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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Entertainment
Sian Cain

Barry Keoghan says online abuse means he ‘doesn’t want to go outside’ any more

Barry Keoghan at the 2026 Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills
Barry Keoghan pictured at the 2026 Vanity Fair Oscar Party last week. The Irish actor has said online abuse has ‘made me really go inside myself, not want to attend places, not want to go outside’. Photograph: Chad Salvador/WWD/Getty Images

Oscar-nominated actor Barry Keoghan has said online abuse about his appearance is affecting his life, to the point that he now does “not want to go outside”.

The Irish actor, who is playing Ringo Starr in Sam Mendes’ upcoming Beatles tetralogy, told SiriusXM host Ben Harlum that though he left social media in 2024 due to online abuse, it was still so bad that he was “shying away” from the public eye – and it was making him want to retreat from acting.

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