Bea, of course, takes on the role of Max’s mother, Carol, in the film, which is due to drop on Disney+ this winter.

However, a number of people have expressed confusion – and, in some cases, actual distaste – over the fact that the Irish actor is using an English accent in the film.

So, keen to explain the concept of… well, of acting to these individuals, Bea quips in her video: “To everybody that has been wondering online why I have an English accent in the new Home Alone movie, it’s because the character’s English.

“She’s from England and if she was from England and she spoke with an Irish accent then that would be quite strange. But she’s English.”

Aisling Bea delivers epic mic drop response to that Home Alone accent backlash