Millie Bobby Brown is opening up about the backlash she's received for her changing accent. The 'Stranger Things' star discussed the criticism she's received for alternating between a British accent and an American accent during a recent episode of the 'SmartLess' podcast hosted by Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes and Will Arnett.
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00:00Millie Bobby Brown is opening up about the backlash she's received for her changing accent.
00:07The Stranger Things star discussed the criticism she's received for alternating between a British
00:11accent and an American accent during a recent episode of the Smartless podcast, hosted by
00:16Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, and Will Arnett.
00:19When one of the hosts pointed out that Brown kept switching accents during the interview,
00:23she said this.
00:24"...that was such a huge thing for a minute, like my whole, like, I actually call it the
00:28accent gate, because it's like so frustrating, because that was like everywhere, like, for
00:33a second, like, everyone was talking about my accent, and they had a real problem about
00:38it."
00:39She continued,
00:40"...I'm married to an American.
00:42When I'm around his family, I immediately go into an American accent.
00:45But then I was just in England, and the second I hear my mom and dad's accent, I just go
00:49right back."
00:50Brown married Jake Bongiovi in May 2024.
00:54She went on to share this message with those who have criticized her.
00:56"...you want me to be an actor, you want me to play these characters, but you expect me
01:00not to morph into people, what I hear is what I do, I do that, you know?"
01:05Brown's latest film, The Electric State, hits Netflix on March 14th.
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