Liam Payne to Joss Stone – celebs who have gone viral for their new accents

Singer and ex-One Direction member Liam Payne went viral on Sunday 27 March night when he debuted a bizarre new accent on the red carpet at Elton John AIDS Foundation's annual Academy Awards viewing party.

Forgoing his well-known Wolverhampton accent for a seemingly Irish-American twang, he left viewers scratching their heads.

Liam, who recently revealed the cheeky way his son got out of going to school, isn’t the only celebrity to have been called out for adopting a strange new accent over the years.

From Joss Stone to Victoria Beckham, OK! takes a look at the other celebrities who have gone viral for their new accents...

Liam Payne

Strip That Down singer Liam, 28, was interviewed on the red carpet at Elton John AIDS Foundation's annual Academy Awards viewing party on Sunday night, when he was asked to give his take on the controversial slapping incident between Will Smith and Chris Rock.

His accent had changed from his recognisable Black Country accent to a hard-to-place mix of what seemed to be Irish and American. On the Oscars drama between Smith and Rock, he said of Smith: “I believe whatever he felt that he did, he had the right to do.”

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Joss Stone

British singer Joss Stone, 34, perhaps most notable for her song Right To Be Wrong, was mocked for talking with an American twang at the 2007 Brit Awards.

The songstress, who hails from Dover, Kent, later defended her accent in an interview with The Independent, saying: “At the end of the day, I don't give a f**k if people have a problem with my accent. That's all I can say about it.”

Victoria Beckham

Victoria Beckham, 47, who rose to fame as ‘Posh Spice’ in legendary girl band Spice Girls, was known for her cheeky Essex accent.

Over the years, however, it seems she really has become ‘posh’, surprising fans with a very eloquent accent. In a segment for Vogue’s ’73 Questions’ video series in 2015, she left fans scratching their heads at her new way of speaking.

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All-American actress Lindsay Lohan, 35, known for films such as Mean Girls and Freaky Friday has baffled fans in the past with an odd mix of European accents, such as Greek and Russian.

The actress has defended her strange mixed accent, saying that it comes from her experience of living in different countries with different cultures, and her commitment to learning new languages. She currently resides in Dubai, UAE.

Nadine Coyle

Ex-Girls Aloud band member Nadine Coyle, 36, hails from Londonderry, Ireland, so it was a big surprise to fans when she adopted an American accent.

Given that she spent a number of years living in the US with former fiancé, American football player, Jason Bell and their daughter Anaíya, some might say she could be forgiven for picking up the US twang.

Mark Wright

Former The Only Way Is Essex star, Mark Wright, 35, who unsurprisingly is known for his strong Essex accent, baffled internet users back in 2017 when he adopted a new American accent to interview Irish actor Liam Neeson during his stint as a presenter for US entertainment programme, Extra.

Madonna

Material Girl pop superstar Madonna, 63, who hails from Michigan in the US, adopted a fake British accent in the late 1990’s and early 2000’s. At the time, she was married to British director, Guy Richie, and lived in London.

In 2003, Madonna's spokeswoman defended the singer’s new accent to The Wall Street Journal, saying: “She does naturally pick up on languages and sounds of people around her... It's certainly not meant as an affect... When she's back in New York for a while, she gets right into the New Yawk sound.”

Gwyneth Paltrow

American actress Gwyneth Paltrow, 49, was married to Coldplay frontman, Chris Martin from 2003 to 2016, and spent some of that time living in London, UK. During this time, she spoke in a British accent in a number of interviews, leaving some internet users to brand her accent ‘fake’.

Britney Spears

Louisiana native, Britney Spears, 40, has long been known for her Southern American drawl, but over the years, she’s spoken in different accents. Most notably, when she suffered a mental breakdown in 2007, she was heard speaking in a lilted British accent.

Kim Cattrall

Kim Cattrall, 65, is best-known for her role as Samantha Jones in cult TV show, Sex and The City. Whilst she had a very American accent in the show, it’s little-known that the actress was actually born in Liverpool, England.

Whenever she does interviews in the UK, she tends to slip back to her native British accent.

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