Naked truth: BBC admits question to Andrew Scott about ‘Saltburn’ nude dance was ‘misjudged’

Here’s the naked truth: he went too far.

The BBC has apologized after one of its reporters repeatedly questioned actor Andrew Scott about Barry Keoghan’s “naked dance scene” in the movie “Saltburn,” in which Scott does not appear.

The interaction was deemed “homophobic” by many viewers.

The incident occurred on the red carpet at last Sunday’s BAFTA Awards, where BBC entertainment correspondent Colin Paterson asked Scott, 47 — the openly gay star of LGBTQ drama “All of Us Strangers” — for his “reaction” to Keoghan’s nude shimmy in “Saltburn.”

“Do you Barry well?” Peterson asked Scott — who initially laughed and said, “I don’t wanna spoil it for anybody.” But Paterson was not to be deterred, and said “spoil away” while Scott still declined to say anything — and appeared to be growing uncomfortable through his smile.

But Paterson wouldn’t let it go.

“There was a lot of talk about prosthetics,” he said. “How well do you know [Keoghan]? Too much? Is it too much?”

Scott just walked away, seemingly disgusted at the line of questioning — while Paterson said he might have taken the line of questioning in the wrong direction.

The BBC issued a statement on Friday, Feb. 23, addressing the kerfuffle.

It said that it “received complaints” from people who felt “the question … was inappropriate and homophobic,” according to People.

The broadcaster clarified that that was not the first question Paterson asked Scott; that he previously mentioned the popularity of Irish actors before moving on to the question about Keoghan, who is Irish.

“‘Saltburn is a film which has had cultural impact, with Barry Keoghan’s scene at the end gaining a lot of attention in particular — something the actor has addressed himself,” the BBC statement said.

“Our question to Andrew Scott was meant to be a light-hearted reflection of the discussion around the scene and was not intended to cause offense,” it continued, while adding that other actors were also asked about the movie’s naked dance scene.

“We do, however, accept that the specific question asked to Andrew Scott was misjudged,” the statement continued. “After speaking with Andrew on the carpet, our reporter acknowledged on air that his questioning may have gone too far and that he was sorry if this was the case.”