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Millie Bobby Brown’s appearance has been a topic of conversation on social media and in tabloids in recent years, as the formerly teenage star of Stranger Things has grown up in the public eye, and now is 21-years-old and married to Jon Bon Jovi’s son Jake. One common refrain about Brown is that the way she styles herself makes her look older than she is.
If you look through social media, you’ll see tweets about Millie Bobby Brown “looking 40,” which is largely used in a derogatory way. Brown, who recently starred in the new and widely-panned Russo Brothers (directors of Avengers: Endgame) movie The Electric State and is gearing up for the release of the fifth and final season of Stranger Things, recently addressed the routine comments made about her age and looks.
According to Brown, who turned 21 years old in February, the discourse around her appearance stems from a stigma around young women and is also influenced by the fact that she’s now spent a decade in the spotlight.
“Well yeah, you did meet me when I was 10, so I understand. Now I’m 21, it’s been 10 years. She grows. My face like, grew. What do you want me to do about that?,” Brown said during a recent interview on the Call Her Daddy podcast.
“I’m in a place where, yeah, my accent does change. My face does grow. I do wear a lot of makeup. It’s just the kind of person I am… the press just need to be taught manners again. I think they need to go back to school and learn how to speak to people, be kind and just understand that we’re all growing people, we all make mistakes. Ultimately, the standards and stigmas against girls, it’s ridiculous.”
Brown added that she’s been “disgusted” by the narratives and scrutiny surrounding her appearance in recent years, which is a sentiment she’s expressed publicly before.
“I can’t believe it still happens. And if I can do anything to change it, I would,” she said. “If I had a genie wish, I really would wish that no one ever had to go through that kind of scrutiny because it changes the kind of person you are. It changes the way you perceive the world. You see the bad in everyone, you don’t see the good. You’re like, ‘What are your intentions, what are you going to say about me?’”
The Electric State, which also stars Chris Pratt and has a 19% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes, will begin streaming on Netflix on Friday, March 14. As for season five of Stranger Things, while an official release date has not been confirmed, its expected to premiere sometime this summer.
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