Millie Bobby Brown is setting the file straight for anybody who’s confused about her accent.
Brown, who was born to English dad and mom, addressed her sometimes shifting speech sample throughout an look on Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes and Will Arnett’s “Smartless” podcast, which was launched Monday.
“That was such a huge thing for a minute,” Brown stated of her accent and the backlash it’s precipitated through the years, which she even has a reputation for.
“I actually call it the ‘accent gate’ because it’s so frustrating because that was everywhere,” Brown defined, saying that folks “had a real problem about it.”
“And I was like, ‘Guys, like, I’m married to an American,’” she stated. “When I’m around his family, I immediately go into, like, an American accent. But then I was just in England, and then the second I hear my mum and dad’s accent, I just go right back into it.”
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Brown added that folks “want me to be an actor, you want me to play these characters, but you expect me not to morph into people. What I hear is what I do. … It’s all part of it.”
Not solely is Brown married to an American (Jake Bongiovi, the son of singer Jon Bon Jovi), however her household additionally moved from England to Orlando, Florida, when she was younger.
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Brown has addressed criticism of her accent earlier than, together with throughout an interview with influencer and presenter Max Balegde.
“I don’t do it intentional, and I’m sorry if it offends you, OK?” Brown stated of her critics. “But listen, I’m trying my best! I’m trying my best.”
