'She had us all fooled!' Fans are shocked by Rose Leslie's 'posh' accent as she speaks out on her Kit Harington romance on This Morning
She played a Wildling in Game Of Thrones and a Yorkshire maid in Downton Abbey.
So viewers of This Morning were a little shocked to hear Rose Leslie's real life accent when she appeared on Wednesday's episode of the ITV show.
The actress had fans taking to Twitter to dissect her 'posh' accent as she spoke about her career and her relationship with GoT co-star Kit Harington.
Ygritte, is that you? Viewers of This Morning were a little shocked to hear Rose Leslie's real life accent when she appeared on Wednesday's episode of the ITV show
Rose, 29, was on the show to talk about her new movie Morgan, but viewers were distracted by her accent, with one fan tweeting:
'Am genuinely shocked at how different Rose Leslie sounds to her game of thrones character.'
Another added: '@RoseLeslie's accent is messing with my head.'
Shock: Rose, 29, was on the show to talk about her new movie Morgan, but viewers were distracted by her accent
Look ladylike in Rose's Altuzarra midi dress
Rose Leslie was a million miles away from the characters she plays in Game of Thrones and Downton Abbey on This Morning today. Looking super chic in an Altuzarra shirt dress and pointed court shoes, viewers commented on her real life ‘posh’ accent.
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Talent: Rose has mastered a northern accent for her roles in Game of Thrones and Downton Abbey
Heritage: Viewers were even more shocked when Rose explained she was born and bred in Scotland and went to school in Somerset
Sitting pretty: Rose looked gorgeous in a Altuzarra's ‘Ella’ polka dot dress for her TV appearance
'Never get over the fact Rose Leslie is Scottish, speaks like the Queen and had us all fooled with her wilding accent,' pointed out another.
Hosts Eammon Holmes and Ruth Langsford were quick to ask Rose about her ability to master accents, with the actress, who adds an American accent to her repertoire in her new film, quipping:
'This is the real me. Bizarrely enough I'm from Scotland, born and raised. I was sent to boarding school in Somerset.'
Huge success: Rose spoke about the roles she's landed, as Ygritte in GoT and Gwen in Downton (pictured), admitting she had no idea how successful the shows would be
The unknown: 'At that time I was very excited just because it was a gig for six months', she said of her first year on the Downton set
'I love it, I think it's really wonderful to escape from your own voice and take on someone's else's persona.'
Rose also spoke about the huge roles she's landed, as Ygritte in GoT and Gwen in Downton, admitting she had no idea at the time how successful both shows would be.
'At that time I was very excited just because it was a gig for six months', she said of her first year on the Downton set. 'I'd never been employed for that amount of time.'
Work and love: It was on the Game of Thrones set that Rose met her boyfriend Kit Harington
It was on the Game of Thrones set that Rose met her boyfriend Kit Harington, with the couple confirming their romance earlier this year.
She admitted their busy schedules keep them apart, with Kit still away for much of the year shooting GoT while she left the series in 2013.
'It's kind of an embarrassment of riches whereby both of us are working, it's wonderful to be busy but we make it work, Facetime is a must,' she said of how the two actors stay in touch.
Long distance love: She admitted their busy schedules keep them apart, with Kit still away for much of the year shooting GoT while she left the series in 2013
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