The 30-year-old came under fire last month after a video on social media filmed at Burberry’s Spring/Summer 2026 show during London Fashion Week.
In the video, he was asked which “British icon” he’d like to see in one of the fashion brand’s campaigns.
“British icon I’d like to see in a Burberry campaign? Ooh, I mean, Cillian Murphy. Let’s say Cillian,” he said.
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Speaking at the BFI London Film Festival, at the premiere of his new film, Wasteman, Blyth addressed the backlash and said he was “embarrassed” by the blunder.
“Firstly, I’m so sorry to you and your people,” he told The London Standard.
“I’ve nothing but respect for the Irish and I love Cillian Murphy. I was so embarrassed – I was so jetlagged that I didn’t listen to the question properly and I just blurted it out.
“Oh my God, Cillian Murphy is never going to want to work with me,” he added.
“I’ve learnt my lesson. Next time, critical hearing is an important thing.”
Asked in a now deleted social media video, which ‘British icon’ he’d like to see front the Burberry brand, Tom Blyth, above, mixed up his nationalities. Photo: WireImage
The now-deleted video received criticism from Irish celebrities such as Imelda May and Eve Hewson.
“It usually goes like this: ‘I know you Irish are officially not British but… you kinda just are though aren’t you… like I know that you’re all ‘not’ but you all ‘are’ though,” May wrote.
While Hewson added: “Oh boy.”
Love Island star Greg O’Shea commented on the post with a vomit emoji.
Murphy has previously corrected people who called him “British”.
During a press tour for Inception, a journalist introduced him and Tom Hardy as “British actors.”
“Nah, I’m Irish,” he told the journalist, who responded: “Yeah, I know, British.”
“No, no, no, no, there’s a big difference,” he reiterated.
