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Barry Keoghan Says Birth of Son Brando, 2, Made Him Realize How ‘Hard’ It Was for His Own Mom, Who Died When He Was 12
Barry Keoghan discussed his upbringing in the foster care system in a video for the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office He told U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy that the birth of his son made him realize how ‘hard’ it was for his mom growing up.
After U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy pointed out that, coupled with his mother's death, his time in the system must have “weighed very heavily” on him, the actor admitted that “it does.” Keoghan had lived in 13 different foster homes before moving in with his grandmother. Keoghan, who shares Brando with ex-girlfriend Alyson Sandro, went on to tell the British politician that he wants to work with the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office to “change” the state of children’s social care because “you can use your profile and your platform to shine a light on things.” While appearing on The Louis Theroux Podcast, he explained that he is “not an absent father,” which he said he was accused of when he began posting photos of Brando less online.
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