Barry Keoghan Says the Online ‘Abuse of How I Look’ Is So Bad He No Longer Wants to ‘Go Outside’: ‘It’s Becoming a Problem’

Barry Keoghan recently told SiriusXM’s “The Morning Mash Up” (via EW) that the online “abuse” about his appearance has gotten so bad that he no longer wants to “go outside.”

“There’s a lot of hate online,” Keoghan explained. “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. It’s made me really go inside myself, not want to attend places, not want to go outside.”

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He added, “I say this being absolute pure and honest to you. It’s becoming a problem.”

Keoghan explained that he’s removed himself from social media, but occasionally, after a premiere or event, he will go online to see “how it’s received.” Unfortunately, he said most of the time, the reaction is “not nice.”

When responding to a question about finding peace in his private life, the “Saltburn” star said, “I don’t have to hide away ’cause I am hiding away… I actually don’t go to places because of these things.”

Keoghan added that he fears the anxieties about his appearance could affect his career. “When that starts leaking into your art, it becomes a problem, because then you don’t want to even be on screen anymore.”

He also worries about what his young son, Brando, will think when he’s old enough to read the online hate for himself.

Keoghan added, “It is disappointing for the fans, but it’s also disappointing that my little boy has to read all of this stuff when he gets older.”