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Watch: Paul Mescal slammed in the ring

Watch as Paul Mescal takes a pounding in the ring as he celebrates his 25th birthday.

Normal People's Paul Mescal took a birthday beating at an Australian boxing gym this week.

The actor, who turned 25 on Tuesday, made a trip to the Bondi Boxing Club on his big day and volunteered to act as a human punching bag for a procession of young boxers.

Footage of his pounding was uploaded to the gym's Instagram account alongside the message: "Happy birthday Paul Mescal"

Mescal is currently in Australia filming a new adaptation of Carmen, the 1845 novella that was popularised by Bizet's famous opera.

Watch Mescal's beating below:

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Neil Wilkes

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