Millie Bobby Brown quite literally grew up in front of the world of his star for the first time in ‘Stranger Things’ at the age of 11. The actress recently sat down for an interview, talking about how the whole situation has affected her, to the point where she has to miss out on many normal school activities and memories.
Millie Bobby Brown talks about growing up on the set of ‘Stranger Things’
Brown recently opened up about growing up in the limelight with constant attention on the ‘Happy Sad Confused’ podcast. The ‘Enola Holmes’ star candidly revealed that she didn’t really have many of the milestones that people usually experience at a young age, and that affected her greatly.In discussing this, he mentioned that it was difficult to get along with people. He also shared, “I just don’t know how to react sometimes to people my age.” He shared during the interview that most of his conversations on set were about work, and that he was surrounded by 40-year-old men and other crew members all the time, which influenced the way he interacted with others.“And that’s why I heard a lot of grown-up talk growing up; I never talked about the things you had to talk about as a kid. Because you heard ‘Where’s the catch? Let’s get a ladder,’ you know? And that’s your whole conversation,” he added. He also revealed that most of his experience in conversations comes from talking about work-related topics, and he has trouble bonding and talking about normal things like restaurants or bars.
Millie Bobby Brown assured her husband Jake Bongiovi as one of the reasons why he changed
The ‘Damsel’ actress also happily talks about her beau, Jake Bongiovi, and how he’s one of the reasons her social skills are slowly improving. Calling her a “social butterfly”, he added that she was the “complete opposite” of him. Adding more context, he shared, “You know, he went to boarding school and college so he’s like a social butterfly. When I met him, I was really trying to lean into that more. So, I was in my social phase.“
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On the work front, Millie will next be seen in the third episode of ‘Enola Holmes’, which will be available on Netflix for streaming on July 1, 2026. Starring alongside Louis Partridge and Henry Cavill, the story of the third film will follow Enola as she prepares to marry Lord Tewkesbury; however, things go sideways after his brother, Sherlock Holmes (played by Cavill), is kidnapped.