Barry Keoghan ‘breaks the internet’ with Vanity Fair nude shoot

A dozen of Hollywood’s hottest stars united for a glam Vanity Fair’s latest issue. Only one of them forgot to wear clothes.

Saltburn actor Barry Keoghan has reprised his infamous nude scene from the hit film for the latest issue of Vanity Fair magazine.

Keoghan joins a list of actors including Bradley Cooper, Natalie Portman, Pedro Pascal and Colman Domingo for the mag’s new Hollywood Issue.

While the magazine’s full wraparound cover shows all the stars looking red carpet-ready in full glam, for the digital cover, Keoghan undergoes a quick costume change.

Charles Melton and Greta Lee glammed up.

Colman Domingo and Pedro Pascal, looking sharp.

The camera scans along all the celebs, before Keoghan walks on camera last, wearing nothing but a cheeky grin and hiding his modesty with his hands.

Here he comes …

Barry Keoghan, naked yet again.

Reactions to the shoot have been mixed online; very much dependent on your own tolerance for repeated viewings of Barry Keoghan’s butt:

The Vanity Fair director when Barry Keoghan arrived on set:pic.twitter.com/tHtqapp9eFhttps://t.co/qFOUPkyBJp

— Officer Martinez ➐ (@CBMovieFan) February 21, 2024

i've seen barry keoghan's butt cheeks more than i have seen my father... pic.twitter.com/G9ZOGq30XZ

— ❦ (@justInwuah) February 21, 2024

ive seen barry keoghan’s ass more times than i see my family https://t.co/xzkARdP1xz

— chris (@ATR3lDES) February 21, 2024

someone give Barry Keoghan his knickers and clothes back!!! now!!

— Beth McColl (@imbethmccoll) February 21, 2024

Those commenting under Vanity Fair’s Instagram post appeared less exhausted by the pants-free Irish actor.

“Barry said let’s break the internet,” wrote one person.

“Definitely worth watching until the end!” said another.

Keoghan’s nude scene in Saltburn has been one of the year’s most talked-about movie moments, even giving new life to the Sophie Ellis-Bextor classic Murder on the Dancefloor, which raced back up the charts after soundtracking the scene.

“It totally felt right,” Keoghan told Entertainment Weekly of the extended nude scene. “It was fun.”

Keoghan in Saltburn. See, he does wear clothes!

“The initial thing was about me having no clothes on. I’m a bit, ehhh,” Keoghan continued.

“But after take one, I was ready to go. I was like, ‘Let’s go again. Let’s go again.’ You kind of forget, because there’s such a comfortable environment created, and it gives you that licence to go, ‘All right, this is about the story now.’”

But it’s caused some controversy too: Earlier this week, a red carpet reporter at the BAFTAs was met with criticism after peppering celebs including Ellis-Bextor and actor Andrew Scott with questions about Keoghan’s manhood.

A visibly unimpressed Scott walked out on the interview after the reporter tried to get him to theorise about whether Keoghan had used a prosthetic for the full-frontal scene.

Meanwhile, Keoghan’s made headlines of his own with a rumoured new romance: He’s reportedly dating American pop singer Sabrina Carpenter, who is currently in Australia as the support act on Taylor Swift’s massive Eras tour.

The pair were spotted enjoying a “date night” in Los Angeles just last week.