American’s can’t understand Cheryl Cole
Cheryl Cole
Cheryl Cole’s Geordie accent is apparently proving to be a problem in her bid to become a star in the US.
The Girls Aloud singer, from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, has been chosen by Simon Cowell to front a US version of The X Factor – but The Daily Mirror reports US TV bosses are screening episodes of the British talent show to audiences to gauge how well they can understand her.
A source said: “They were bowled over by Cheryl and thought she was sassy, smart, charismatic and beautiful; there was just one small problem – they couldn’t make head nor tail of her Geordie accent.”
The source added: “She was witty, empathetic and really encouraging to some of the acts.
“But while her accent isn’t that thick, the Americans really seemed to struggle with it.
“Simon jokingly offered to pay for elocution lessons for her but, seriously, that may be the route she has to take if she is really considering breaking into television over there.”
When Geordie duo Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly – both born and bred in Newcastle like Cheryl – filmed game show Wanna Bet in America, US producers hired an interpreter to prevent their accents confusing viewers.
The specialist listened on headphones and alerted bosses by hitting a button if he heard something he did not understand.
Dec said their pronunciation of “our” proved trickiest for Americans. But he insisted: “They weren’t completely in the dark – it only happened about twice in six shows.”
Well I can always understand her!! If Cheryl loses her accent it will take away from what makes Cheryl, Cheryl! She should definitely keep it and be proud of her roots!