Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch...we might not all be able to say it, but we all recognise it.

This village on Anglesey has a lot of history, mainly to do with having the longest place name in the whole of Europe.

The Welsh name loosely translates to "St Mary's Church in the Hollow of the White Hazel near a Rapid Whirlpool and the Church of St. Tysilio near the Red Cave", but that's not nearly as fun to say, is it?

With it's 58 characters and 19 syllables, trying to pronounce this village name is not for the faint hearted.

But that hasn't stopped people from giving it a good go!

Take a look at the 15 celebrities who were both shocked and humoured by the village name.

Ellen DeGeneres

Ellen DeGeneres and the Llanfairpwll sign
Ellen DeGeneres and the Llanfairpwll sign

American TV show presenter Ellen DeGeneres was in awe during an interview with actor Taron Egerton when he rattled off the 58-letter name.

Egerton, best known for his award-winning performance as Elton John in the biopic Rocketman, grew up on Anglesey, so it's no surprise that he was able to say the village name in full without pausing for breath.

In utter disbelief Ellen asks the movie star why anyone would name a town with that many letters,  to which he replies: "So that they talk about it on the Ellen show!

 

Ant McPartlin

Ant McPartlin attempts to pronounce Llanfairpwll tongue twister live on ITV during Sofa Watch
Ant McPartlin attempts to pronounce Llanfairpwll tongue twister live on ITV during Sofa Watch

Ant McPartlin attempted to take on the Llanfairpwll tongue twister on  ITV ’s  Ant and Dec ’s Saturday Night Takeaway in front of millions of viewers.

Despite his best attempt, he struggled to pronounce the village’s name in full.

Luckily for Ant this year's I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here is being filmed in Conwy county and not on Anglesey so it's OK if he still hasn't mastered the correct pronunciation.

Gary Barlow

BBC TV Screengrab
Let it Shine - Gary Barlow
BBC TV Screengrab Let it Shine - Gary Barlow

During an episode of Let it Shine, the Take That frontman shocked people in the audience when he flawlessly pronounced the word.

Gary Barlow had been searching for the cast of a hit musical in 2017 when Dion McGrath, who is from the area, took to the stage to audition.

Of course Dion was able to easily pronounce the name of his home-village, but no one expected the Cheshire-born singer to sound just as good as any Welshman!

Hugh Jackman and Jimmy Fallon

Taron Egerton and Hugh Jackman on Tonight with Jimmy Fallon
Taron Egerton and Hugh Jackman on Tonight with Jimmy Fallon

Ellen DeGeneres isn't the only US TV host to be shocked by Taron Egerton's full pronunciation of Llanfair PG.

During an interview on Tonight with Jimmy Fallon, both Jimmy and Australian actor Hugh Jackman give it a good go, but sadly neither can compete with Taron himself who, of course, nails it.

After the actor corrects the pair by once again rattling off the name perfectly, the host asks whether a cat "crawled over a keyboard" when people were trying to come up with a name for the village. 

Liam Dutton

Liam Dutton pronounces Llanfairpwll's full name on Channel 4
Liam Dutton pronounces Llanfairpwll's full name on Channel 4

Unlike the American TV show hosts, pronouncing Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch was no problem for Cardiff-Born Liam Dutton.

The Channel 4 weatherman flawlessly breezed through village name which appeared on the weather map in full back in 2015.

He was later praised for his successful pronunciation of the village name which, when written in full, spread across the map all the way to Holland.

Kim Kardashian-West

BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 09: Kim Kardashian attends the 2020 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on February 09, 2020 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 09: Kim Kardashian attends the 2020 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on February 09, 2020 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

Kim has never publicly given the Llanfairpg tongue twister a go herself, but she did  tweet that she had “tears running down her face” after watching Channel Four's Liam Dutton pronounce it.

The 40 year old reality TV star said that it was “unreal” to hear the weather forecaster pronounce the name of the Anglesey village. 

Maybe now that the famous show has come to an end the Kardashian-West's will consider holidaying in the area?

Stephen Fry

Stephen Fry's Welcome Video

In a video created to introduce visitors to the UK, comedian and Cambridge graduate Steven Fry makes a solid attempt at saying the name of the Anglesey village.

In the footage the Blackadder actor is listing a few things that make the UK such a great place to visit.

He pauses half way through, skips a few letters, then tells viewers to look it up for themselves, proving that even the cleverest of people struggle to pronounce the longest place name in Wales.

Sam J Jones and Kevin McNally

Sam J Jones and Kevin McNally
Sam J Jones and Kevin McNally

Hollywood film stars Sam J Jones and Kevin McNally gave it their best shot during a Wrexham sci-fi convention in 2017.

The Flash Gordon star said hello to all his fans in the Anglesey village, but unsurprisingly he failed to pronounce it correctly, describing the name as "wild".

McNally, known for playing Joshamee Gibbs in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series also gave it a whirl and was slightly more successful than Jones.

Bradley Walsh

Bradley Walsh from The Chase

Bradley Walsh asked a contestant where in Wales Llanfair­pg was in 2018, but his jaw hit the floor before he even started on the first letter.

In fairness to the quiz show host, he gives it a good go twice before admitting that they'll "be there all day" if he keeps trying.

Although the contestant seems to know that us locals abbreviate the name to Llanfairpg, both she and The Chaser get the question wrong by saying that the village is in Pembrokeshire.

Kyle Dennis

US TV weatherman Kyle Dennis has a go at trying to pronounce Llanfairpwll
US TV weatherman Kyle Dennis has a go at trying to pronounce Llanfairpwll

WBCD forecaster Kyle Dennis tried to follow in the footsteps of Liam Dutton by taking on the Anglesey town tongue twister, and he didn't disappoint.

The American weather forecaster was congratulated by Welsh speakers for his efforts which left him feeling like he wanted to visit the area.

He later asked Facebook for pointers, with Dutton himself saying that although he did a good job he needed to practice his pronunciation of the Welsh letter "LL".

Naomi Watts and Jimmy Kimmel

Video Grabs From US TV Jimmy Kinmel Live Show. Naomi Watts says Llanfair PG
Video Grabs From US TV Jimmy Kinmel Live Show. Naomi Watts says Llanfair PG

King Kong actress Naomi Watts spent three years living with her grandparents in Llanfairpg when she was a child which evidently was more than enough time for her to master the pronunciation.

She confidently rattled off the name during an interview with Jimmy Kimmel on his US talkshow in 2015 which totally baffled him.

Kimmel's attempts however were much less successful leaving Watts rolling her eyes as he told her "I'm glad you moved."

Matthew Barzun

US Ambassador Matthew Barzun visiting Ysgol David Hughes in Menai Bridge
US Ambassador Matthew Barzun visiting Ysgol David Hughes in Menai Bridge

The former US Ambassador visited North Wales back in 2016 and dropped in at Ysgol David Hughes in Menai Bridge and at Bangor University.

Mr Barzun campaigned for Barack Obama in his home state of Kentucky before being named US Ambassador to Sweden and then Great Britain.

But his greatest achievement to date has to be correctly pronouncing Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch surely?

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