Former Ugly Betty star Ashley Jensen says TV bosses told her to ditch her fake US accent
October 15th, 2009 at 1:55pm
Former Ugly Betty star Ashley Jensen has revealed TV bosses told her to ditch her fake US accent in favour of her natural Scottish voice.
The 40-year-old actress, who previously starred in Ricky Gervais’ smash-hit show Extras, quit the US sitcom to star in a new show called Accidentally On Purpose but producers were desperate for her to keep her natural voice.
She said: “The two jobs that I’ve done, I’ve gone in and used an American accent.
“But they go, ‘Do it in your own’. And then they go, ‘It’s funnier in that strange little accent that you have’.
“It adds colour to shows when there’s another accent in there. I’ve lived with this accent all my life and I know the rhythms and pauses that make it funny.”
Source: Splash News
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