Barry Keoghan shuts down Sabrina Carpenter cut up rumours

Barry Keoghan has shut down rumors that he and Sabrina Carpenter have called it quits on their relationship with a sweet Instagram comment on Wednesday.

The Saltburn actor, 31, made it clear that his romance with the Espresso hitmaker, 25, is still in full swing by adorably supporting her newest project.

It comes after Sabrina starred alongside Jenna Ortega in the extravagantly gory new music video for her song Taste.

In response to the riotously pulpy video, which is apparently inspired by Quentin Tarantino‘s movies, the official Bratz Instagram account posted doll versions of the two beauties – and Barry seemed to be a big fan in the comments section.

The Irish star, who today revealed he has joined the cast of Peaky Blinders, jokingly quipped: ‘Can I have one?,’ seemingly confirming to fans that the power couple are still together.

In the Taste video, Sabrina and Jenna are locked in a bloody battle of wills that gets more and more gruesome – but find time for a steamy lip-lock in the process.

Barry’s comment comes amid speculation that the couple had split. Last week, a source informed People that the pair’s relationship is ‘on and off’.

A separate insider also told The Sun of the break up speculation, ‘Barry acts like an idiot when he is drunk and Sabrina was getting increasingly frustrated.’

‘He has always been a party animal and Sabrina was fed up with his antics. She is soaring in the charts and is putting herself first as she gears up for her tour next month.’

Over the past weekend, Barry seemed to subtly shut down split rumors by taking to social media and liking one of Sabrina’s recent Instagram posts.

Sabrina recently talked about her tendency to fall in love quickly while appearing on Amelia Dimoldenberg’s Chicken Shop Date on Friday.

At one point, Amelia asked, ‘Do you find it easy to fall in love?’ to which Sabrina replied with, ‘What a question to spring on me in this chicken shop?’

‘When I was younger I fell in love very easily and now I fall in love a little bit more….I don’t want this to sound sad but I maybe just fall in love with some more knowledge,’ the beauty added.

And Barry’s career is also reaching new heights, as it was announced on Thursday that the actor has joined the cast of the Peaky Blinders film. 

The Saltburn actor will feature in the upcoming movie but details of his character have not yet been revealed.

Barry has had an impressive career over the past few years starring in Saltburn, Top Boy and The Banshees of Inisherin.

Netflix announced in June 2024 that the feature film had been greenlit and would go into production later this year.

The epic continuation of the multi-award-winning gangster saga, set in the lawless streets of Birmingham in the 1900s, has been written by the show’s creator, Steven Knight, who will co-produce alongside Caryn Mandabach, Cillian Murphy and Guy Heeley. 

The film will be made in association with BBC Film. Tom Harper, who directed episodes in the first season in 2013, returns to helm the film. 

Academy Award winner Cillian, 48, returns as Tommy Shelby, the role he played over six seasons between 2013 – 2022.

The plot and further casting remain tightly under wraps.

In June it was confirmed that the Peaky Blinders’ original writing and directing team will be returning alongside Cillian for the Netflix film adaptation of the hit British series.

Netflix confirmed the news on X with a photograph of the script, while the Oscar winning actor told Deadline: ‘It seems like Tommy Shelby wasn’t finished with me…

‘It is very gratifying to be re-collaborating with Steven Knight and Tom Harper on the film version of Peaky Blinders. This is one for the fans.’

Tom shared: ‘When I first directed Peaky Blinders over 10 years ago, we didn’t know what the series would become, but we did know that there was something in the alchemy of the cast and the writing that felt explosive.

‘Peaky has always been a story about family – and so it’s incredibly exciting to be reuniting with Steve and Cillian to bring the movie to audiences across the world on Netflix.’

While Steven added: ‘I’m genuinely thrilled that this movie is about to happen. It will be an explosive chapter in the Peaky Blinders story. No holds barred. Full-on Peaky Blinders at war.’ 

In March, Steven thrilled fans after he confirmed Cillian would star in the film during an appearance at BirminghamWorld for the premiere of his BBC show This Town.  

He said: ‘[Cillian] is definitely returning for it. We’re shooting it in September just down the road in Digbeth.’

The film is set to begin filming at Digbeth Loc Studios in Birmingham in September, and will be set during the Second World War. 

On the prospect of returning to the role of Thomas Shelby, Cillian previously told Rolling Stone last year: ‘If there’s more story there, I’d love to do it. But it has to be right.

‘Steve Knight wrote 36 hours of television, and we left on such a high. I’m really proud of that last series. So, it would have to feel legitimate and justified to do more.

Echoing these sentiments on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs in February, Cillian said: ‘I have always said that if Knight delivers a script that I know he can deliver, because he is such a phenomenal writer, I’ll be there.

He hilariously added: ‘If we want to watch 50-year-old Tommy Shelby, I will be there. Let’s do it.’

Cillian did admit he was ‘relieved’ when the BBC drama ended in 2022 – but emphasized he is now ‘totally’ on board with a movie adaptation.

After he won his first Academy Award in March, Cillian said of his character Tommy: ‘I loved playing him. He was exhausting and so wildly different for me that each time going back was kind of a journey.

‘I’m really not sentimental about work. I feel like the next thing is the most exciting thing. And I mean, it was a ten-year period in my life, so it is significant, but I always feel, like, let’s keep moving.’

Cillian was awarded with the Oscar for Best Actor at the 96th Academy Awards for his performance as the titular character in Christopher Nolan’s biopic Oppenheimer.

In his acceptance speech, Cillian told the star-studded room that he was ‘a very proud Irishman standing here tonight’ before dedicating his win to ‘peacemakers everywhere’. 

The Irish actor has also hinted that Steven has more stories to tell about the Birmingham-based Shelby clan and their criminal activities between the 1880s and 1910s.

Peaky Blinders launched in 2013 and garnered huge audiences both in Britain and overseas, attracting roles for silver-screen stars such as Tom Hardy and Anya Taylor-Joy.

The programme is loosely based on a real Birmingham gang of the same name operating from the 1880s to the 1920s who did the same illegal activities their fictional counterparts did.

Peaky Blinders aired six series over nine years and ended with Tommy, who had been tricked into believing he had a terminal illness, surviving an assassination attempt orchestrated by his own nephew before killing him and moving away for a new life.

But the news sparks concerns for the welfare of Paul Anderson who plays Cillian’s older brother in the show, Arthur Shelby, after he pleaded guilty to possession of crack cocaine earlier this year.

The 45-year-old was also found to have amphetamines, plus diazepam and pregabalin on him.

His continued erratic behaviour in recent months has prompted concern for his welfare.

One local shopkeeper, who counts Paul as a friend, told MailOnline: ‘It’s heartbreaking. He’s a mess. But his erratic behaviour is causing real problems. He often seems dazed and not with it.

‘He’s had arguments with people locally. He walks around making a lot of noise. We are all apprehensive. He had a big argument in Tesco a few weeks ago.

‘He is living like he is on another planet. He’s been in public topless. He struggles to walk. It’s a great concern. He looks out of control. It’s tragic.’

But last month it seemed the actor was clearing up his act – quite literally – as he ventured out in London to Tesco and bought various cleaning products, among them shampoo, Dove deodorant, kitchen roll and Vanish stain remover.