It appears Hugh Grant is destined to find love sooner or later, according to a new survey which reveals which accents make American and British women swoon.
The actor’s synonymous posh English voice was deemed the sexiest in a poll of female members of new international dating website iloveyouraccent.com, which allows Brits and Americans to find love on both sides of the Atlantic.
The survey of over 700 members revealed that 66 per cent of American women find the posh English voice the most attractive, as do 52 per cent of British women. However, at the other end of the scale, the Brummie accent is the biggest vocal turn-off according to a whopping 71 per cent of British women and 63 per cent of Americans.
Irish men will be in luck this Valentines Day with 23 per cent of British women and 21 per cent of Americans attracted to a guy with an accent like Colin Farrell. Not so lucky are lads from Liverpool; the Scouse accent was voted second least popular by 11 per cent of British girls, whilst the Welsh accent also received the thumbs down from Americans – with 10 per cent voting it their second least favourite accent.
Other findings from the iloveyouraccent.com survey show that British women have a serious thing for a man in uniform. Asked what they see as the sexiest job for a guy, 64 per cent of UK girls responded that a fireman ticks all the right boxes, followed by 12 per cent who said that doctors have the phwoar factor.
A staggering 60 per cent of American women think that the job of a construction worker is the sexiest when it comes to the opposite sex, raising the prospect of an army of British builders hopping on a flight across the pond! Lawyers also have a certain something according to 11 per cent of girls from the States.
iloveyouraccent.com is the brainchild of dating expert and author Rochelle Peachey, who has dated over 2000 men on both sides of the Atlantic as research for two best-selling books, “Eat Your Lonely Heart Out” and “My Thousand Americans”. Members on iloveyouraccent.com can choose to meet someone in their respective city, but the site opens the possibility for singles in the U.K. and the U.S. to find love across the Atlantic.
Rochelle Peachey said: “This survey started as a bit of fun just to see which accents women on both sides of the pond found appealing, its now clear that we are not all that different from our American sisters when it comes to the way men sound. The Brummie accent was probably the most difficult for the Americans to understand although I have been told by American and English men that it wouldn’t matter how gorgeous a woman was, if she had a Brummie accent they would leave or pay for elocution lessons! That’s not my personal opinion so don’t shoot the messenger here.
We will definitely do a survey on what the Brits think of the American twang just so the Birmingham babes can get their own back.
Its free to sign up now and someone will win a flight to New York, so if you are fed up of hearing the same voices join us at iloveypuraccent.com and give your eyes and ears a treat.
The name for the website derives from comments London-born Peachey receives on a constant basis in America. “Nearly every day of the week, someone tells me that they love my accent,” said Peachey. “This encourages people to think outside of the box about meeting someone. Instead of limiting yourself to people in your area, why not be adventurous and consider meeting someone from another country?”
According to research half of all British singles, nearly 7 million people, will log on to find love in 2010 in the UK. 1.4 million of them will meet someone and form a serious relationship. A further study revealed that the number of Britons paying to use online dating agencies is set to grow to six million by 2012, creating revenues of around £368 million. Online dating is now a huge industry.
Peachey added: “Niche sites have exploded because you can just log on and find like minded people. Online dating can open up a whole new world. You can meet so many more people than if you went to a bar on a Friday night. On our site, you might even find love across the pond.”
Finding love is all in the voice
It appears Hugh Grant is destined to find love sooner or later, according to a new survey which reveals which accents make American and British women swoon.
The actor’s synonymous posh English voice was deemed the sexiest in a poll of female members of new international dating website iloveyouraccent.com, which allows Brits and Americans to find love on both sides of the Atlantic.
The survey of over 700 members revealed that 66 per cent of American women find the posh English voice the most attractive, as do 52 per cent of British women. However, at the other end of the scale, the Brummie accent is the biggest vocal turn-off according to a whopping 71 per cent of British women and 63 per cent of Americans.
Irish men will be in luck this Valentines Day with 23 per cent of British women and 21 per cent of Americans attracted to a guy with an accent like Colin Farrell. Not so lucky are lads from Liverpool; the Scouse accent was voted second least popular by 11 per cent of British girls, whilst the Welsh accent also received the thumbs down from Americans – with 10 per cent voting it their second least favourite accent.
Other findings from the iloveyouraccent.com survey show that British women have a serious thing for a man in uniform. Asked what they see as the sexiest job for a guy, 64 per cent of UK girls responded that a fireman ticks all the right boxes, followed by 12 per cent who said that doctors have the phwoar factor.
A staggering 60 per cent of American women think that the job of a construction worker is the sexiest when it comes to the opposite sex, raising the prospect of an army of British builders hopping on a flight across the pond! Lawyers also have a certain something according to 11 per cent of girls from the States.
iloveyouraccent.com is the brainchild of dating expert and author Rochelle Peachey, who has dated over 2000 men on both sides of the Atlantic as research for two best-selling books, “Eat Your Lonely Heart Out” and “My Thousand Americans”. Members on iloveyouraccent.com can choose to meet someone in their respective city, but the site opens the possibility for singles in the U.K. and the U.S. to find love across the Atlantic.
Rochelle Peachey said: “This survey started as a bit of fun just to see which accents women on both sides of the pond found appealing, its now clear that we are not all that different from our American sisters when it comes to the way men sound. The Brummie accent was probably the most difficult for the Americans to understand although I have been told by American and English men that it wouldn’t matter how gorgeous a woman was, if she had a Brummie accent they would leave or pay for elocution lessons! That’s not my personal opinion so don’t shoot the messenger here.
We will definitely do a survey on what the Brits think of the American twang just so the Birmingham babes can get their own back.
Its free to sign up now and someone will win a flight to New York, so if you are fed up of hearing the same voices join us at iloveypuraccent.com and give your eyes and ears a treat.
The name for the website derives from comments London-born Peachey receives on a constant basis in America. “Nearly every day of the week, someone tells me that they love my accent,” said Peachey. “This encourages people to think outside of the box about meeting someone. Instead of limiting yourself to people in your area, why not be adventurous and consider meeting someone from another country?”
According to research half of all British singles, nearly 7 million people, will log on to find love in 2010 in the UK. 1.4 million of them will meet someone and form a serious relationship. A further study revealed that the number of Britons paying to use online dating agencies is set to grow to six million by 2012, creating revenues of around £368 million. Online dating is now a huge industry.
Peachey added: “Niche sites have exploded because you can just log on and find like minded people. Online dating can open up a whole new world. You can meet so many more people than if you went to a bar on a Friday night. On our site, you might even find love across the pond.”
www.iloveyouraccent.com