Jacob Elordi

Jacob Elordi has shed some light on how he tackled the Yorkshire accent for the controversial new Wuthering Heights film.

Among accusations of whitewashing and test audiences’ shock at a reported opening mid-execution ejaculation scene, the fact that the film’s two leads – Jacob and Margot Robbie – are both Australian has been less talked about.

However, when the trailer – and, later, a full clip – dropped for Saltburn director Emerald Fennell’s adaptation of Emily Bronte’s classic novel, we got a preview of Jacob’s take on the Northern English accent.

Speaking to the BBC, the actor has now revealed how he tackled the notoriously tricky task.

“I just practise it in the bath, over and over and over and over,” he said. “I like the ‘meks’ and the ‘teks’, instead........

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