Smith talks with a Londonaccent that even has a hint of cockney, but he was born and raised in Nottinghamshire, where the broader Midlands-accent dominates, and he opened his first shop in Nottingham when he was 24.
She had two months working with Zellweger before filming started on Bridget Jones's Diary, comprising lessons in the morning followed by afternoons out together in London when the actress was forced to keep up her accent.