Beckham: Most Hated Celeb Accent

David Beckham's Cockney twang is Britain's most hated celebrity accent, a survey says.

Only slightly less disliked are Gordon Brown's brogue and Coleen Rooney's Liverpudlian lilt.

Singer Lilly Allen joined fellow Londoners like Amy Winehouse in the blacklist, along with Charlotte Church's Welsh accent,Ozzy Osbourne's Birmingham twang and Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles' Leeds accent.

However, it was better news for the north-east, according to the 3,000-strong poll commissioned by hotel chain Travelodge.

The Geordie accents of pop singer Cheryl Cole and TV presenters Ant and Dec headed the poll for the nation's favourite celebrity accents.

Other popular regional accents included Bolton comic Peter Kay, Northern Irish actor James Nesbitt and Fife-born presenter Edith Bowman.