Barry Keoghan Caught Reacting to Sabrina Carpenter’s Flirty ‘Bed Chem’ Lyrics While Attending Her Concert

Mar. 15, 2025

Where art thou,Barry Keoghan?TheSaltburnactor, 32, was in Virginia for the Short n' Sweet Tour on Sunday, Oct. 20, to supportSabrina Carpenter, whom he has beenromantically linkedto — though“on and off”— since late 2023.While watchingCarpenter, 25, from the audience at Charlottesville’s John Paul Jones Arena, Keoghan was captured infan footagereacting to her singing “Bed Chem,” a song speculated to be about their relationship.In the song, from 2024’sShort n’ Sweet, she sings, ”Who’s the cute boy with the white jacket and the thick accent?” — among other steamy lyrics.As she sang those lyrics at Sunday’s concert, Keoghan appeared giddy, especially after the “thick accent” line, at which point he covered his mouth with a piece of paper to hide him either smiling or blushing.Barry Keoghan and Sabrina Carpenter in March 2024.Dave Benett/VF24/WireImageKeoghan previously cheekily referenced “Bed Chem” in September. While sitting front row at the Burberry Spring/Summer 2025 show at London Fashion Week, he wassnappedwearing a white jacket.Voguethen made aTikTokof his arrival set to Carpenter’s “Bed Chem” with the caption, “Who’s the cute boy with the white #Burberry jacket and the thick accent? Perhaps it’s #BarryKeoghan at #LFW?“Barry Keoghan; Sabrina Carpenter.Santiago Felipe/Getty, Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagicKeoghan replied, “He’s sart of like an Irish porson,” a nod to a tweet joking about their relationship. After rumors surfaced of him reprising his role as the Joker inThe Batman II,anX user wrote, “sabrina carpenter: so what’s the joker? barry keoghan: he’s sart of like an evil porson.“The BAFTA winner and the “Espresso” singer reportedly first met during Paris Fashion Week in 2023 and sparked rumors of a romance after being spotted having dinner in Los Angeles two months later in December 2023.Barry Keoghan in January 2024.Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagicThe singer recently tapped Keoghan to star in her “Please Please Please” music video. She later insisted she was not biased when choosing him for the role in a chat withCBS Sunday Morning’sTracy Smith.“I, genuinely — like, a not-even-biased opinion — I was like, ‘Who’s the greatest actor that I can find for this music video?’ And he was next to me in a chair,” Carpenter said. “And he was so excited about it.”Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.In the video, Keoghan and Carpenter takecuesfrom classic crime couples like Bonnie and Clyde andNatural Born Killers. The actor is a hardened criminal, and Carpenter witnesses him committing crimes repeatedly until she gets tired of bailing him out of jail.Carpenter’sShort n' Sweet Tourkicked off in September in Columbus, Ohio, and will end its 2024 run in Los Angeles on Nov. 15. The tour will resume in 2025 for international stops starting in Dublin on March 3.

Where art thou,Barry Keoghan?

TheSaltburnactor, 32, was in Virginia for the Short n' Sweet Tour on Sunday, Oct. 20, to supportSabrina Carpenter, whom he has beenromantically linkedto — though“on and off”— since late 2023.

While watchingCarpenter, 25, from the audience at Charlottesville’s John Paul Jones Arena, Keoghan was captured infan footagereacting to her singing “Bed Chem,” a song speculated to be about their relationship.

In the song, from 2024’sShort n’ Sweet, she sings, ”Who’s the cute boy with the white jacket and the thick accent?” — among other steamy lyrics.

As she sang those lyrics at Sunday’s concert, Keoghan appeared giddy, especially after the “thick accent” line, at which point he covered his mouth with a piece of paper to hide him either smiling or blushing.

Barry Keoghan and Sabrina Carpenter in March 2024.Dave Benett/VF24/WireImage

Dave Benett/VF24/WireImage

Keoghan previously cheekily referenced “Bed Chem” in September. While sitting front row at the Burberry Spring/Summer 2025 show at London Fashion Week, he wassnappedwearing a white jacket.

Voguethen made aTikTokof his arrival set to Carpenter’s “Bed Chem” with the caption, “Who’s the cute boy with the white #Burberry jacket and the thick accent? Perhaps it’s #BarryKeoghan at #LFW?”

Barry Keoghan; Sabrina Carpenter.Santiago Felipe/Getty, Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic

Santiago Felipe/Getty, Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic

Keoghan replied, “He’s sart of like an Irish porson,” a nod to a tweet joking about their relationship. After rumors surfaced of him reprising his role as the Joker inThe Batman II,anX user wrote, “sabrina carpenter: so what’s the joker? barry keoghan: he’s sart of like an evil porson.”

The BAFTA winner and the “Espresso” singer reportedly first met during Paris Fashion Week in 2023 and sparked rumors of a romance after being spotted having dinner in Los Angeles two months later in December 2023.

Barry Keoghan in January 2024.Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic

Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic

The singer recently tapped Keoghan to star in her “Please Please Please” music video. She later insisted she was not biased when choosing him for the role in a chat withCBS Sunday Morning’sTracy Smith.

“I, genuinely — like, a not-even-biased opinion — I was like, ‘Who’s the greatest actor that I can find for this music video?’ And he was next to me in a chair,” Carpenter said. “And he was so excited about it.”

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In the video, Keoghan and Carpenter takecuesfrom classic crime couples like Bonnie and Clyde andNatural Born Killers. The actor is a hardened criminal, and Carpenter witnesses him committing crimes repeatedly until she gets tired of bailing him out of jail.

Carpenter’sShort n' Sweet Tourkicked off in September in Columbus, Ohio, and will end its 2024 run in Los Angeles on Nov. 15. The tour will resume in 2025 for international stops starting in Dublin on March 3.

source: people.com