Solanke

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In ma heed ya sound like a Geordie Barry Manilow haha.

I couldn't quite find the comparison, Leon Best is exactly right man! Bang on that's his level.

Barry Manilow...ffs, man. 🤣🤣🤣

I teach kids whose parents are doctors, lawyers, that sort of catchment area. One of the dads said that he was told his son, who was auditioning for the part of a local child for a TV drama, sounded too posh ..so he told his son to listen to how I speak and copy it. 🤣🤣🤣

Funnily enough, he's not a local, this fella, but he said he could tell I was from Fenham by my accent and that West End sounds very different (to him) from, say Wallsend.

[Ragatino]

Barry Manilow...ffs, man. 🤣🤣🤣

I teach kids whose parents are doctors, lawyers, that sort of catchment area. One of the dads said that he was told his son, who was auditioning for the part of a local child for a TV drama, sounded too posh ..so he told his son to listen to how I speak and copy it. 🤣🤣🤣

Funnily enough, he's not a local, this fella, but he said he could tell I was from Fenham by my accent and that West End sounds very different (to him) from, say Wallsend.

Wow, bet you felt a range of emotions to hear that Sh!t haha. "Oh Tarquin, listen to the rough Geordie speak", bit of a dick move but lol could be worse, could be a Cockney, Scouser, Brummy, Mackem, mancy Manc.