Saoirse Ronan’s empowering comments about women’s relationships after she was praised for her powerful reminder of violence against women on The Graham Norton Show

Saoirse Ronan’s empowering comments on women’s relationships have resurfaced after she was praised for her powerful reminder of violence against women on the Graham Norton show.

The 30-year-old actress set social media alight during an interview on Friday when she appeared on the talk show alongside an all-male panel that included Denzel Washington, Paul Mescal and Eddie Redmayne.

The studio fell silent when he interrupted during a joke about self-defense.

Redmayne revealed that during his training for the upcoming Peacock miniseries The Day of the Jackal, he was trained on how to use the phone to retaliate in the event of an attack.

Mescal, 28, laughed and added: ‘Who would really think of that? If someone really attacked me, I won’t resort to ‘the phone’.

Saoirse Ronan’s empowering comments on women’s relationships have resurfaced after she was praised for her powerful reminder of violence against women on the Graham Norton show

The 30-year-old actor set social media on fire during an interview on Friday

A giggling Norton, 61, mimed holding the phone to fend off an attacker, asking: ‘Can you hold on a second?’ he said. Redmayne then said, ‘That’s a very good point.’

The Oscar-nominated actress then found a moment to share her perspective, saying: ‘This is what girls should always be thinking about.’

This brutally honest comment caused a minute of silence on the panel.

‘Am I right, ladies?’ he then asked the crowd, receiving a huge round of applause from the studio audience.

re-emerging Harper’s Bazaar In the September 2023 interview, Ronan talked about women’s empowerment and how important it is to advocate for other women.

She thought back to a memory from filming in the Orkneys in 2022, when all the women in the cast and crew took a gentle dip in the sea at dawn.

The actress told the publication: ‘We talked our asses off when we went out and talked and talked. It was beautiful. There was a full moon that night and there was this strong feminine energy around us all day.

‘And it’s pretty magical, because… women can practically kill each other. We may be the worst.

He starred alongside fellow actors Denzel Washington (69), Paul Mescal (28) and Eddie Redmayne (42).

The Oscar-nominated actress then found a moment to share her perspective, saying: ‘This is what girls should always be thinking about.’

‘But when you have other women in your corner, they will defend you like nothing else can. If you have that – and I always got that from my mother – you carry it with you your whole life.’

Following his impressive moment on The Graham Norton Show, Ronan garnered more praise on social media, with people praising him for speaking out in the situation.

One user said: ‘We love seeing Saoirse Ronan gagging men.’

Another called Ronan ‘a queen’ and said ‘men need a reminder of what it’s like to be a woman to appreciate their privilege.’

While the user stated that ‘the silence after this statement means a lot’, another said ‘the silence takes me away’.

Another user said the clip “simply sums up men’s ignorance of male privilege.”

“It’s almost appalling how oblivious these guys, the good guys, are,” the user said. ‘Thank goodness Saoyse though because we all need some more attention brought to this.’

One user said: ‘I admire Saoirse Ronan so much that when she talks about women constantly having to think about how to defend themselves against attacks everyone goes quiet and cheers. He’s so right!’

In the resurfaced interview, the film star said: ‘When you have other women in your corner, they will defend you like nothing else can.’

Ronan received further applause on social media as people praised him for speaking out

One user said the moment was a small example of how men and women communicate, saying: ‘This is what it feels like to have any conversation with men.’

Another user said the tone deafness regarding the gender issue was clearly evident in the quote from the popular British talk show.

“What angered me the most was that Saoirse Ronan, the only woman on the panel, almost had to fight to make her point among a group of laughing men who did not consider her input or the women’s experiences,” the user said. in question. ‘It’s almost like that’s the whole problem, isn’t it?’

Ronan is currently promoting his war drama film Blitz, which is scheduled to be released in theaters on November 1st and stream on Apple TV+ on November 22nd.

The film also stars Elliott Heffernan, Harris Dickinson, Benjamin Clémentine, Kathy Burke, Paul Weller and Stephen Graham.

Written and directed by Steven McQueen, Blitz follows the stories of a group of Londoners during the events of the bombing of the British capital in World War II.

Ronan plays a woman named Rita, who raises her nine-year-old son George (Heffernan) during this tumultuous time.