Ronan tried to answer, but first found it difficult to do so because of the audience’s response. “Sorry Mom, one second – bang,” Mescal said,
Feigning to speak on an unseen phone as he went on to joke. Redmayne then added, “That’s a very good point,” as presenter Norton started to pretend to search his pockets.
“That’s what girls have to think about all the time,” the Little Women actress said in response. “Am I right ladies?” the Lady Bird actress asked when the celebs were startled into silence.
And received a round of applause for it. Many admirers commended Ronan for bringing attention to the realities of women’s safety issues.
When a video of the incident was posted on X (previously Twitter). In response, one user said: “This sums up men’s ignorance of male privilege in a nutshell.