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Mia McKenna-Brucestar NetflixThe latest Agatha Christie adaptation has admitted she feels she would have been taken more seriously in the entertainment industry if she had had a “posh” accent.
The 28-year-old star, who hails from Bexley, Kent, got her big break in Molly Manning Walker’s acclaimed coming-of-age film how to have sex 2023.
McKenna-Bruce has two projects debuting this year: this Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials seriesCo-authored broadchurch Founder Chris Chibnall and Missis a four-part ITV show about Sarah Ferguson’s former dresser Jane Andrews, who is jailed for the murder of her boyfriend.
On both shows, McKenna-Bruce showcased a more polished voice — and in a new interview, the former Peaky Blinders The child star admitted she used to change her accent all the time.
“I feel like if I speak in a posh accent, I’ll be taken more seriously,” she Tell the timesthen added: “Slowly, I’ve gotten used to this being my sound.”
exist seven dials, McKenna-Bruce stars as detective Mrs. Eileen “Bundle” Brent in a star-studded cast that includes Helena Bonham-Carter and Martin Freeman. talking independent On the red carpet at the show’s launch, McKenna-Bruce revealed that she was injured during production and was forced to film a key scene with her injured foot.
She’s currently filming not one, but four of the most anticipated movies of the decade – Sir Sam Mendes’ Beatles biopic. McKenna-Bruce plays Maureen Starkey, Ringo Starr’s first wife, in four films, with each film focusing on a different member of the band.
saltburn actor Barry Keoughan as Drummer Starrwhile Paul Mescal (ordinary people) and Harris Dickinson (baby girl) respectively played Paul McCartney and John Lennon, as well as Joseph Queen (stranger things, game of Thrones) will play George Harrison.
The biopic will be released in April 2028 and will also star Amy Lou Wood, Saoirse Ronan and Anna Savoie.
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McKenna-Bruce spoke shortly after the character was announced last year admitted she was relieved the news was finally out.. “I’ve known for almost a year but I couldn’t tell my family,” she said. “I love them all, but they have the biggest mouths in the world.”
The actor also revealed she had to make some changes because she didn’t know much about the Liverpool foursome when casting.
“We sang ‘Eleanor Rigby’ and ‘Yellow Submarine’ at school, but it wasn’t my jam,” McKenna-Bruce said. “Now, I’m like, Oh my gosh, the Beatles are so underrated. That’s good. This is the music I sit on the train and listen to.”