This is why celebrities are boring now.

Rose Byrne never predicted she'd be giving an acceptance speech at this year's Golden Globes.

Luckily, when the moment came, she was pretty good off the cuff.

The Aussie actor, who had won for If I Had Legs I'd Kick You, thanked the film's writer and director, her fellow nominees, and her family.

A textbook gracious winner, if you ask me.

There was just one sentence she'd later come to regret.

Watch: Rose Byrne's iconic Golden Globes acceptance speech. Post continues after video.

To end her speech, Rose said this: "I want to thank my husband, Bobby Cannavale, who couldn't be here because we're getting a bearded dragon, and he went to a reptile expo in New Jersey, so thank you, baby."

A delightfully silly alibi, right? Most thought so too. Why rub shoulders with DiCaprio when you can peruse a lizard market??

But if there is one thing the invention of the hashtag has taught us, it's that there will always be a (tenaciously louder) minority of contrarians.

"Her husband skipped the Golden Globes for that?" wrote one disgruntled X user.

"She must be madddd," added another.

The most common remarks, however, were along the lines of: "This is how I find out Rose Byrne is dating Bobby Cannavale??"

Considering Rose isn't the type to post couple selfies, it makes sense that the actors have kept their relationship (14 years and two kids) mostly under wraps.

Now, all it's taken to disrupt a decade of privacy has been an innocuous comment about a reptile.

A husband prioritising a bearded dragon over his wife?? What next! (The internet cried). He skips the Academy Awards for a gecko? He might as well have a torrid affair with the nanny.

Mind you, in a follow-up interview with extraTV, Rose said Bobby was doing "God's work" by getting the bearded dragon.

"He's really cute," she said of their new family pet.

Whoa, talk about ropeable!! Maybe anon-user-123 was right that Bobby would be "sleeping in the garage" that night.

The speculation grew so loud that Rose, 46, addressed the noise in an interview with the Sydney Morning Herald.

"Oh, my God, I've learnt my lesson," the actor said of bearded-dragon-gate.

"Never in my life will I again announce something like that," she added.

From now on, Rose said, her family's domestic details are "classified."

"I'm not going there any more."

Rose and Bobby have been together for 14 years and share two kids. Image: Instagram/@bobby_cannaval

Of course, Rose and Bobby aren't the only celebrities to keep their lives private.

For every famous family vlogger, there's a lowkey A-Lister (like Leonardo DiCaprio or Cate Blanchett) who rarely shares details of their personal life.

Comedian Nikki Glaser proved this all too well during her Golden Globes monologue, when she poked fun at how little the public knows about the Titanic actor.

Addressing Leonardo DiCaprio, the host said: "What a career you've had. You've worked with every great director. You've won three Golden Globes, an Oscar. The most impressive thing is that you've been able to accomplish all of this before your girlfriend turned 30."

The joke, of course, being that the 51-year-old has a tendency to date women in their 20s.

The comedian then added: "Leo, I'm sorry I made that joke, it's cheap. I tried not to, but like… we don't know anything else about you, man. Open up!"

Nikki earned a chuckle from the room. But, if the reaction to Rose's speech is anything to go by, there is almost no incentive for Leonardo to start tweeting photos of his breakfast.

Anything these celebrities offer (even a lizard) becomes fodder for speculation.

Headlines which once existed in tabloid vacuums have now permeated into every corner of the internet. Give the wrong people ammunition, and they won't hesitate to pull the trigger.

It's no wonder some stars would rather keep their cards close to their chest and be labelled as "boring" rather than authentic. Self-preservation is officially in, because the reward isn't worth the risk.

Sure, there might be fleeting benefits of opening up. Maybe you and your partner will become "couple goals" for a month or two.

But, you know what they say, any crush is simply a lack of information.

Give up too much of yourself and, poof, the mystery is gone. Your stories get picked apart, your relationship is scrutinised, and, before you know it, the internet has decided you are headed for divorce all because of a bearded dragon.

No, sometimes it's safer to just be boring.

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