Barry Keoghan recently told SiriusXM’s “The Morning Mash Up” (via EW) that the online “abuse” about his appearance has gotten so bad that he “doesn’t want to go out” anymore.
“There’s a lot of hate online,” Cogan explained. “There’s a lot of abuse about my appearance. It’s kind of over the top in a way. Everyone goes through it… but it made me feel ashamed. It really pushed me inside myself and made me not want to go to different places, not want to go out.”
He added: “Let me be completely honest and say this: It’s becoming a problem.”
Kogan explained that although he deletes himself from social media, he sometimes goes online after a premiere or event to see “how it’s received.” Unfortunately, in most cases, the response is “not good,” he says.
When answering a question about finding peace in his personal life, the “Saltburn” star replied, “I don’t have to hide because I’m in hiding…I don’t actually go to certain places for these things.”
Mr Cogan added that he was concerned that his insecurities about his appearance would affect his career. “When that starts to leak into your art, that’s a problem, because then you don’t want to be on screen anymore.”
He also worries what his young son Brand will think when he’s old enough to read hate against himself online.
“It’s a shame for the fans, but it’s also a shame that my little son has to read books like this when he grows up,” Kogan added.
