Footage of Saoirse Ronan from The Graham Norton Show has gone viral, with social media users praising the performer. Paul Mescal (Gladiator 2), Eddie Redmayne (The Trial of the Chicago Seven), and Denzel Washington (Man on Fire), who will also appear opposite Mescal in the future Gladiator film, joined Ronan (The Outrun) on presenter Graham Norton’s famed sofa yesterday (October 27). Redmayne, discussing his current role in the series The Day of the Jackal, revealed to the rest of the sofa that he received training on how to use his cell phone as a weapon—it’s clear where this is going.

Instead of pulling out the phone to call 999, he observed a demonstration of how to use the physical phone to inflict harm on someone by striking them in the throat. Mescal then remarked, “Who’s really going to think about that? If someone attacks me, I will not respond by calling ‘Phone.’ Redmayne and the crowd both burst out laughing in response to the Normal People actor’s statement. Ronan attempted to speak, but Norton interrupted him by miming and searching his pockets for a phone, while Mescal continued, “‘Mom, one sec.’ BANG!” “That’s a really nice argument,” Redmayne said, but the guys had no idea Ronan was about to make an even greater—and much more crucial—one.

After numerous attempts to intervene, Ronan was eventually able to say, “That’s what girls have to think about all the time.” Am I right, ladies?” Cue moments of widened eyes in slightly startled realization and a moment of silence from the other actors on the couch. Mescal and Redmayne quickly chimed in, nodding their heads in agreement with a few mumbled ‘yeahs,’ while audience members jumped in with cheers of support for Ronan’s comment. The event quickly went viral, with social media users repeating a similar feeling online. The event quickly went viral, with social media users repeating a similar feeling online.

“I like every single tweet of Saoirse Ronan gagging the men at the Graham Norton Show,” someone commented. “There’s still time; you can still dress up as Saoirse Ronan silencing Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, and Eddie Redmayne on the Graham Norton Show couch for Halloween,” another commenter said. A third person added, “That’s mother.”
A fourth commented, “What irritated me the most was that Saoirse Ronan, the only woman on the panel, had to almost fight to make her point in front of a group of laughing men who didn’t take her input or women’s experiences into account.” Isn’t that the crux of the issue? Saoirse Ronan is the queen. To appreciate their privilege, men need to remember what it’s like to be a woman.” The silence following her statement speaks volumes,” a fifth said. And a sixth resolution: “I love the immediate concession from the guys; lmao, she got it.”