Originally Posted by
Alli-F:
“Because I'm Welsh and her accent drives me nuts. I know I'm shallow, but no-one and I mean NO-ONE in Wales actually talks like that, especially if they work in the media.
I can't watch her on the One Show, I just end up shouting at the tv which my English husband (I live in Kent) finds totally hilarious.
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That's really funny - I was thinking it might be the Welsh thing and even thought you might be anti-Welsh!
My wife is black and her family are always the most critical of other black people who appear on TV as they feel the person is somehow representing them and therefore musn't have any faults or non-black people will think that's what all black people are like!
Have you noticed that when Alex gets stressed the accent gets stronger? When she was having her dressed stitched up before Saturday's dance (as shown on ITT) she was clearly stressed about it and said something with such a strong Welsh accent it was unintelligible!
I've never been a fan of the accent but I find it quite cute on her.
Thanks for sharing.