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Barry Keoghan Says He’s an ‘Addict’ as He Opens Up About Losing His Mom to Heroin Addiction

Barry Keoghan's mom died from a heroin addiction when he was 12. In a new interview, the 'Saltburn' actor, 32, opens up about his own struggles with addiction and the scars he's been left with.

While speaking with Hollywood Authentic about his upbringing for an article published on May 1, the Saltburn star, 32, recalled that when he was 12 years old, his mother died due to heroin addiction. Barry Keoghan at the 2024 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 10, 2024 in Beverly Hills.Phillip Faraone/VF24/Getty Back in January, Keoghan revealed in a video for the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office that becoming a father helped him to understand the challenges his mother faced.

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