Millie Bobby Brown’s career has been on the rise ever since her career-defining role as Eleven in the hit Netflix series Stranger Things. The actress has shown her immense versatility through the character as each season sees her growth and evolution. Brown has also shown her knack for comedy with her two Enola Holmes movies.
In the past few days, fans have observed her speaking style and her fluctuating between American and British accents in interviews. People were confused as to why she was doing this and whether she had completely lost her true British accent. Brown addressed these concerns and explained her language fluctuations as an adaptability effect to the place she travels to.
Millie Bobby Brown Has a Logical Explanation for Her Accent Fluctuations
Millie Bobby Brown was recently promoting her new Netflix film Damsel, in which she stars as a princess who is lured into the evil plans of a royal family and must manage to survive the dangers that come her way. She gave many interviews where she talked about the film, and fans noticed something about her that they considered odd.
Brown seems to alternate between an American and British accent in interviews. In her appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, she constantly fluctuates between the two accents throughout while speaking to Jimmy Fallon. Fans thought this was weird and were concerned that she got too used to living in America and had slowly started losing her British accent.
However, that is not the case, according to Brown herself. In an interview, she stated that she likes to adapt to the place she goes to and wants to mimic other people. She gives examples of her fiancé and Fallon, who are American and automatically switching to an American accent to adapt to their manner of speaking.
She further explains that this process follows when she goes back home to England, where she switches back to her natural accent. She said (via The Hollywood Reporter)
“I grew up in America. I come to set, and I’m an actor, and I adapt, and so I want to mimic other people! I can’t help that when I’m around my fiancé, or when I’m with people like Jimmy Fallon, who have a very American accent, I wanna replicate it! And now I’m in England, I wanna replicate that [accent]! I don’t do it intentionally, and I’m sorry if it offends you, OK? But listen, I’m trying my best! I’m trying my best.”
Brown also clarified that she is not mocking anyone by her accent fluctuations, and she is only trying to adapt to the environment around her. People can get too carried away sometimes and assume the worst when they see something they don’t like. This clarification from Brown will put away the doubts that people had.
Millie Bobby Brown Was Drawn to Damsel By its Unique Take on Fantasy
Millie Bobby Brown stars as Princess Elodie in Netflix’s latest fantasy film Damsel. The film was a new territory for Brown as most of her scenes were by herself, trying to survive inside a dragon’s lair. The actress revealed that the film is not the run-of-the-mill fantasy story that one has seen many times. She told ScreenRant that this was the main reason for signing up for the film.
Brown stated that she was drawn to the fact that her character was not a damsel-in-distress like many female characters in most fantasy stories. She is determined and strong and manages to fight any sort of danger that is a threat to her. She also believes this theme of the film sends a good message to young people out there. She said,
“I think that’s probably what drew me to it the most, is just it’s not a typical fantasy. It’s not a typical fairytale. The princess ends up being her own savior. I just think it’s a good message to send and put out there in the world. And so, yeah, I think that’s probably what drew me to it.”
Brown is currently shooting for the final season of Stranger Things, which is set to premiere sometime next year. She is also set to lead The Russo Brothers’ next film for Netflix titled The Electric State, which also stars Chris Pratt. The film will be released on Netflix sometime this year.
