‘Lovely to hear Timothée is charmed’: Hull basks in actor’s review of accent

Timothée Chalamet, pictured here at the Wonka premiere in Los Angeles, seemed surprised that others did not share his view on the Hull accent. Photograph: Matt Baron/BEI/Shutterstock

He might be considered duvall – a handsome man – but that’s not to be confused with mafting – meaning boiling hot. The Hollywood heartthrob Timothée Chalamet has earned himself a loyal new fanbase after he declared Hull’s often derided accent to be “sexy”.

Asked in a media interview how he felt about the British way of speaking, the Wonka star said: “I like the Hull accent.” Confused by the laughter off screen, he asked: “Why is everyone cracking up? Is it not a sexy accent? Hull is sexy.”