Rosie Huntington-Whiteley Teaches Jimmy Cockney Slang

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley tries to break down rhyming slang for a very confused Jimmy.

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Rosie Huntington-Whiteley Teaches Jimmy Cockney Slang

[bicooo]

I always thought she was some arrogant shallow model, but seeing her in an interview for the first time she actually seems so sweet and grown

[Beaniebooham]

My friend is her cousin and my friend said she grew up on a farm with a not very glamorous lifestyle and always got bullied for her lips being big but now look where she is hahah

[Marblez]

She was so badass and awesome in Fury Road. Hope to see more of her.

[croquematdamn]

this slang is totally up my families alley I love this

[demianhaki]

My god, it's not that hard to explain, as ludicrous as the rhyming slang is:

a) You cannot decode the meaning of a word, Jimmy, if you don't know it in advance. There is a rule behind it's construction, but you cannot go backwards to find it out by yourself. You actually have to learn the vocabulary. No need to try and guess.

b) When substituting a word like "stairs", you then find a two word expression (that you and your friends have all agreed upon or gotten used to) with two words that kind of belong together, e.g. "apples and pears", the latter of which has to rhyme with the word that you want to substitute: "stairs" and "pears". However, and here comes the crazy part, instead of using the word that rhymes ("pears") to substitute the original word ("stairs"), you now use the 1st word out of the two word expression as a substitute ("apples"). So "stairs" is substituted with "apples" via the rhyming link of "pears". => "I'm going up the stairs" => "I'm going up the apples"

[poonamhr]

This proves that age is just a number in their relationship.

[kannieee]

That million dollars face she has, so lucky

[shuxes]

i thought she was gonna blurt out in some skengting roadman talk uno

[fainsesilke]

She's gorgeous and such a sweetheart 💕

[manguy]

I appreciate Jimmy, as he appears to be a true gentleman.  Treats women with respect, doesn't fall into immature exchanges about sex...

[emmamary]

My heart stopped when she said it was her dream... I thought she wanted to be soaked in water

[victoriapolla]

Why is everyone saying she's dull? I never once got that impression from this video.

[mrmnrkt]

Now I finally understand that line from Ocean's 11 about being in barney.

[Steve]

Jimmy, me old china, you got in a bit of a 2 & 8, son. 'ave a butcher's at the confusion on his boat.

[joedesalvo]

We're in

Barney, Rubble.... TROUBLE!!!

[hannahfairclough]

I never realised that people outside of the UK didn't understand Cockney Rhyming Slang! My favourite is 'bubble bath'; I say "You're having a bubble!" way too much :')

[nadatobar]

Jimmy is eligible to win an award for the most spontaneous person everr!! He's hilarious into the bargain ! Rosie's smile is adorable !! Cute as she is, I think she's annoying !!

[MrTwhispers]

She was surprisingly REALLY good in Mad Max: Fury Road.

[mothintofllame]

Rosie's my OC's face character and now I now how she sounds!

[mayakaeleiv]

i like the interview, but it kind of bothers me how she's asked about her partner and jason isn't. just the common practice of interviewing women in the entertainment industry about their love life rather than their career, whereas that's less frequent with male actors or models. not to say that all interviewers are sexist or out to stereotype women, but in jason's interviews it's about his recent movies and things he's been up to.