Stanley Tucci Says His Younger Kids Speak with a British Accent: ‘It's Always Funny'
After living across the pond for over a decade, Stanley Tucci admits sometimes he and his youngest children are "separated by a common language."
During an appearance on the Tuesday, April 29, episode of Live with Kelly and Mark, The Lovely Bones actor, 64, spoke with hosts Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos about life in the U.K., where he's lived for almost 13 years. Tucci said his youngest children, Emilia, 7, and Matteo, 10, have British accents, and he admitted to having to, as Ripa puts it, "speak British to them," so they understand him.
"I do, yeah. It's a completely different language," he said. "Who was it? Was it Churchill who said that America and England are the same country separated by a common language? My little kids, they have British accents, so it's always funny."
When Ripa jokingly asked if his youngest children "naturally sound smarter" than him, he replied, "Without question. And they actually are smarter than me."
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The Devil Wears Prada star is the proud dad of five children. Tucci shares his three eldest kids with his late wife Kate Tucci, who died of breast cancer in 2009: daughter Camilla, 21, and twins Isabel and Nicolo, 25. Tucci shares his youngest children with Felicity Blunt, whom he married in October 2012.
Tucci previously opened up about Blunt initially taking on the role of a stepparent to his three oldest children during an August 2017 interview with The Guardian.
'It is not easy to find somebody who is going to take on three teenagers and a widower,' he said. 'That's a lot. But she was willing to take on that challenge. She cares for the kids as if they are her own, and it is a tough role, being a step-parent.'
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In December, the Conclave actor opened up about celebrating the holiday season with the youngest children in his brood.
"The whole idea of Santa Claus is still very much alive, and I love that. It makes it 10 times better, more than 10 times better," Tucci said. "I love Christmas, especially with little kids," continues The Devil Wears Prada star. "I love decorating the house, decorating the tree with the kids."
"My other kids are older, and it's nice to see them with the younger kids now," Tucci added. "It just makes me very, very happy."
Tucci's next project, Tucci in Italy, debuts on National Geographic on May 18 and the following day on Hulu and Disney+.
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