Tom Blyth Apologises For 'Embarrassing' Cillian Murphy Blunder

Tom BlythTom Blyth has apologised after a video went viral in which he referred to the Irish actor Cillian Murphy as a “British icon”.Last month, the Hunger Games star took part in a video interview with British Vogue at a Burberry London Fashion Week event, during which he was asked to name one “British icon” he’d like to see collaborate with the brand in the future.“Ooh I mean, Cillian Murphy,” Tom responded. “Let’s say Cillian.”As you can imagine, the British star wound up taking a fair bit of heat online for his mistake, and British Vogue later appeared to remove that section of their interview.Asked by an Irish reporter for The Standard about his blunder, Tom said: “Firstly, I’m so sorry to you and your people. I’ve nothing but respect for the Irish and I love Cillian Murphy. I was so embarrassed.”Tom added: “I was so jet-lagged that I didn’t listen to the question properly and I just blurted it out.”Cillian MurphyHe then remarked: “Oh my God, Cillian Murphy is never going to want to work with me. I genuinely was knackered and just not listening properly.“I’ve learned my lesson. Next time, critically hearing is an important thing.”After the interview was first shared online, HuffPost UK contacted Tom Blyth’s team for comment, but did not receive a response.Cillian has repeatedly had to make clear his Irish identity in the past, including while promoting the 2010 thriller Inception, when a reporter referred to him and his co-star Tom Hardy as “British actors”.“Nah, I’m Irish,” he replied at the time, and when the interviewer in question suggested this meant he was, in fact, British, Cillian insisted: “No, no, no, no. There’s a big difference.”Currently best known for his work in the Hunger Games movie The Ballad Of Songbirds & Snakes, Tom has a variety of projects in the near future.Early next year, he’ll star in Netflix’s adaptation of People We Meet On Vacation, with the movies Watchdog and Wastemen also in post-production.Cillian, meanwhile, has his return to the 28 Later Franchise coming up in 2026, as well as one last outing as Tommy Shelby in the Peaky Blinders film The Immortal Man.MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS:Cillian Murphy Reveals How He's Really Feeling About Not Being In Christopher Nolan's Next Film'They Had To Glue His Head Shut!': Emily Blunt Recalls Cillian Murphy's Oppenheimer InjuryChristopher Nolan Left This Surprisingly Touching Note On Cillian Murphy's Oppenheimer Script

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