In today’s Quickies — Barry Keoghan covers the latest issue of GQ in which he talks about his close friendship with Saltburn costar Jacob Elordi, loneliness in the industry, fatherhood and more. “It’s a big moment for me – it’s GQ,” says Keoghan. “I wrote this down in my to-do list – to be onna cover of GQ. I’m not even shittin’ you. I wrote that down.”
Here are a few highlights:
…On his close relationship with Jacob Elordi
If Keoghan and Elordi seem flirtatious, there’s a good explanation: “I’m really flirtin’,” he tells GQ. “We were constantly close. It ain’t just for the cameras and the premiere[s]. Me and Jacob—he’s like a brother to me, honestly. I think when you’re comfortable with someone, you can be as close as you want, you know what I mean? It’s not like, ‘Oh, don’t come near me’—it’s like, I’m comfortable.” He adds, “We’ve just done a movie where we had to kiss, man. Look at the scenes we’ve done. You have to be comfortable with yourself.”
…On meeting Leonardo DiCaprio and why Basketball Diaries mirrored his upbringing
Of meeting Leonardo DiCaprio, Keoghan tells GQ, “They say never meet your heroes, but nah.” When asked what his favorite DiCaprio performance is, “Basketball Diaries, for me, there was a personal connection—with my mother being on heroin. I really could relate to it, a lot. There’s a scene where he comes to the door and he’s begging his mom, can he come in? I was witness to that—that happened at my granny’s house, ’cause my granny was my mother’s mother. And it was similar. It hit home for me.”
…On his new son Brando: “When he looks at you, you feel like the most important person in the world”
Keoghan’s son, Brando, was born right in the middle of shooting on Saltburn. “They gave me a day off,” he says. “Day off, and straight on to night shoots and night feedings – boom!” He adds: “It was probably the best time of my life, to be quite fair. Havin’ a baby boy and leading a movie. It was the best time of my life.” He tells GQ fatherhood hasn’t changed him, but it does affect the choices he makes and how long he’s willing to be off somewhere on location. “I feel an enormous amount of pressure, which is good. And I can’t get the little boy off my mind. It’s beautiful. Y’know, it’s crazy, but when he looks at you, you feel like the most important person in the world. That’s the effect he has on me. He smiles at you and you’re like, Wow, you’re smiling at me like that? I don’t deserve that, but anyways, thanks.”
Read the full story in GQ’s February issue and on GQ.com.
Plus, Sinead O'Connor, Lindsay Lohan, Aaron Rodgers, Ryan Reynolds, news, and more! Keep scrolling to check out today's entertainment and pop culture news.
Us Weekly — Sinéad O’Connor died of natural causes, the coroner in London has said. The “Nothing Compares 2 U” singer died last summer aged 56, and the following day London’s Metropolitan Police said the death was not being treated as “suspicious.”
Instagram — Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds‘ FX documentary series Welcome to Wrexham picked up five wins at the 2023 Creative Arts Emmys, including outstanding unstructured reality program and Reynolds revived Deadpool to poke fun at the Oscars in a video posted to social media.
Variety — Jacob Elordi has joined Guillermo Del Toro’s Frankenstein in the role of The Monster in the upcoming adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic 19th-century gothic horror, taking over from Andrew Garfield, who had to bow out due to scheduling conflicts following the recent SAG-AFTRA actors’ strike.
People — Lindsay Lohan reunited with Tina Fey at the Mean Girls musical movie premiere in New York City on Monday. Lohan starred as Cady Heron in the original 2004 comedy, while Fey wrote the screenplay and played math teacher Ms. Norbury.
AV Club — Jimmy Kimmel Live! returned on Monday night for the first show of the new year, and host Jimmy Kimmel did not waste any time digging into his ongoing feud with New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers, and DRAGGED the quarterback.
The Washington Post — In a 30-minute-long unglued rant Tuesday on The Pat McAfee Show, Aaron Rodgers blasted an ESPN executive for issuing an apology for the New York Jets star’s insinuation that late-night host Jimmy Kimmel was an associate of the late convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
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