Image source, UNAI MATEOByAnaba KhanBBC Wales
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Catherine Zeta-Jones has been praised by fans as she uses her natural Welsh accent in an upcoming thriller series.
The 56-year-old Hollywood actor returned to her hometown of Swansea, where some of the filming took place for Amazon’s Kill Jackie.
A trailer released on social media gives viewers their first glimpse of the show, as well as a snippet of Zeta-Jones using her Swansea accent.
The Oscar-winning star plays Jackie Price, an extravagant jet-setter who is trying to stay anonymous after escaping a “dangerous past as an international cocaine dealer,” according to Amazon Prime.
One fan said they loved hearing the “queen of Wales sounding Welsh”.
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The series is based on the novel The Price You Pay by Nick Harkaway, published under his pseudonym Aidan Truhen.
Bilbao, Lisbon and London were also used as filming locations.
Zeta-Jones is known for an array of previous roles including Morticia Addams in Netflix’s Wednesday, and an Oscar-winning supporting role in Chicago.
Kill Jackie will be her first major role using her Welsh accent.
She has previously spoken about her strong connection to Wales, adding in her heart she “never really left”.
One fan commented on an Instagram post of the trailer, saying “her Welsh is out and I love it, can’t wait”.
Zeta-Jones said she had been looking forward to the opportunity to explore a female-driven plot that “encompasses empowerment, identity and redemption”.
Damon Thomas, of Killing Eve, also stars in the show while Gangs Of London’s Tom Butterworth is the writer and showrunner of the series.
Kill Jackie will premiere on 2 October on Amazon Prime