The English Woman Who Woke Up With A Welsh Accent | This Morning

In January 2022, Zoe Coles was diagnosed with Functional Neurological Disorder after waking up with slurred speech. However, 6 weeks ago, she woke up with what she described as a German accent, which over the last 6 weeks has morphed into a Welsh one! As an English woman with no connection to Germany or Wales, Zoe joins us to explain how this has affected her life, and why it might not be all bad. Dr Sara joins alongside to explain the science behind this bizarre occurrence and how Zoe might have picked up a 'Welsh' accent.
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[@thetatn1113]

Watches gavin and stacey once

[@andiemorgan961]

A neurological disorder can cause speech alterations. Her initial speech pattern was sharp and irregular, sounding more Eastern European. Now it's softer with a slight inflection that does to a certain degree resemble a Welsh accent. But it's not a true Welsh accent.

[@220773]

Her accent is totally Welsh, come on... she's putting it all up to be shown on the telly, I'm almost certain.

[@amberleehildebrand3897]

I also have FND and part of it is suspected Foreign Accent Syndrome. I would be SO grateful to meet this woman. I never thought I'd hear of another person with a condition this similar to mine. I can assure you, it's real and it is 100 times more complicated than they had time to explain.

[@robbpatterson6796]

It doesn't sound exactly Welsh but almost a mix, I do hear a bit of Wesh, but also Geordie, South African and Brummie. There may be some Danish, German or Dutch thrown in but it's so varied that you can't pick one accent

[@220773]

Och, come on, it's definitely Welsh, so she's putting it on.

[@mariannehancock8282]

I was thinking much the same.

[@kstadives3]

She got an upgrade!

[@hangten1904]

The English accent in the car sounded a mix of German and Italian

[@Ma55ey]

My mum was diagnosed with FND 2 years ago had every scan under the sun but everything comes back normal... She went from an average 60 year old working in a school kitchen to looking like a dementia patient overnight... and there doesnt seem to be anything anyone can do about it other than offer mental health support which doesnt do anything really...

[@Hengoed74]

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 beautiful accent, come to Wales you'll love it here Gower mumbles all the coast you won't go wrong beautiful ❤️💚🤍

[@Michelle_Schu-blacka]

I would imagine it's something to do with the effect of how muscles work to produce speech. A change in the way the muscles are activated because of a neurological issue will produce a different sound and thus, different accent, which could be any accent that exists or something that doesn't. In any case, our brains will place the new accent with something we already know. Like how the Barbadian accent is similar to a West Country accent and there's similarities between Canadian and Scottish. In her case, it's not a thick accent anyway, but I would definitely place it as Welsh, which is a pretty sexy accent, so it's not all bad for her.

[@LeahAvaGeorgia]

My best friends sister has this condition. She had a slight Black Country accent and now it’s a full on Georgie accent

[@daraodonnell6514]

She was also on this morning

[@aledmorgan4889]

Doesn't really sound welsh seems like a hybrid Geordie, welsh and gino d'acampo

[@royalmailman1]

When she says no I'm not having you she does sound like a person from Birmingham way 😮

[@tamarasanders9574]

I wonder how often you would have had to hear the accent to have it appear, I am assuming, from one's subconscious? I have occasionally heard Bryn Terfel on videos, but I cannot right now distinguish ow her "Welsh" accent is different from her normal accent, or from Cornish accents from "Doc Martin". Presumably you would have had to have heard the accent enough to at least recognise it. Really fascinating.

[@YamnayaSintash]

A relic of a past life

[@Elizalustof]

This is what I’ve been saying for years! What if these mysterious accents are from past lives? that would mean our soul is transformed and that must sometimes mix with our brain etc Sounds crazy I know 😅

[@jamieleigh807]

Alison’s face 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@user-jm2ll4rh2p]

As an American I can confirm you sound the same 😂

[@lilymarsh2646]

Just listen to your self before on reapeat and you will pick it up

[@mermaidmimsy]

Eh? I seen alot of people with this. I don’t understand how this is real but I know DID is real.

[@danielrawsthorne108]

She is a good voice actor, several times she said a few words in her normal accent then quickly changed to a non native welsh accent

[@kushcloud420]

As a native welsh person we dont claim her 😂

[@sedoniadragotta8323]

Me neither Twp and chopsy she is. Now if she spoke actual Welsh fair enough . I'm tamping I am it's an insult .

