- WARNING: CONTAINS SPOILERS
Barry Keoghan has confirmed it was just him in the sensational nude scene in Saltburn, now streaming on Amazon Prime.
As a dramatic and controversial end to the cinema year, “Saltburn” has been on everyone's lips in recent weeks.
Released on November 17th, the film centers on Oxford scholar Oliver Quick (Barry Keoghan) and his infatuation with his upper-class friend Felix Catton (Jacob Elordi).
Oliver struggles to fit in with the super-rich group studying at the elite university, but Felix soon takes him under his wing.
Despite his luck, the courted Felix eventually invites Oliver to spend the summer at his famous Saltburn villa, sparking a season of eccentricity, parties and chaos.
Barry Keoghan opened up about his experience filming THAT nude scene at the end of Saltburn and revealed it was himself (pictured: Barry as Oliver Quick).
With its high proportion of controversial scenes, “Saltburn” has been the subject of a lot of conversation in recent weeks
The film has its fair share of controversial scenes and the final scene is no different, but be warned – there are spoilers.
In a disturbing twist, we see how the seemingly innocent Oliver turns out to be a vengeful mastermind who kills Felix and his family over the course of a few years in order to get their fortune – and the Saltburn mansion.
As we celebrate finally enacting his master plan, we see Oliver moving around the mansion completely naked.
In an interview with Entertainment Weekly in November, Barry described the scene as “full of confidence.”
He said, “It's property.” This is my place. It’s complete confidence: “I can do whatever I want in this mansion. I can strip down to nothing and walk around because it’s mine.”
Barry added that he didn't feel comfortable from the start, but eventually embraced the scene and did eleven takes.
“After I took one, I was ready to go. I said, “Let’s go again. Let’s go again.”
Oliver Quick, a seemingly unhappy Oxford student, and his new upper-class friend Felix (played by Jacob Elordi, pictured), follow him and quickly develop an infatuation with his rich friend
Describing the film's final nude scene, Barry (pictured) joked that it was “property,” adding that it was a demonstration of “I can do whatever I want in this mansion.” I can strip down to my bare bones and dance around because it's mine.
Chaos erupted among Saltburn fans online after they saw the final scene of the film
“You kind of forget about it because it creates such a comfortable atmosphere and it gives you permission to say, 'Okay, here's the story now.'”
However, fans were driven crazy by Barry's nude final scene in the film.
On X, formerly known as Twitter, one wrote: “I remember Barry Keoghan didn't use prosthetics.”
“Barry Keoghan did not use a prosthesis in SALTBURN.”
“Who needs a magic microphone when Barry has Keoghan dancing completely naked at the end of #Saltburn?”
Another added: “Barry Keoghan dancing naked to Murder On The Dancefloor at the end of Saltburn is actually iconic, what a little freak.”
“From now on, whenever I walk around my flat I will do it like Barry Keoghan at the Saltburn end.”
Spoiler! Oliver's final nude scene is something of a celebration after he fraudulently and maliciously wrested the Saltburn estate (pictured) from the Cattons