Ella Purnell has appeared on billboards across the world and appeared opposite Hollywood luminaries such as Angelina Jolie and Margot Robbie. But her greatest achievement might just be perfecting her American accent – to the point that many have no idea she’s actually British.
Case in point: Sweetpea, her new Sky Atlantic show in which she uses her actual London tones. “Somebody commented on the trailer and said, ‘Wow, she's got a really good British accent,’” Purnell laughs. “I'm very very proudly British. I feel like I'm a very British person. I think, isn't it obvious? But I suppose it must not be.”
