Jacob Elordi revealed that his northern accent for Wuthering Heights came from a surprisingly ordinary place, the bath.
The Brisbane-born actor, who plays Heathcliff in Emerald Fennell’s new adaptation of the Emily Brontë classic, said he perfected his accent through incessant rehearsals at home.
“I just practice it in the bath, over and over, over and over again,” Elordi explained, offering a glimpse into her routine.
He added that he had become particularly fond of local pronunciation quirks, saying, “I like meks and teks, instead of take. I like MEK, TEK,” spelling them carefully.
Elordi, 28, stars alongside Margot Robbie’s Catherine in the film, which is set on the windswept moors of Yorkshire and has already generated buzz and some controversy ahead of its release.
The film’s casting choices and darker, provocative elements sparked debate online, but that didn’t dampen anticipation.
At the London premiere on Thursday night, large crowds gathered in the rain to catch a glimpse of the two Australian stars as enthusiasm around the project continues to grow.
The filming itself was not without incident.
Elordi suffered second-degree burns during filming and was briefly hospitalized after a shower accident.
He later explained that while scrubbing his feet under a steam shower, he leaned back and accidentally burned his back on the steam button.
The injury came after long, physically demanding days on the moors, where he had rolled in the dirt to fully absorb Heathcliff’s raw intensity.
Director Emerald Fennell admitted she was initially alarmed when she learned Elordi had been rushed to hospital, fearing something much more serious.
Elordi, however, later joked about the mishap, likening it to an extreme method of acting, and spoke of feeling a “spiritual” connection when he first arrived at the drama filming locations.
Wuthering Heightsstarring Elordi and Robbie, is set to hit theaters on February 13, with audiences eager to see how this bold reimagining of the literary classic will translate to the big screen.
