House of the Dragon star Olivia Cooke, 30, says she 'got rid of her Northern accent to succeed as an actor' because she felt 'less intelligent' than middle class counterparts
House Of The Dragon star Olivia Cooke has revealed she got rid of her Northern accent to succeed as an actress. Olivia, 30, ...
Most guilty British accents revealed
New research has revealed that some accents sound ‘guiltier’ than others – and stereotyped as more likely to have committed a crime. Researchers asked 180 participants to listen to recordings of 10 ...
Regional accent stereotype concern raised by study
The study, published in Frontiers in Communication, suggested that despite progress in equality and diversity - including ...
‘We are just friendly people’: Public reacts to survey findings that people with Belfast accent perceived as 'less likely to commit crime'
There’s no point pretending Belfast locals will be winning awards for the sexiest or easiest to understand accents any time soon but it’s not all bad news for NI accent lovers.