‘It’s outrageous!’ Today host Karl Stefanovic blasts Cody Simpson for an ‘un-Australian’ habit he picked up while living in Los Angeles
Karl Stefanovic roasted his friend Cody Simpson for his American accent during a lighthearted interview on the Today show on Tuesday.
The 23-year-old singer, who was speaking live via satellite from Hollywood, has a slight Californian twang after a decade living in the United States.
And Karl wasn’t about to let Cody off the hook, telling him it was ‘outrageous’ that a Gold Coast boy should lose his native accent.
‘It’s outrageous!’ Karl Stefanovic (left, with Allison Langdon) roasted his friend Cody Simpson (right) for his American accent during a lighthearted interview on the Today show on Tuesday
Cody’s trans-Pacific accent was first noticed by Karl’s co-host, Allison Langdon.
‘Just listening to that accent of yours, Cody, it’s a real mishmash of… you’ve spent too long in the States, my friend!’ she said.
‘I’ve been here too long, I’ve got to come home,’ he replied, looking rather embarrassed.
From the Gold Coast to LA: Cody, who was speaking live via satellite from Hollywood, has a slight Californian twang after 10 years living in the United States
Karl added cheekily: ‘It’s outrageous! It’s un-Australian, Cody!’
Of course, Karl was only joking. He and Cody are in fact good friends and even work out at the gym together when they’re both in Sydney.
The Golden Thing hitmaker moved to the U.S. in 2010 when he was just 12 years old to launch his music career, after being discovered by a talent scout on YouTube.
‘It’s a real mishmash’: Cody’s trans-Pacific accent was first noticed by Allison Langdon (right), prompting Karl to jokingly call the singer ‘un-Australian’
He graduated high school in Atlanta in 2014 and now lives in Los Angeles with his girlfriend, Miley Cyrus.
While accents are ingrained at a young age, it’s not uncommon for children and teenagers to change their accent while living overseas because ‘it takes less energy for others to understand’ what they’re saying, according to Medical Daily.
The members of Australian pop band 5 Seconds of Summer have also adopted American accents in recent years, which they claim makes it easier for people to understand them in LA.
Buddies: Karl was only joking when he called the pop star ‘un-Australian’. He and Cody are in fact good friends and even work out together when they’re both in Sydney. Pictured last year