I think it’s fair to say Emily Blunt has mastered the American accent. The British actress even earned a 2024 Oscar nomination for convincingly playing the wife of J. Robert Oppenheimer, Kitty.
But apparently Blunt has spent so much time in the United States that she's apparently experienced a change in her accent. Well, at least, that's what Blunt's mother has told her. We were reminded of this thanks, to a throwback interview that's been making the rounds on Facebook as of late.
In the video, Emily Blunt is speaking about her accent during an interview on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert . As she states amid the chat (which is available on YouTube ): She says to me on the phone sometimes, ‘You’re sounding very Mid-Atlantic.’ You know your voice is changing if your own mom brings it up! Emily Blunt was born in London and remained planted in her UK roots until she made the move to the United States around the time she married John Krasinski in 2010.
That’s a long time to be away from home, and it’s no wonder Blunt’s accent has apparently changed. The couple lived in Hollywood for many years but decided to move out to Brooklyn, New York . The Blunt/Krasinski brood isn't in Hollywod , because they wanted to create some breathing room between themselves and the movie and TV industry.
More recently, the couple also purchased a home in East London, and Blunt has shared being “over the moon” about her two daughters starting to sound “quite British” these day.
