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Celebs who have gotten rid of their regional accents

Bear TraderBear Trader Posts: 736
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There are quite a good number who have done away with the regional accent to sound more posh for want of a better word.


1 - Kim Marsh
2 - Beverly Knight
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    zx50zx50 Posts: 91,273
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    Robson Greene's trying to. You can tell he's a Geordie, but he's trying to be a very well spoken one. He actually sounds a bit daft, because he's trying to fight against his natural accent.
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    Daisy BennybootsDaisy Bennyboots Posts: 18,375
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    Keeley Hawes apparently.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 9,030
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    Beverly knight you say :confused: she still has her brum/wolverhampton twang, lulu is my one she does'nt know if she is scottish or american these days:rolleyes:also john barrowman he just get's on my tit's with his american/scottish/english lilt it's :confused: can't think of anyone else but i'll get back to you:D:D:D
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    VerenceVerence Posts: 104,593
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    tj999 wrote: »
    also john barrowman he just get's on my tit's with his american/scottish/english lilt it's :confused: can't think of anyone else but i'll get back to you:D:D:D

    To be fair to Barrowman he was born in Scotland but his family moved to the US when he was 8 so it's perhaps understandable that his accent is a mix of Scottish and American
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    Millie MuppetMillie Muppet Posts: 6,853
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    What's worse, losing your regional accent or adopting that awful Americanism 'gotten'?


    ;)
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    Rikki65Rikki65 Posts: 8,449
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    Lulu, although technically its not 'regional'.
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    Tulip19Tulip19 Posts: 3,076
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    Verence wrote: »
    To be fair to Barrowman he was born in Scotland but his family moved to the US when he was 8 so it's perhaps understandable that his accent is a mix of Scottish and American

    He can still do it. He's properly bi-accented.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtDg23G1uc8
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    Tulip19Tulip19 Posts: 3,076
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    I always think it's interesting, the social currency perception of the speaker accents still have.

    I'm all for people just speaking how they speak.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 9,030
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    Verence wrote: »
    To be fair to Barrowman he was born in Scotland but his family moved to the US when he was 8 so it's perhaps understandable that his accent is a mix of Scottish and American

    I know:) but pick one and stick with it please:rolleyes::)
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    LaceyLouelle3LaceyLouelle3 Posts: 9,682
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    Millie Muppet wrote: »
    What's worse, losing your regional accent or adopting that awful Americanism 'gotten'?


    ;)

    :D I was thinking the same!
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    Tulip19Tulip19 Posts: 3,076
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    tj999 wrote: »
    I know:) but pick one and stick with it please:rolleyes::)

    It doesn't really work like that, when the accent is actually ingrained and not just a put on. :p
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    dd68dd68 Posts: 17,841
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    Sheena Easton had bottles thrown at her in Glasgow some years ago when she debuted her LA accent
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    NostalgicNostalgic Posts: 7,199
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    Well the most obvious one would be Joss Stone.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 686
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    Sir Ian McKellen doesn't sound like someone that was born in Burnley and raised in Wigan.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 754
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    Donna Air
    Billie Piper
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    MelodybearMelodybear Posts: 10,835
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    Cat Deeley
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    Bear TraderBear Trader Posts: 736
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    Millie Muppet wrote: »
    What's worse, losing your regional accent or adopting that awful Americanism 'gotten'?


    ;)

    I am Canadian :rolleyes:
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    Millie MuppetMillie Muppet Posts: 6,853
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    Bear Trader wrote: »
    I am Canadian :rolleyes:

    Okay then. Sorry.:rolleyes:
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 7,363
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    Tess Daly, who presents on Strictly Come Dancing, uses the British accent of the majority of BBC TV presenters. Then suddenly her north eastern accent will come out and she will say "Jooges."
    No offfence intended here at all. She is lovely.
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    Bear TraderBear Trader Posts: 736
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    Millie Muppet wrote: »
    Okay then. Sorry.:rolleyes:

    You should be you muppet ;)
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    angelafisherangelafisher Posts: 4,150
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    Baxk, back back in the day, Sue Lawley lost hers. She was from Dudley but at Uni somewhere else (I believe it was Bath or Bristol bout could be wrong). Anyway, she was stood standing at the bus stop with a friend when she said 'cum on buz', if you were a wumpty passenger this would make complete sense! Anyway her friend didn't understand a word of what she had said! This was in the day when regional accents on the Beeb were the exception rather than the norm.

    I guess this is going to be followed with a few quotes of 'Sue who?!'...guess I'm showing my age!! :)
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    lundavralundavra Posts: 31,790
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    LIZALYNN wrote: »
    Tess Daly, who presents on Strictly Come Dancing, uses the British accent of the majority of BBC TV presenters. Then suddenly her north eastern accent will come out and she will say "Jooges."
    No offfence intended here at all. She is lovely.

    Why would she have a North East accent? She was born and brought up in Derbyshire, her husband is from Bolton so like many people she probably has a mixture of accents including some South East England accent from living down there.

    It is not uncommon for people who have connections to several areas to find their accent changes when speaking to someone from one of these areas.
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    angelafisherangelafisher Posts: 4,150
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    Melodybear wrote: »
    Cat Deeley

    I'm not too sure on this one. Depending where she comes from she may not have changed it at all....or maybe I just don't hear an accent. I've lived in Great Barr/Wylde Green/Erdington all my life. The thing about Wylde Green/Sutton Coldfield is that there doesn't seem to be an accent at all, certainly not a brummy one. Or do I need my ears washing out?! Feel free to totally disagree with me, I'm not the sharpest tool in the box and often get things completely wrong! :D
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    angelafisherangelafisher Posts: 4,150
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    lundavra wrote: »
    Why would she have a North East accent? She was born and brought up in Derbyshire, her husband is from Bolton so like many people she probably has a mixture of accents including some South East England accent from living down there.

    It is not uncommon for people who have connections to several areas to find their accent changes when speaking to someone from one of these areas.

    Can I agree with this. I lived in Scotland for 18 months. This was 20 years ago. Even now if I start speaking to a Scottish person I just pick up a slight accent which stops as soon as the conversation is over.
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    *Sparkle**Sparkle* Posts: 10,957
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    It's common for people who have lived away from where they grew up to modify their accents in order to be understood. It becomes like you are constantly using your telephone voice, and before you know it - that's your normal voice.
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