Hilaria Baldwin Attributes Accent Changes to ADHD, Dyslexia

Hilaria Baldwin, yoga instructor and wife of actor Alec Baldwin, has addressed longstanding criticism over her fluctuating Spanish accent in her new memoir, attributing the changes to her experiences with ADHD and dyslexia. She explains that these neurodivergent conditions significantly affect her speech, memory, and language processing, sometimes making it difficult to separate English from Spanish. Baldwin acknowledges the backlash she received after it was revealed she was born and raised in Boston, not Spain as often implied, and that her family did not move to Spain until she was an adult. In her memoir, she describes the toll the controversy took on her mental health, expressing feelings of confusion and sadness during the height of public scrutiny. Despite the controversy, Baldwin maintains that she grew up speaking both English and Spanish, and she continues to raise her children bilingually. She emphasizes that her speech patterns are not an attempt to deceive but rather a reflection of her neurodivergent brain and multicultural family background.