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British actor Millie Bobby Brown’s accent during an appearance left fans confused and confused. Jimmy Fallon’s Tonight Show.
of stranger things The star was accompanied by her dog Winnie, who sat next to her on the couch.
But viewers were more distracted by what she was missing: her previously prominent British accent.
The 20-year-old moved to Florida when she was eight years old, but appeared to retain the accent from her childhood in Bournemouth in previous interviews.
She has appeared on many shows, but the most famous one is stranger things and enola holmes And this year, she launched her own clothing brand called Florence by Mills.
Discussing her underwater proposal by Jake Bon Jovi, the son of famous musician Jon Bon Jovi, she appeared to be switching accents, with some fans saying she was switching between American and British. pointed out that it sounded like “Australian”.
The Emmy-nominated actor told the audience how she and Bon Jovi got their diving licenses and that they felt it was the perfect time to propose while on vacation.
“So we dove down and we were meters below and he gave me what looked like a seashell. And I turned it over and it was a ring,” she told Fallon.
She described how she put the ring on her finger before it slipped and “plummeted” deep into the water, causing her new fiancé to swim after him.
However, viewers were too distracted by the star’s accent.
Viewers said Brown’s accent was no longer British.
(The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon)
“Her accent is basically gone,” one user commented on Brown’s Instagram interview post. Another asked: “Where’s your British accent?”
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Some people said that her British accent did not disappear, but remained along with the American language: “Her accent is very mixed British and American, and she likes both accents.”
However, some came to her defense, arguing that this phenomenon is common for actors who have to play a variety of roles.
“Imagine being offended by someone else’s accent,” said one defender.
Another added: “For anyone saying she doesn’t have that British accent anymore please keep in mind she’s currently filming.” stranger things 5 So she has recently started using an American accent. ”
final season of stranger things is scheduled to arrive on Netflix in 2024.
Series creator brother-sister duo Matt and Ross Duffer announced in early 2022 that the show would end after season 5, but production was halted for approximately seven months due to the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes.