Lily Collins wishes she still had her British accent

Actor Lily Collins says she deliberately changed way she spoke to fit in with her classmates in America and regrets losing her "specific" British accent.

actor, daughter of English singer-songwriter Phil Collins and American actor Jill Tavelman, was born in Surrey, UK but moved to Los Angeles with her mor when she was five after her parents parted ways.

Lily Collins, 31, said she was "me fun of" at her new school for her pronunciation.

"I was new girl with a very sweet, strong but specific British accent. I was trying to say names of my classmates but I just prounced vowels in a very different way and so I got me fun of.

"I quickly realised I wanted to fit in. w, years later, you're going, 'Oh God, I wish I still h that accent'," she told HELLO! magazine.

actor, who was most recently seen in Netflix series "Emily in Paris", said she hopes show offers some comfort to people amid coronavirus pandemic.

"We didn't kw show was going to come out at a time like this but I'm gl it has. We could all use a little more smiles and laughter.

"To be part of a project that does that and feels optimistic is amazing."

In comedy drama, Lily Collins plays titular role of an American marketing executive who moves to France for a job opportunity.