Millie Bobby Brown has firmly established herself as a leading actress, captivating audiences with standout performances in acclaimed projects such as Stranger Things, Enola Holmes, and Damsel.
In 2023, the actress was named one of Glamour’s Women of the Year. In an interview celebrating this honor, she revealed she felt “penalized” for speaking too loudly when she rose to fame with her role in Stranger Things.
She was trolled for getting excitable during interviews when she became globally famous, and said about her early media appearances with her ‘Stranger Things’ co-stars: “We’re kids – we talk over each other. I was just penalised for overtalking and oversharing and being too loud.”
She recalled being accused by trolls of “trying to steal the thunder” of her castmates and adults would call her “an idiot,” “stupid,” and “a brat”.
Millie explained that she let that criticism impact how she showed up in interviews.
“It’s hard to hear that at 13. You’re like, ‘I don’t want to ever talk again. I don’t want to be the loud person.’
“In interviews I couldn’t help but think of all the comments. So I just remembered to stay silent and speak when I was spoken to, even though I was dying to join in. I just felt it wasn’t my turn.”
Millie Bobby Brown uses Therapy to keep her mental health in check
Millie Bobby Brown also revealed she uses therapy and writes journals to keep her mental health in check, revealing she’s on a mission to focus on her self-care and not the way the world views her in terms of her looks.
She told Glamour magazine in a video chat:
“I go to therapy, I journal, I take self-care days. I think self-care is so focused on doing a facemask and putting a scrunchie in but actually, it’s lighting a candle and taking a moment to yourself, and counting your blessings and embracing your true inner self and nurturing that.”
Millie also recounted an incident where she felt abused over her looks in public.
She said: “The other day I was in a restaurant and I was asked if I could take a picture with this man, and I said, ‘No. I’m really not feeling like I want to today.’ And he said, ‘Well, you’re not looking that great anyway.’
“So, I feel like things like that and those examples and those day to day challenges are the things I’ve struggled with the most – just not being able to see the interior of who I am and maybe the fact that I was just struggling that day, or not able to. Making it about the exterior and my looks is kind of what I’m fighting against.”
Millie also revealed how she often cries over Instagram beauty pictures because she fears she will never look as perfect as the people she sees online.
She told Glamour magazine: “I have a huge pimple on my face. And I’m going to go on Instagram, and I’m going to see five different girls that look beautiful! Flawless! Stunning! And, okay, slay … [I end up] sobbing, because I know, I know I don’t look like that.”
