He was the star of last year’s “most talked about movie” Saltburn, and the virality of his final scene, in which he is seen dancing naked, propelled him to new levels of fame as an international heartthrob.
But Barry Keoghan’s meteoric rise to fame was overshadowed when he stood alongside Taylor Swift in the crowd at the Coachella Festival on Saturday night as fans asked: “Is that the guy from Saltburn?”
In one video, fans clamor to get to Taylor, 34, as she entered the pit to watch Ice Spice perform with her football star boyfriend Travis Kelce, 34, Barry and his girlfriend Sabrina Carpenter, who supported to Taylor on Oz’s leg. Tour of Eras.
Barry, 31, spoke animatedly with the Midnights singer and stood out from the group by wearing a bright blue baseball cap with a Burberry scarf covering his mouth, matching shorts and a white tank top showing off his famous muscular arms.
But the Oscar-nominated actor was completely ignored as the crowd didn’t notice him and simply shouted for Taylor and his girlfriend, Espresso singer Sabrina, who had performed earlier in the day.
Barry Keoghan was overshadowed by 5ft 11in Taylor Swift and her 6ft 5in boyfriend Travis Kelce, while the 5ft 8in Saltburn star joined the pair at Coachella.
He was the star of last year’s “most talked about movie” Saltburn, and the virality of his final scene, in which he is seen dancing naked, propelled him to new levels of fame as an international heartthrob.
Finally, one person shouted: ‘Wait, that’s the guy from Saltburn?’ In the background you can hear another fan shouting: ‘Are we going to see a photo?’
After a moment, both voices, deciding it was Keoghan, began shouting, “Barry.”
The video ends with the person filming shouting: ‘Barry, I’ve got you viral!’
Barry is no stranger to ‘going viral’ after the Irish actor finished Saltburn, the most ‘popular’ film of 2023, dancing completely naked in a mansion in Northamptonshire.
The scene, along with Barry, became a TikTok sensation last summer when users recreated the risqué, fully clothed clip from Murder On The Dancefloor.
Saltburn, directed by Emerald Fennell, earned Barry a BAFTA nomination for best actor last year and took him to the top of the IMDB StarMeter, where he was ranked number one.
He has been seen living it up at Coachella with his girlfriend Sabrina.
Sabrina performed at Friday’s show.
The dad-of-one was previously nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role alongside Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson in Martin McDonagh’s Banshees of Inisherin.
But his various accolades did not earn him the same star reception as his new girlfriend, Ms. Swift, or her boyfriend, Travis Kelce, over the weekend at Coachella, a festival held over two weekends in the desert. Of California.
Taylor Swift fans Swifties are said to consider Sabrina, 24, ‘Taylor’s little sister’ after she supported her during the Australian leg of her record-breaking Eras Tour in February.
Saltburn, directed by Emerald Fennell, earned Barry a BAFTA nomination for best actor last year and took him to the top of the IMDB StarMeter, where he was ranked number one.