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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Kevin E G Perry

Barry Keoghan reveals he nearly lost his arm from rare flesh-eating bacteria

Michael Tran/AFP via Getty Images

Barry Keoghan has opened up about the flesh-eating bacteria that threatened his life in 2021.

The 31-year-old Saltburn star contracted a case of necrotizing fasciitis shortly before production began on 2022’s The Banshees of Inisherin.

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