, they don’t have the best track record in Ireland.

This is why a lot of viewers even celebrated Paul for not wearing his poppy

“Love that Paul Mescal isn’t wearing a poppy on #TheGNShow,” praised one Irish fan.

Another tweeted:”#GrahamNorton yes Paul mescal no poppy lad.’