Nadine baffles TV viewers with her ‘soggy sponge’ accent
DERRY Girls may have brought the city’s lingo to the world — but Nadine’s Coyle distinctive twang is still confusing television viewers.
The Derry native has lived in LA and London in recent years and has herself admitted her accent is now a mix of all three locations.
But during a chat with fellow Northern Ireland star Christine Lampard on ITV’s Lorraine on Wednesday, it seemed viewers were still baffled by what she is saying. Speaking to Christine about her upcoming tour, the 32-yearold singer chatted about her plan to perform hits from Girls Aloud’s back catalogue as well as her own new material.
But many viewers were less interested in what she was saying, and more on how she was saying it. Taking to Twitter, one wrote: “Does Nadine ever use the same accent twice?”
“Sounds like someone is wringing out a soggy sponge. Irish and American accent rolled into one. Some sort of voodoo language?” another asked.
One viewer posted: “I’m literally relying on subtitles for this Christine/Nadine interview! American accent? Irish accent? Make up your f***ing mind Nadine you sell out!
“Still as flipping annoying as when they first started — hurting my ears.”
Nadine moved to London in 2002 after winning her place in Girls Aloud along with Sarah Harding, Cheryl Tweedy, Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh during Popstars: The Rivals.
She later moved to LA to open her own Irish bar and restaurant.
She has now relocated to the UK with daughter Anaiya and partner, former American football player Jason Bell.