[@kushcloud420]

@@sedoniadragotta8323 one reason I can tell shes faking i left wales at the ages of 3 for London and it took me half my life to get a London accent and the welsh accent still slips out around family you cant jus wake up with a random accent and wales has been blowing up as a tourist destination over covid

[@aneirathomas4955]

literally i dont know who decided it was welsh but it sounds more indian or south african to me lol

[@teresayeates3437]

​@@kushcloud420Medical doctor are you? Neurologist? Clearly not. Your arguement is beyond ridiculous.

[@teresayeates3437]

@@kushcloud420 "you don't just wake up with a random accent" tells me your level of ignorance, medically and otherwise.

[@christineangelafarmer4900]

I'm welsh fyn sariad cymraeg but that accent 😂😂😂😂😂

[@Katie-lt7kd]

I'm Welsh! That is NOT a Welsh accent!!

[@arnoldsaunders6073]

Very similar to one of the valleys accents.

[@arawn10]

I'm Canadian, but had a bad dog sled accident.. I woke up ordering lob scouse and Brains at McDonald's..

[@paule8174]

Oooooohhhh What’s Occuring????

[@rafezetter8003]

Her accent when she's driving sounds like the people who are from the eastern block countries - Poland, Russia, Lithuania etc speaking english - not much german in there at all.

[@red88ization]

move to the valleys we will take you

[@sedoniadragotta8323]

We won't

[@starrysky81818]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@aneirathomas4955]

are you even welsh no one in the valleys sounds like that.. hers sounds more indian or something lol

[@welshhibby]

Whats wrong with a welsh accent ?!

[@s.r.howell1297]

She doesn't have one, that's the issue. She has a condition.

[@matthewkent5212]

Most british people have never been to Germany and only hear how germans talk in war films so how do they know she sounds german?

[@Yes-kn6zm]

I find it a bit odd that when she had her german accent she started talking as if english wasnt her first language, seems a bit suspect to me

[@thefantasyreview8709]

Little Britain has a lot to answer for.

[@CrossxFir3]

Im not convinced

[@eyeswideopen7777]

Welsh accent is not that different

[@nigelgroves-or1yj]

couldn't she of dreamt she had lived in wales her whole life,

[@aneirathomas4955]

it doesn't sound very welsh in my opinion i don't know who decided it was lol

[@fay-amieaspen6046]

She sounded more oriental in the car video clip

[@StuartPronAccent-xi1gt]

She sounded nothing like German for sure.

[@jedimasterjoe5386]

This is like a person from Ohio getting a southern accent

[@jerwiffy]

Oh not again...now Welsh as well as Gan canny lingo...they having ya on.

[@lewisroberts8683]

Could be worse could be scouse or brummie😂

[@amad132]

Hahahahaha stress trauma

[@emmalouise8499]

Fake af

[@lilymarsh2646]

Lol

[@ilovebabybelle]

This is spiritual not scientific.

[@cauliflowerpower41]

Wow 1st comment like this. I've been asking the Lord if it's supernatural. 😮

[@shrinewitch]

​@@cauliflowerpower41what did they say?

[@rhoops6322]

What, she’s spiritually welsh? 😂

[@scottl.1568]

Whut

[@joshuawayneyork]

FND

[@katehall2680]

E

[@tylermiles8332]

It's a pretty bad Welsh accent to be fair

[@DB-uh9zn]

Dont sound welsh at all

[@StuartPronAccent-xi1gt]

Didn´t sound German at all

[@220773]

Hey, DO NOT FOOL ME. Speech alterations WON'T explain why you put on a Welsh accent all of a sudden. This lass is PUTTING IT ALL UP to be shown on the telly, NEVER BELIEVE WHAT THE TELLY SHOWS YOU. And to all those who can hear traces of other accents well, le'ts face it, this one is a MOCK WELSH ACCENT if we're honest enough. Television can have you believe whatever they please.

[@boxthorncutter2804]

Gotta be fake

[@jamieleigh807]

I’m from the capital of wales she doesn’t sound Welsh😂😂😂😂

[@arnoldsaunders6073]

It is similar to some of those who live in the valleys.

[@Blacksquareable]

@@arnoldsaunders6073 Agree. We're fond of running our words together so it's probably making it easier for her to speak.