In fact, the Gladiator II actor recently opened up about one rumor that troubled his mother, Dearbhla.
During his conversation, Paul was reminded of TikTok videos that claimed he would take his dates on a walk after a one-night stand only to run away from them.
Paul said he, his brother Donnacha, and his sister Nell found the rumors funny, but his mom did not.
“We were looking at the videos and we were pissing ourselves at it. Categorically untrue. And we were laughing, laughing, laughing, laughing,” he told GQ.
“And the one thing that upset me was that I was in the kitchen, I remember my mum looking at the videos and she was getting upset. Isn’t that devastating?” he continued.
Paul said the rumor was funny to him and his siblings because they’re more attuned to how “the internet works” and even called the videos “hilarious.”
However, his mother didn’t have the same perspective. “If it was true, it’d be fucking bad, but as a rumor, it’s funny,” he said. “Then I was like, Oh, if you’re a mother, her impulse is to come out and be like, ‘He wouldn’t do this.'”
Well, there you have it. There’s nothing like a mother’s instinct to protect their son. You can read Paul’s full interview with GQ here, and let us know in the comments below if you’re excited to see Gladiator II!