The Real Life Loves of the Cast of Gladiator II

From decades-long marriages to brand-new flames, see the lucky partners of the sizzling-hot stars of ‘Gladiator II’

Paul Mescal and Gracie Abrams, Pauletta Washington and Denzel Washington. Photo: AP; Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty

As the Gladiator II cast gears up to introduce — and reintroduce — their characters to the world on screen, in their real lives, they have the support of their loved ones.

From Denzel Washington‘s decades-long romance with wife Pauletta to Paul Mescal’s budding relationship with singer Gracie Abrams, take a look at the cast’s partners of the movie’s premiere on Nov. 22.

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Paul Mescal

Paul Mescal has been linked to singer Gracie Abrams since the two were spotted dining together in London in June 2024. Later in the summer a source told PEOPLE that the pair was “hooking up.” In October, Mescal was seen supporting Abrams at her Radio City Music Hall show as a source said “they’re going strong.”

While the duo did not walk the carpet together for the U.K premiere of Gladiator II, Mescal brought the “I Love You, I’m Sorry” singer as his date and they were photographed together at the afterparty.

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Denzel Washington

Denzel Washington and his wife Pauletta Washington have been married for more than 40 years. After meeting on the set of Denzel’s first movie, Wilma, the pair wed in 1983 and went on to welcome four children together. With both parents in show business, it’s no surprise their children have followed in their footsteps. Kids John David and Olivia are both pursuing careers as actors while son Malcolm and daughter Katia work behind the scenes.

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Derek Jacobi

Derek Jacobi, who is reprising his role as Gracchus in the new film, has been with husband Richard Clifford since the 1970s, per a 2022 interview with The Guardian. The outlet shared that the two live in London.

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Yuval Gonen

Yuval Gonen, who plays Arishat in the new movie, shared on Instagram in 2022 that she and her husband, Assaf, were celebrating their four year wedding anniversary.

Alongside the sweet photo, Yuval shared that she and her husband had been together for 14 years, “more than half a life,” she wrote in Hebrew.

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Joseph Quinn

While neither have publicly commented on their relationship status, rumors of a romance brewing between Joseph Quinn and Doja Cat have been swirling since the two were spotted together earlier this year. The spottings came years after the rapper asked Quinn’s Stranger Things costar Noah Schnapp if he could act as a matchmaker between her and the actor.

“Noah can u tell Joseph to [hit me up]. wait no. does he have a gf?” one of her DMs that Schnapp shared in a now-deleted TikTok read.

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Connie Nielsen

Connie Nielsen welcomed son Bryce Thadeus Ulrich-Nielsen (seen here with mom in 2017) with then-boyfriend Lars Ulrich in 2007. At the time, she was already mom to son Sebastian Sartor (seen here), whom she shared with Fabio Sartor. Nielsen paid tribute to Fabio in early November following his death.

Nielsen is also stepmom to Ulrich’s sons, Myles and Layne, who accompanied her to the Gladiator II premiere in L.A.