Peaky Blinders’ Cillian Murphy fed up with being photographed by fans calling it ‘offensive’

Cillian Murphy has voiced his disdain over fans taking pictures of him and called it “offensive”.

The Peaky Blinders actor, 46, who likes to keep his private life private, moved from London to Dublin eight years ago with his wife, artist Yvonne McGuinness, and their teenage sons.

While promoting his latest starring role in Christopher Nolan’s upcoming blockbuster Oppenheimer, he was drawn on the topic of fame.

While he loves his job, he says he doesn’t like the attention that comes with it.

He explained: “I don’t go out. I’m just at home mostly, or with my friends, unless I have a film to promote.

“I don’t like being photographed by people. I find that offensive. If I was a woman, and it was a man photographing me…”

The star also told Rolling Stone magazine: “Fame is like commuting. You have to commute to get to your destination.”

It’s not the first time that he has shared his feelings on the subject.

He previously told the Observer: “I’m always happy to chat. What I don’t like is people surreptitiously taking photographs, which someone said is like the amateur Stasi,” in reference to The Ministry for State Security in East Germany between the 1950s and 1990s.”

Adding: “It’s so f*****g weird. I’ve been sat on the tube and people have started filming me.”