Killing Eve star Jodie Comer has VERY awkward encounter with Ellen DeGeneres as host accidentally bad-mouths her acting skills By Rebecca Lawrence For Mailonline Published: 09:18 BST, 9 April 2019 | Updated: 09:18 BST, 9 April 2019 Viewcomments She has been praised for her incredible ability to mimic any accent. Yet Jodie Comer's talent came under question during an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Monday, as the eponymous host accidentally bad-mouthed her skills. The 26-year-old actress is most famous for her role in Killing Eve, but Ellen, 61, began the chat by discussing her part in BBC drama Doctor Foster, where she accidentally admitted that she didn't know what accent Jodie was putting on. Oops: Jodie Comer's talent came under question during an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Monday, as the eponymous host accidentally bad-mouthed her skills Jodie originally hails from Liverpool and has a prominent Scouse accent, which lead Ellen to remark: 'I am so shocked to hear that, because in Doctor Foster you had an American accent, right?' Perplexed, Jodie responded: 'No she was British...' and as Ellen looked flustered, she added: 'Oh, I didn't do a good job there... 'She was British, she was from London.' Many roles: The 26-year-old actress is most famous for her role in Killing Eve, but Ellen, 61, began the chat by discussing her part in BBC drama Doctor Foster One to watch: Jodie's breakout role came in Doctor Foster, where she played young graduate Kate Parks who has an affair with the titular character's husband Simon (Bertie Carvel) As the pair laughed off the incident, talk soon turned to her work in Killing Eve, where Jodie puts on a very convincing Russian and American to play assassin Vilanelle. She reasoned: 'She has a lot of accents and languages. And in the audition process I was like "oh yeah, fine", and then when I got on set it was like, "oh, this is real!"' Bringing up the blunder again, Ellen added at the end of the chat: 'I loved you in Doctor Foster... even though I forgot which country you came from!' Incorrect: Jodie has a prominent Scouse accent, which lead Ellen to remark: 'I am so shocked to hear that, because in Doctor Foster you had an American accent, right?' Awkward: Perplexed, Jodie responded: 'No she was British...' and as Ellen looked flustered, she added: 'Oh, I didn't do a good job there...' Jodie's breakout role came in Doctor Foster, where she played a young university graduate who has an affair with the titular character's husband Simon. The show ran for two seasons and ended on a shocking cliff hanger - but no plans have been confirmed yet to start shooting for series three. She can currently be seen in Killing Eve playing Villanelle. Moving on: As the pair laughed off the incident, talk soon turned to her work in Killing Eve, where Jodie puts on a very convincing Russian and American to play assassin Vilanelle Harder than it looks: Jodie reasoned, 'She has a lot of accents and languages. And in the audition I was like "oh yeah, fine", and then when I got on set it was like, "oh, this is real!"' The slick and often gruesome thriller explores the obsessive relationship between MI5 agent Eve [Sandra Oh] and a psychotic and supremely stylish Paris-based assassin named Villanelle. Eve knows she must catch the chameleon-like killer before there's another murder but finds herself becoming more fascinated by the beautiful Villanelle – all the time knowing she could be her next victim. Killing Eve returned to the US with the first episode for its second season on Sunday. An air date has yet to be announced for the UK. Thrilling: The slick and often gruesome thriller explores the obsessive relationship between MI5 agent Eve [Sandra Oh] and a psychotic and stylish Paris-based assassin named Villanelle Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility