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The Netflix star, 20, appeared on Thursday’sepisodeofThe Tonight ShowStarringJimmy Fallonand a handful of fans took to social media to note how it seems like she has fully taken on an American accent since living and working in the U.S.
Throughout the interview, the actress — who was born to British parents and spent much of her childhood in Bournemouth, England before eventually moving to Orlando, Florida — largely spoke in an American accent, while some words carried an English inflection.
The first time theStranger Thingsstar’s original accent made an appearance was as she joked about how herbeloved dog Winnie“somehow makes everything about her,” with “her” losing the hard “R” sound. During several other instances, like explaining how she and her fiancéJake Bongiovi“bonded” over scuba diving when sharing how he ended upproposing to her on a dive, it also subtly came through.
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OnYouTube, one viewer noted, “her british accent is barely there anymore😭😭 i know shes been in america for a long time now but omg it used to be SO strong,” while several others compared her voice to resembling a Valley girl’s or “an impersonation of an American accent.”
Dozens of fans shared their thoughts in a Reel of the conversation onThe Tonight Show’sInstagram. “Her accent is basically gone 😮,” a shocked commented replied, while another added, “She sounds so American now 😭😭.”
Several fans also brushed off criticism that she lost her British accent on purpose and one reasoned that the Emmy-nominated performer iscurrently filming the final season ofStranger Things, which is why an American accent is coming through.
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While Brown became a household name with her portrayal of Eleven onStranger Things, she’s appeared in a handful of U.S. and U.K.-based productions since the show premiered when she was just 12 years old.
While appearing onMiley Cyrus’ Instagram seriesBright Mindedin 2020, Brown told the pop superstar, 31, that she actually picked up how to sound American from watchingHannah Montana.
TheDamselactress later confirmed on a May 2022 appearance onThe Tonight Showthat watching the Disney Channel series was in fact how sheperfected slipping out of her British accent.
source: people.com
