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Sunday World
7 days ago
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- Sunday World
Barry Keoghan was so nervous meeting Ringo Starr he ‘couldn't look at him'
The 32-year-old is set to play the drummer in an upcoming four-part Beatles biopic. Barry Keoghan has said he was so nervous meeting Ringo Starr that he couldn't even look at him. The 32-year-old Dubliner is set to play The Beatles drummer in an upcoming four-part biopic. 'I sat opposite him and I could not look at him because I was nervous and his wife Barbara was there and she said, 'You can look at him',' he said at Fast Net Film Festival in West Cork this weekend. 'Every time I looked at him I saw myself in his glasses. 'I said to him: 'I am not coming here to quiz you. I am coming to find out what made you and how the contrast was going back to Liverpool after Beatlemania,' he continued. 'We can all do imitation but I wanted to know where it came from. He was so on the money.' Ringo Starr He described doing 'Beatles Bootcamp' as an 'absolute joy', sharing that he's been learning to walk and talk like the 84-year-old. 'It's a place of failing, a place of learning and trying. That's the process I'm in now. It's a playground for me.' 'The drumming is going great,' he continued. 'I've been doing it for like six, seven months. I've got blisters on my hands now.' Keoghan will star alongside Paul Mescal as Paul McCartney, Harris Dickinson as John Lennon and Joseph Quinn as George Harrison. Each of the four films, which will focus on one the members of the band, will be released in the same month as part of The Beatles: A Four-Film Cinematic Event. Harris Dickinson as John Lennon, Paul Mescal as Paul McCartney, Barry Keoghan as Ringo Starr, and Joseph Quinn as George Harrison at the announcement of The Beatles films. Photo: PA Keoghan has recently starred in box office hits such as Saltburn, The Banshees of Inisherin, and Dunkirk. Earlier this month, he revealed he was not allowed into a Dublin cinema while attending the premiere of Dunkirk, as he had previously been barred. During a tour of the city with Hollywood Authentic, Keoghan revealed that he was known to staff in Cineworld, and when he showed up to the Dunkirk premiere, they didn't believe he was in the film. 'This is the main cinema I used to go to, on the mitch from school,' he said of the Parnell Street picture house. Keoghan went on to explain that when he had no money to pay in he would break in through a back stairway, which eventually got him barred. 'I remember coming to the Dunkirk premiere, and getting in here, and them not knowing that I was in the film. 'They were like, 'You're not allowed in.' 'I said, 'It's my movie, though.' 'They were like, 'No, no. You're not allowed in.' 'It was a whole thing… It was just a turning point for me.' 'All the people in the cinema now, I know,' he added, pointing at a poster of Chris Hemsworth, adding: 'I just worked with him.' Barry Keoghan News in 90 Seconds - May 28th
Daily Record
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
Saltburn star Barry Keoghan opens up about his drugs battle saying 'I'm an addict'
The Irish actor, who also found acclaim in films such as The Banshees if Inisherin opposite Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson, spoke about his own drugs experiences as well as the loss of his family members as a result of their own addictions. Saltburn star Barry Keoghan has opened up about his drug addiction battle admitting he is considers himself an addict. The Irish actor, who also found acclaim in films such as The Banshees of Inisherin opposite Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson, spoke about his own drugs experiences as well as the loss of his family members as a result of their own addictions. He said: 'I'm not in denial anymore." The actor said that his "curiosity" after his family's history of addiction was "detrimental," as well as sharing where he is now in his sobriety journey. He opened up about his struggles with substance abuse and his family's history of addiction, which took the lives of not just his parents but several family members. "I'm not in denial anymore. I understand that I do have an addiction, and I am an addict," Keoghan, 32, said. "You know, when you accept that, you finally can move on, and learn to work with it." In an interview with Hollywood Authentic he detailed growing up in Dublin as he revisited the home he and his brother, Eric, lived in following years of foster care amid their mother's struggles with addiction. Keoghan's mother, Debbie, passed away in 2003 from a heroin overdose. "I remember being kids here and hearing my mum scream through the letterbox, asking for us, while she's battling addiction, while she's looking for money to score," Keoghan said. "And we were just told to stay in bed. We weren't to go down and hug her." He added: "My father passed away as a result of similar and I lost my mum to it. I've lost two uncles and a cousin to drugs. That should be enough to go, 'OK, if I dabble here, I'm f--ked," he said. "Your curiosity is a powerful thing," Keoghan, who shares son, Brando, two, with ex Alyson Sandro, added ."Sometimes it's beneficial, and sometimes it's detrimental. For me, it was detrimental. 'Even my own son coming into this world didn't stop me from being curious. You know, you go to LA, you go to Hollywood, wherever the big scene is. 'There's an enormous amount of pressure, and a different lifestyle that is good and bad for you. You're around the scene. You just happen to be the one that ends up doing it." During the interview, Keoghan rolled up his sleeves, revealing scars on his arm. "I've got scars here to literally prove it. They're a result of using," he said. "I'm at peace now, and responsible for everything that I do. I'm accepting. I'm present. I'm content. I'm a father. I'm getting to just see that haze that was once there -- it's just a bit sharper now, and colourful." Keoghan said: I feel like I've arrived. I apologise, too, mainly to myself more than anything else for all the pain I've put people and myself through." He also credited his driver, Niall, for taking him to a rehab facility to get treatment. "Niall literally drove me and put me on a plane himself, came with me and brought me to the rehab in England," Keoghan said, adding that he returned to the treatment centre. "It was nice to see the staff again and for them to see the change in me. They were quite emotional about it." "I'm forever grateful. When I say that Niall is the best, I mean it, because no one else put me on the plane, by the hand, literally got on the plane with me," he added. Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community!
