These are not normal birthday bumps! Paul Mescal celebrates his 25th birthday by getting PUNCHED

He shot for the film Carmen in Sydney over the past month, after his career took off thanks to his role in the BBC drama Normal People.

And Paul Mescal celebrated his 25th birthday in style on Friday as he headed to the Bondi Boxing Club.

The actor smirked and grimaced as he wore a breastplate as his personal trainers threw some of their best punches.

Punch: Paul Mescal celebrated his 25th birthday on Friday in style as he headed to the Bondi Boxing Club in Australia

Paul certainly looked like he had sweated in the ring as he stood up and waited for his dude buddies to land a hit.

The boxing club shared the entertaining clip on their Instagram and wrote, “ Happy birthday @ paul.mescal ”.

When a follower asked why he had to have a birthday to beat, the club replied: ‘Because it was his birthday and that’s how we say we love you. ”

Happy Birthday! The actor, who is in Oz to film the movie Carmen, smiled and grimaced as he wore a breastplate as his coaches threw some of their best shots.

Workout: Paul certainly looked like he had sweated in the ring as he stood up and waited for his dude buddies to land a hit

Another typed: “Aww, he understood that every punch was meaningful even when the weedkiller hit him what a nice !!”, to which Bondi Boxing Club typed: “Haha, bad is dangerous but not bad. .. lol ”.

Paul is in Australia after reprising the male role of Jamie Dornan’s character Aidan.

He stars alongside Melissa Barrera, who stars as Carmen, in the adaptation of the beloved opera, directed by Benjamin Millepied.

Earlier this week, Paul congratulated his Normal People co-star Daisy Edgar-Jones on her Golden Globe nomination.

Have fun: The boxing club shared the entertaining clip on their Instagram and wrote: ‘Happy birthday @ paul.mescal’

Success: Earlier this week, Paul congratulated his Normal People co-star, Daisy Edgar-Jones on her Golden Globe nomination.

The actress was nominated in the Best Actress in a Limited Series category for her turn as Marianne Sheridan, and the actor got nothing but praise for her – though he was snubbed by the awards show. himself.

Taking to Instagram after the news, Paul shared a funny video in which he and Daisy looked left to right, top to bottom, before doing a funny dance.

Overwhelming Daisy with praise, Paul wrote on the short clip, “I couldn’t be prouder of you my friend.”

Paul, sadly, lost to be nominated in the Best Actor in a Limited Series category, while Bryan Cranston, Jeff Daniels, Hugh Grant, Ethan Hawke and Mark Ruffalo instead.

‘I couldn’t be prouder of you’: Overwhelming Daisy with praise, Paul wrote, ‘I couldn’t be prouder of you my friend’ alongside a funny video on Instagram