Game of Thrones’ Rose Leslie surprises BBC Breakfast viewers with ‘posh accent’

Surprise: Viewers were left chocked by Rose Leslie's real accent

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Jennifer Ruby10 June 2016

Rose Leslie surprised fans with her real accent during an appearance on BBC Breakfast.

The Game of Thrones star, who plays Northern Wilding Ygritte in the hit show, left a number of viewers shocked by her ‘posh’ voice.

During her interview on Friday morning, a number of viewers took to Twitter in surprise that Leslie wasn’t really a northerner.

“Rose Leslie's actual voice just made me do a double take. She's POSH?!,” wrote one viewer.

Another posted: “Rose Leslie's accent frightfully posh.”

One Twitter user clearly couldn’t contain his shock, posting: “ROSE LESLIE'S REAL ACCENT. OH MY F****** LORD!”

“Rose Leslie was lovely on @BBCOne but can't believe she isn't really Northern #YouKnowNothingJonSnow #GameOfThrones,” wrote someone else.

Leslie, who is about to tread the boards in new Mike Bartlett play Contradictions, opened up about the freezing conditions she has to suffer while shooting Game of Thrones.

After admitting that temperatures sometimes dropped to minus 18, she said: “We were paranoid the camera lens would freeze over.

“Being covered in fur helped,” she added when asked how she kept going.

Leslie, who is dating former co-star Kit Harington, recently admitted that she knew for a year that his character would be returning from the dead.

Speaking to the Standard, she said: “I’m such a moron. I had been spewing this lie for over a year ... It just regurgitated out of me to the point where it was almost effortless.”