Daily Mirror
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Barry Keoghan shares key turning point in addiction struggle
Oscar-nominated star Barry Keoghan has candidly opened up about his struggles with addiction, revealing he has been to rehab for treatment after losing many family members to drugs Barry Keoghan has recounted the moment his driver took him to rehab. Earlier this month, the 32-year-old actor opened up about his addiction struggles in an interview with a magazine. The Marvel's Eternals actor reportedly showed lasting injuries on his arms that he had sustained from drug abuse, which the report in Hollywood Authentic stated he showed as "proof" of what he had endured. In his searingly open conversation, Barry shared that it was a driver who helped save him from himself as he drove him to a rehabilitation facility in the UK. The star opened up about his close friendship with his driver, Niall, who joined him on a flight before driving him to get treatement. Barry recounted to the magazine:"Niall literally drove me and put me on a plane himself, came with me and brought me to the rehab in England. "I went back to visit. It was nice to see the staff again, and for them to see the change in me. They were quite emotional about it. I'm forever grateful." Giving further credit to his friend for helping him get aid, Barry said, "When I say that Niall is the best, I mean it, because no one else put me on the plane, by the hand, literally got on the plane with me." Barry has been open about his devastation over the death of his mother, Debbie, who lost her life to addiction in 2003. Discussing the impact of addiction in his family, Barry explained that his father, two uncles and a cousin all lost their lives to drugs. Discussing his late mother's diary, Barry quoted an entry which read: "Well, tonight went okay for me so I hope I have the strength to not touch anything tomorrow." He added: "I got to read that at Christmas. I sent a picture to my brother, because he was in rehab over Christmas. I sent him that picture of her last page. I said 'Just look at that. You've got a chance now.' You can feel the pain in this." Last year, Barry shared his memories and heartbreak over his mother while speaking to Louis Theroux on a podcast show. He opened up to the presenter about his mother and sadly recalled how addiction "caught her". He said: "That kind of haunts me still, you don't forget those things." He went on to share his throughs on being taken into the care system, saying: "You don't forget waiting on the social worker steps and waiting for the new family to come and play with you in the playground they have in the office and see if it's going to work and then go with them to a whole new area and a whole new home. [...] "And you know, the car journeys there and they're the things that haunt and I don't blame her. It's a sickness." Barry said: "My mum, she was lovely. She was gorgeous, almost like six-foot, dark hair, just beautiful. Like every lad was chasing her and this thing caught her, like many families. It's sad to see the deterioration of people around the area and see people kind of struggle with it and the recovery they're in now. It caught my mum, it caught my uncle who died of it and caught my father as well." He added: "She was just unable to look after us.[…] My father wasn't there and so we got taken into care and no one knew about this. I think she was too embarrassed to tell my granny and so no one knew that's when we went through all that. All the different homes."
Time of India
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Barry Keoghan opens up about battling addiction : I'm not in denial anymore
, known for his hauntingly compelling performances in films like 'Saltburn' has peeled back the curtain on a painful and private chapter of his life. In an interview with the Hollywood Authentic, the actor shared that she battled drug abuse for the first time. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now During the interview, he also recalled that his in childhood days, his mother too succumbed to the addiction and passed away. The actor claimed that even the birth of his son in 2022 could not stop him from doing d*ugs. Acceptance became the turning point In a recent interview with Hollywood Authentic, the actor revealed, 'I'm not in denial anymore. I understand that I do have an addiction, and I am an addict.' For Keoghan, acknowledging that he has an addiction became the first step. He further added, 'You know, when you accept that, you finally can move on and learn to work with it.' A new lens on life through fatherhood and recovery Keoghan spoke about finding peace through accountability and gaining clarity. On his journey he shared, 'I've got scars here to literally prove it.' Keogan further explained, 'They're a result of using. I'm at peace now and responsible for everything that I do. I'm accepting. I'm present. I'm content. I'm a father. I'm getting to just see that haze that was once there—it's just a bit sharper now and colorful.' The journey continues on and off Barry came clean about his addiction for the first time, he revealed what gave him the courage to do that was his audience and his fans. He said, he wants to let his fans know where he's coming from. He said, 'I'm very proud to carry that, and for people out in the acting world and the industry to understand that there's a lot weighing on this.' The actor further revealed that the drug use was so severe that he even sustained injuries to his arms while using drugs. On the work front, Barry Keoghan will play a vital role in the upcoming project, Crime 101.
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Express Tribune
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Barry Keoghan opens up about addiction and recovery journey
Actor Barry Keoghan has spoken candidly about his battle with addiction, marking a significant moment in his journey toward recovery. In a May 1 interview with Hollywood Authentic, the 32-year-old Saltburn and Masters of the Air star acknowledged for the first time, 'I do have an addiction, and I am an addict.' Keoghan traced his struggle back to childhood trauma, including the death of his mother from a heroin overdose and the loss of other family members to drugs. 'I'm not in denial anymore,' he said. 'When you accept that, you can finally move on and learn to work with it.' Despite the birth of his son, Brando, Keoghan admitted that his curiosity about drugs remained strong. 'There's an enormous amount of pressure in Hollywood, and a lifestyle that's both good and bad for you,' he said, referencing scars on his arms as visible reminders of his drug use. The Banshees of Inisherin actor credited his longtime driver, Niall, for urging him into treatment by booking him a flight to a rehab center in England. He says he is now more 'at peace,' 'present,' and 'responsible' for his actions. Keoghan also issued a personal apology: 'Mainly to myself more than anyone for all the pain I've caused.' Known for his emotionally intense roles, Keoghan's public admission adds another layer to his complex and compelling public persona as he continues to focus on healing and personal growth.
