Lorraine's weirdly on off Irish accent

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  Irishguy123 Posts: 14,649

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  09/04/09 - 00:34 #2

  Imus wrote: »

  When she was talking about her Granny she was dead Oirish. Then for the rest of the programme she was if anything a bit Estuary. Where's she from?
  
  And doesn't she remind you a bit of the BBC's Nick Robinson???

  
  Ugh, please.
  
  And yes, she is Irish.

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  09/04/09 - 05:58 #3

  Agree on the accent. She looks like Olive from On the Busses.

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  withoutmotive Posts: 594

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  09/04/09 - 06:29 #4

  Alan Carr? LOL

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  09/04/09 - 08:20 #5

  Minky_Bum wrote: »

  Agree on the accent. She looks like Olive from On the Busses.

  
  
  ouch. but spot on;)

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  pixieboots Posts: 3,762

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  09/04/09 - 10:22 #6

  Imus wrote: »

  When she was talking about her Granny she was dead Oirish. Then for the rest of the programme she was if anything a bit Estuary. Where's she from?
  
  And doesn't she remind you a bit of the BBC's Nick Robinson???

  
  http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/articles/1/37439
  
  I recognise her face but cant think where I met her, it was a work type thing but I'm not in business, maybe a conference? My impression was "dozy":o she comes across ok on the show though.
  Single Mum with no education is a lot of rubbish, her family are quite wealthy and she's back and forth a lot.

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  11/04/09 - 22:23 #7

  The accent is very strange as it is either 100% Irish or 100% English in some strange switching pattern.
  
  Most of my relatives who live in England have a kind of hybrid where they have not really lost their Irish accent but it is a consistent mix. Like her I was born in UK till 5 and grew up in Ireland. My accent is very neutral as I would expect hers to be but the switching thing is downright weird.

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  k-bola Posts: 4,040

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  11/04/09 - 23:14 #8

  She reminds me of something. Can't place it and anyway she is denying her Irish roots as her family is in a bit of trouble with the law and fled back there(allegedly).

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  davedub Posts: 8,826

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  12/04/09 - 12:06 #9

  I didnt even know she was irish:)

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  PatheticFallacy Posts: 7,761

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  12/04/09 - 13:50 #10

  Margaret noticed it too - she mentioned it in her Telegraph blog.

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