Britain's sexiest accent revealed

A couple walking with bicycles and flowers
A couple walking with bicycles and flowers



The classic British accent is the sexiest in the UK, according to a study by a dating app.

Received Pronunciation, the kind of speech you'd hear on the BBC, actually beat Northern Irish as the most attractive, Happn found.

See also: Cockney accent 'least comforting' for passengers

See also: Brummies and Scousers have worst accents in the British Isles

Scottish, which was last year named the sexiest UK accent by British Airways, came third.

Happn, which surveyed 2,000 of its users to celebrate the launch of its voice messaging feature, revealed the top five sexiest British regional accents. Sloane, Geordie and Cockney accents followed respectively.

The least attractive accents in Britain were Brummie and Liverpudlian, followed by Mancunian, Essex and West Country.

When it came to the rest of Europe, Italians were deemed to have the sexiest accents, followed by French and Irish.

Interestingly, over half of people thought that the tone and accent of someone's voice could be a total deal breaker when it comes to romance or a second date.

Commenting on the findings, Marie Cosnard, Head of Trends at Happn said: "We're surprised that classic BBC poshness beat out the dreamy Northern Irish accent – but perhaps Americans are right to hail English accents an aphrodisiac!"

Most attractive British regional accents:

1. Received Pronunciation/Home Counties (23%)
2. Irish (20%)
3. Scottish (14%)
4. Sloane (13%)
5. Georgie (12%)
5. Cockney (12%)

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