Barry Keoghan should be clearly enjoying the spotlight after the success of ‘Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man‘. But instead, he reacts very differently.
The actor has already revealed that the level of online hate he receives about his appearance has become so overwhelming that it is affecting his everyday life.
Barry Keoghan Says The Criticism Has Gone Too Far
During a recent appearance on SiriusXM’s The Morning Mash Up, Barry Keoghan opened up about the constant abuse and scrutiny over his looks on social media. But now, things have crossed such a line that it has become very hard for him to brush it off.
Although Keoghan makes a constant effort to distance himself from social media, he admitted, “I remove myself from online, but I’m still a human being that’s curious,” acknowledging that staying completely disconnected isn’t easy. He pointed out that there is a “lot of hate online,” before getting more specific about the nature of it.
“There’s a lot of abuse of how I look, and it’s kind of past the point of…you know, everyone goes through that… but it’s made me shy away,” he added. He made it clear just how deeply this has affected him, adding, “It’s made me really go inside myself, not want to attend places, not want to go outside.”
The Pressure Goes Beyond The Screen
This isn’t the first time Keoghan has addressed such behaviour. Back in 2024, after his breakup with Sabrina Carpenter, he described the fan reactions as “disgusting“. Keoghan also reflected on how this wave of online criticism could impact his personal life, especially as a father.
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Keoghan also admitted that the impact of this negativity is beginning to creep into his work, something that worries him deeply as an actor. “When that starts leaking into your art, it becomes a problem,” he said. He went on to add that it can reach a point “because then you don’t want to even be on screen anymore.”
At the same time, he admitted that it is disappointing to think his young son might one day come across these hurtful comments. Right now, he is trying his best not to pay much attention to the negativity and focus on his career.
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