Barry Keoghan is opening up about the toll that relentless online criticism has taken on his personal life — and his career.
The Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man actor revealed he stepped back from the spotlight following his split from Sabrina Carpenter, saying the wave of social media negativity pushed him into isolation.
“There’s a lot of hate online. It’s a lot of abuse of how I look,” Keoghan said during an appearance on SiriusXM’s The Morning Mash Up on Friday.
While he tried to disengage, curiosity kept pulling him back in.
“I think I removed myself from online, but I’m still a curious human being that wants to go on and, if I attend an event or if I go somewhere, you want to see how it was received,” he continued. “And it’s not nice.”
The backlash didn’t just stay online — it began shaping how he navigates the
...Keep reading this article on DECIDER.
