Actress Brenda Blethyn, known for her role in ITV's crime drama Vera, revealed that she was asked to tone down her Geordie accent for the show. The star shared this unusual complaint about her iconic character, sparking discussions about accents and character portrayal in TV shows.
Even in Liverpool you can see the advance of lower class accents up the chain over the past 50 years. Scousers just don’t sound like this anymore. https://t.co/fQOEtXcdQY
Vera star Brenda Blethyn was told to scale back Geordie accent for hit ITV crime show 😲 #vera #brendablethyn #itv https://t.co/y0LIW5vixY
Actress Brenda Blethyn says she was asked to "tone back" her Geordie accent for the hit ITV crime drama Vera 😲 #vera #brendablethyn #itv https://t.co/0iN3CJnsI1
ITV Vera star Brenda Blethyn ‘told off’ by show bosses as she shares unusual complaint about iconic character https://t.co/YplfwcKA2t
English accent... https://t.co/CiYvcznXcz
Vera star Brenda Blethyn was told to scale back Geordie accent for hit ITV crime show https://t.co/jjHVPGk7MS