Millie Bobby Brown Explains Accent Changes

Millie Bobby Brown is setting the record straight for anyone who’s confused about her accent.

Brown, who was born to English parents, addressed her occasionally shifting speech pattern during an appearance on Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes and Will Arnett’s “Smartless” podcast, which was released Monday.

“That was such a huge thing for a minute,” Brown said of her accent and the backlash it’s caused over the years, which she even has a name for.

“I actually call it the ‘accent gate’ because it’s so frustrating because that was everywhere,” Brown explained, saying that people “had a real problem about it.”

“And I was like, ‘Guys, like, I’m married to an American,’” she said. “When I’m around his family, I immediately go into, like, an American accent. But then I was just in England, and then the second I hear my mum and dad’s accent, I just go right back into it.”

Brown added that people “want me to be an actor, you want me to play these characters, but you expect me not to morph into people. What I hear is what I do. … It’s all part of it.”

Not only is Brown married to an American (Jake Bongiovi, the son of singer Jon Bon Jovi), but her family also moved from England to Orlando, Florida, when she was young.

Brown has addressed criticism of her accent before, including during an interview with influencer and presenter Max Balegde.

“I don’t do it intentional, and I’m sorry if it offends you, OK?” Brown said of her critics. “But listen, I’m trying my best! I’m trying my best.”