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House of the Dragon star Olivia Cooke, 30, says she 'got rid of her Northern accent to succeed as an actor' because she felt 'less intelligent' than middle class counterparts By Peter Henn Published: 18:46 EDT, 15 June 2024 | Updated: 18:50 EDT, 15 June 2024 e-mail View comments House Of The Dragon star Olivia Cooke has revealed she got rid of her Northern accent to succeed as an actress. Olivia, 30, whose mother was a sales rep and father a policeman, said her working class roots in Oldham left her feeling less intelligent than middle class actors. She had a chip on her shoulder yet ditching her accent made her ‘feel really sad’.

She said: ‘I put on a voice when speaking to someone with a different upbringing. I’m proud of where I come from but it was a source of embarrassment because I didn’t feel as intelligent as others. ‘I speak about that to my therapist and try not to do it, but I do have a chip on my shoulder about being working class.



’ House Of The Dragon star Olivia Cooke (pictured) has revealed she got rid of her Northern accent to succeed as an actress Olivia, 30, whose mother was a sales rep and father a policeman, said her working class roots in Oldham left her feeling less intelligent than middle class actors Olivia starred as Becky Sharp in ITV’s adaptation of Thackeray’s Vanity Fair before winning the part of Alicent Hightower in the Game Of Thrones spin-off House Of The Dragon. She told The Times that acting was becoming harder for people f.

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