Barry Keoghan nearly lost his arm from rare flesh-eating bacteria
nme.comGQ, the Saltburn star recounted the ordeal, which took place just before production started on his BAFTA-winning movie The Banshees Of Inisherin.The 31-year-old shared one in five cases of the disease are fatal and that amputation was a potential option.
He reportedly said to the doctors: “But I’m not gonna die, right?” to which they responded, “Well, we don’t know.”Necrotising fasciitis is usually caused by an infected wound, and is often known as the ‘flesh-eating disease’ as it results in the death of parts of the body’s tissue.
It is extremely dangerous and requires immediate medical attention.The writer and director of The Banshees Of Inisherin, Martin McDonagh, visited him in hospital before they began shooting on the movie.
McDonagh shared: “We were only about four days out from shooting, and his arm was puffed up. But he was like ‘Yeah, no, I’m going to be fine – I’ll see you on Tuesday.’”He continued: “I went to the hospital thinking, ‘Shit – is he going to die?’ Let alone, is he going to make the movie.
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