I completely agree that her attempts at different accents SUCK! Gina Bellman and Sophie Devereaux have something in common - they 1c84are both terrible actresses!

Many people don't know that "British" refers to more than one country. The UK is really 4 nations: Scotland, Wales, England, and Northern Ireland.
Whenever somebody says "British" to me, I say, "you mean English?". Then they get confused because they don't know the difference.

Assuming the person who called it a British accent is American like me, using the term English gets confusing when we all speak it. I know British actually means a larger group than just the people of England, but using British rather than English (referring to accents) adds a bit of clarity to the conversation. (and the only place I've ever heard someone complain about the word switch is on these forums)
I don't know what a div is, and I don't really care, but thought I'd clarify.

there is also more than one English accent
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wtf is a british accent.you mean english you divs (park aside)

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I read somewhere (Wikipaedia I think) that she originally spoke with an NZ accent but took lessons in her teens to change to a British accent, which I assume has become her 'normal' voice over the years.

I like the actress, but I think she can't do other accents to save her life. None of the accents on Leverage seems real when she attempts it. It's always british with a bit of trying hard to put something else in there. ((

Thanks for the answers. I really admire actors/actresses who can change their accents and dialects to fit different characters.
I haven't gotten to see "Leverage" yet, but I'll look for it next time it's on tv.
Thank you again.
It was a joke! Do you not get the concept of a joke, or sarcasm possibly?

In tonight's episode of 'Leverage' ("The Miracle Job"), I'm hearing Gina do a bit of her original New Zealand accent. In the other episode I watched, she was doing a southern U.S. accent. She slips pretty easily from one to another.

She was born in New Zealand and moved back to England at age 11. So her "natural accent" would be British.
She's an actress - she uses whatever accent she needs to for the job she's doing.