Millie Bobby Brown is setting the record straight on her changing accent.

During a March 10 appearance on the Smartless podcast, the Stranger Things star, 21, addressed the changes in her voice after fans noticed she would go back and forth between her British and American accents.

When cohost Will Arnett pointed out how “cool” it was that she would go “in and out” throughout their conversation, Brown admitted that the online chatter about her accent had been challenging.

“That was such a huge thing for a minute,” she explained. “I call it the accent gate because it’s so frustrating because that was everywhere. Like for a second, everyone was talking about my accent, and they had a real problem about it. And I was like, ‘Guys, I’m married to an American.'”

Brown, who married Jake Bongiovi in May 2024, continued, “When I’m around his family, I immediately go into, like, an American accent. But then I was just in England, and then the second I hear my mom and dad’s accent, I just go right back.”

As an actress, she noted that shifting into different characters and taking on various accents was a part of the job.

“You want me to play these characters, but you expect me not to morph into people. What I hear is what I do,” she added. “It’s all part of it.”