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Margot Robbie's Accent Too Aussie for Neighbours?
15 Feb
Summary
- Margot Robbie's Australian accent was deemed too strong for Neighbours.
- A recent TikTok video showcased Robbie's broad Queensland accent.
- Producers hired a dialect coach to tone down her natural speech.
Margot Robbie's natural Australian accent was deemed too pronounced for her role on the popular soap opera Neighbours. The Queensland-born actress, who played Donna Freedman from 2008 to 2011, recently had her distinctive local twang showcased in a TikTok video shared by Prime Video AU & NZ. In the clip, Robbie's speech features thick Australian inflections, with one fan humorously noting her pronunciation of 'an hour.'
Producers initially found Robbie's ocker accent to be too strong for the series, prompting them to enlist the help of a dialect coach. Robbie herself has acknowledged working to "round out" her accent, noting that she couldn't hear her own speech being problematic at the time. Prior to her breakthrough in Hollywood, Neighbours significantly boosted Robbie's profile, with her appearing in over 350 episodes of the long-running Australian drama.
