Tom 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 Mu

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