While some stars are forced to fix their accent in order to get a specific role, some others appear to be speaking in accents despite not being a part of the said culture and heritage.
- January 10, 2021
AceShowbiz - Madonna isn't the only one who was accused of faking her British accent after getting married to a British. Social media users slammed Meghan Markle for allegedly speaking with a slight British accent less than two months after tying the knot with Prince Harry back in 2018. The speculations arose after a clip from her public appearance with Queen Elizabeth II in Cheshire, England, saw her saying in a voice change, "We all had a great day, I think … The sun was shining for us."
"Meghan Markle is a lil phony for that fake British accent coming through. But if I became British royalty you'd see me day 2 saying pip pip cheerio," one critic tweeted sarcastically at the time. Language expert Patti Wood, however, defended the Duchess of Sussex for picking up the accent after living in the U.K. "Even in brief phone calls with friends and family you may begin to subconsciously match and mirror your partner," she explained. "When you love someone you often match and mirror their body language and paralanguage, (aspects of the voice like tone, tempo, accent, and speaking rate) when you are with them."
