Sign in or
Title
Lizzie Fane
-
Tom Daley speaking Spanish
Sunday, 02 September 2012Team GB diver Tom Daley received not only a bronze medal for his dazzling performance in the 10m platform diving at the London 2012 Olympics, but also an A for his Spanish A Level! That's seriously impressive. Here's a (very) tiny snippet from his first ever interview in Spanish...Published in Celebrity LinguistsTagged under -
Ellen MacArthur speaking French
Sunday, 02 September 2012Dame Ellen MacArthur is best known for breaking the world record for the fastest solo circumnavigation of the globe in February 2005. In 1997, when she was 21, Ellen finished 17th in the Mini Transat solo transatlantic race after fitting out her 21 ft yacht Le Poisson herself while living in a French boatyard, where she became fluent in French. After her incredible achievement, she was presented with the insignia of the Légion d’Honneur by Nicolas Sarkozy, President of the Republic, and she has since written two books about her experiences.Published in Celebrity LinguistsTagged under -
Diane Kruger speaking French
Sunday, 02 September 2012Diane Kruger is a German actress, well known for her roles in Troy, Inglourious Basterds, Mr. Nobody and the 2012 French language film Les Adieux à la Reine. As a child, she wanted to become a ballerina and she successfully auditioned for the Royal Ballet School in London. An injury ended her ballet career prematurely, so Diane moved to Paris, became a model and started learning French, which she now speaks fluently.Published in Celebrity Linguists -
Mila Kunis speaking Russian
Sunday, 02 September 2012Mila Kunis is an American actress, known for her roles in the films 'Friends with Benefits', 'Ted' and 'Black Swan', and she is also the voice of Meg in 'Family Guy'. At the age of seven, Mila moved from Ukraine to Los Angeles, California, with her family. She has kept up her Russian skills, as can be seen in the video below!Published in Celebrity Linguists -
Freddie Highmore speaking French
Sunday, 02 September 2012Freddie Highmore, young star of films including Finding Neverland, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, August Rush and The Golden Compass, speaks fluent French! In 2010, Freddie was accepted at Emmanuel College, Cambridge to study Spanish and Arabic, so he will be going off on his year abroad soon!Published in Celebrity Linguists
-
Nick Clegg speaking Dutch, Spanish and German
Sunday, 02 September 2012Nick Clegg has been the leader of the Liberal Democrats since 2007, and is currently Britain's Deputy Prime Minister and MP for Sheffield Hallam. Whatever you may think of his politics, you can't but be impressed by his linguistic skills; he speaks fluent English, French, Dutch, German, and Spanish!Published in Celebrity LinguistsTagged under -
Will Ferrell speaking Swedish
Sunday, 02 September 2012Will Ferrell is an American comedian, impressionist, actor, and writer. In August 2000, he married Swedish actress Viveca Paulin, whom he met in an acting class in 1995, and now he has learnt Swedish. He says, "My wife speaks it to our kids and they’re fluent so I hear it all the time, so I’ve got that under my belt."Published in Celebrity Linguists -
Liv Tyler speaking Elvish
Sunday, 02 September 2012American actress Liv Tyler is most famous for playing the role of the Elf maiden Arwen Undómiel in the Lord of the Rings film trilogy. She actually learnt Elvish, a language invented by JRR Tolkein, and still remembers it today!Published in Celebrity LinguistsTagged under -
Audrey Hepburn speaking French, Spanish and Italian
Sunday, 02 September 2012Born in Ixelles, a district of Brussels, British actress Audrey Hepburn spent her childhood between Belgium, England and the Netherlands, including German-occupied Arnhem during the Second World War. Audrey's travels were made easier by her wide knowledge of languages; besides being naturally bilingual in English and Dutch, she also was fluent in French, Italian, Spanish, and German.Published in Celebrity Linguists -
Gwyneth Paltrow speaking Spanish
Wednesday, 29 August 2012When American actress and singer Gwyneth Paltrow was 15, she spent a year as an exchange student in Talavera de la Reina, Spain, where she learned to speak Spanish. This year she stars in the independent romantic comedy 'Thanks for Sharing' with Mark Ruffalo and also reprised her role as Pepper Potts in the film 'The Avengers', which broke records as the highest grossing U.S. opening weekend film of all time. It was confirmed that Paltrow will star in a Spanish film alongside Antonio Banderas to shoot in late 2012.Published in Celebrity Linguists
Site By
3B Digital Ltd