Bettany's bullying hell

Screen star Paul Bettany suffered terrible bullying at school because his "posh" accent stuck out at tough inner-city London school.

Screen star Paul Bettany suffered terrible bullying at school because his "posh" accent stuck out at tough inner-city London school.

The A Beautiful Mind actor was encouraged to be well-spoken by his middle-class family, but this only served to alienate him in the classroom.

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