‘Hoodezfield’: US subtitles struggled with Jodie Whittaker’s Yorkshire accent

The Doctor Who star appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

Crossing the pond from the British Isles to the US is a famously big task for actors, but it seems getting Americans to understand your accent is the tough part.

Jodie Whittaker appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to chat about her new role as the 13th Doctor Who, but subtitle writers appeared to struggle with her pronunciation of her hometown.

The 36-year-old is from Huddersfield, which was unfortunately transcribed as “Hoodezfield” due to her West Yorkshire accent.

Whittaker’s appearance on the CBS talk show saw her discuss the struggles of keeping her role as the new Doctor a secret, but it was the subtitles that many picked up on this side of the Atlantic.

Many of Whittaker’s fellow tykes decided they were quite proud of the moniker.

Whittaker begins her reign as the Time Lord on Sunday October 7 at 6.45pm on BBC One.

BOSTON (AP) — Flavor Flav was a part of a sports doubleheader in Boston on Sunday.

Wearing a white Red Sox baseball jersey with the number 1/2 and his name in red on the back, he bounced a ceremonial first pitch to Boston’s backup infielder Isiah Kiner-Falefa before they lost to the Padres 8-6.

A little later, he was seated courtside at the Celtics’ 115-101 victory over the Toronto Raptors.

Decked out in a red track suit and a Red Sox cap, it was hard to tell which team he was rooting for at TD Garden with the Raptors wearing their red road jerseys.

During the second period, Lucky, the Celtics mascot, tried to hand him a green sweatshirt and chain, appearing to try to get him to put it on.

The 67-year-old Flav is a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and a founding member of the hip-hop group Public Enemy.

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Rapper Flavor Flav throws out the first pitch before a baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the San Diego Padres, Sunday, April 5, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Rapper Flavor Flav, center, attends an NBA basketball game between Toronto Raptors and the Boston Celtics, Sunday, April 5, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)