Kate Winslet once roasted Robert Downey Jr for having ‘the worst British accent’ ever

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Robert Downey Jr has revealed that Kate Winslet once roasted him for having the “worst British accent” ever. “We both got called in just as seat fillers… needed someone to read with the gals and we’re sitting there going, ‘It’s about to happen for us,’” Downey recalled during an appearance on SiriusXM’s The Howard Stern Show. “And I was like, ‘I’ve got to have a better English accent than Jude Law at this point.’ He continued: “And Winslet said, ‘That is the worst British accent I’ve ever heard.’” Downey Jr remembers responding back by saying: “I’ll check out now, but I’m taking the gummy bears from the minibar.” The Avengers star has played many British roles through the years. For his next project, Downey Jr is set to appear on the big screen in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer where he plays the role of Lewis Strauss alongside a star studded cast including Cillian Murphy, Florence Pugh, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon and Rami Malek.