Saoirse Ronan almost played the eccentric Luna Lovegood in Harry Potter, which eventually passed to Evanna Lynch. Although Ronan carved her path in the industry, even earning four Oscar nominations for her roles in Atonement, Brooklyn, Lady Bird, and Little Women, losing the titular Harry Potter role stayed with her for a long time.  

While appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live, the actress looked back at the roles she wished she’d done. “There’s things that you’ll pass on and then they come out and you think, ‘Oh, God, that was a misstep on my part,'” said Ronan. But one role she regretted losing the most was Luna Lovegood. 

Despite trying multiple times, she didn’t say no to the role but didn’t get the part. “I lost, again. It’s a running theme for me,” she added. Ronan recalled how half of Ireland auditioned for the role who was required to be Irish. She had a feeling that she’d be rejected for the role for being “too young,” but after reading the scene, she recalled it as “the coolest thing ever.”

The character first appeared in the fifth installment of the franchise Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, released in 2007. Fate clearly had a better plan for Ronan, whose film Atonement — in which she played the younger sister of co-lead Keira Knightley — released the same year and earned her first Oscar nomination at the age of 13.

Paul Mescal and Gracie Abrams are going strong, a source close to the couple has told PEOPLE. On Saturday, October 5, the Normal People breakout star was spotted at Abrams’s Radio City Music Hall concert in New York City. According to the source, Mescal was having a gala time, lip-syncing and dancing during her performances.  

The couple first sparked romance rumors in June when TMZ posted pictures of them having lunch together in London. They were again spotted in the city, this time holding hands, as per The Daily Mail. In August, the duo seemed playfully affectionate during their stroll in London, seemingly confirming their relationship. 

“They’ve been hooking up and it’s still early stages,” a source told PEOPLE at the time. The Gladiator II actor and Abrams attended the All Points East Festival in London in August where Mescal was spotted cuddling the Close to You singer while enjoying Mitski’s performance. 

The former’s Normal People co-star  Daisy Edgar-Jones joined them with her boyfriend Ben Seed. As for the pop star, she is currently on her The Secret of Us tour, which her Radio City Music Hall performance was part of. The tour will continue in Boston, Philadelphia, and Portland. 

Before commencing her tour, she made a cameo at Taylor Swift’s concert during her final leg of the Eras Tour. In January, the Tough Love singer spoke to PEOPLE about her experience sharing the stage with the Maroon singer. “Being a part of that tour in a tiny way has changed the course of my life in so many ways,” she said.

She further praised Swift for being an unbelievable performer and a generous friend. Abrams added that the latter’s belief in her meant a lot, and she’ll forever be grateful to her as a fellow artist. “It’s not lost on me that her belief in me has really just…done a lot,” she added.