Millie Bobby Brown Jon Bon Jovi’s daughter-in-law slams media attacks as ‘horrible’
Millie Bobby Brown is fighting back, once again, against hateful comments on her appearance.
The “Stranger Things” star issued a public service announcement about the “bullying” comments she has gotten about her appearance. In an Instagram video posted Monday, the 21-year-old actress slammed comments about her “aging badly,” calling the issue “bigger than me” and “something that affects every young woman who grows up under public scrutiny.”
Brown has grown up working on the sci-fi series, which wrapped filming its final season in December. She was 12 when the first episodes hit Netflix, which she said has made people have unrealistic views on how she “should” look.
Millie Bobby Brown attends The BRIT Awards 2025 at the InterContinental London – The O2 on March 1, 2025, in London.
“I grew up in front of the world, and for some reason, people can’t seem to grow with me,” she wrote in the caption. “Instead, they act like I’m supposed to stay frozen in time, like I should still look the way I did on ‘Stranger Things’ Season one. And because I don’t, I’m now a target.”
The actress previously called out people who claimed she looked older than she is. Brown seemed to respond to the brash negativity in her comments with a since-expired post on her Instagram story to kick off the New Year. At the time, she succinctly wrote in black text over a white background: “women grow!! not sorry about it :)”
Millie Bobby Brown hits back at Daily Mail writers: ‘This isn’t journalism’
Now, the “Enola Holmes” star has time. She called out writers of Daily Mail headlines like “Why are Gen Zers like Millie Bobby Brown ageing (sic) so badly?” and “Millie Bobby Brown mistaken for someone’s mom as she guides younger sister Ava through LA” for their “horrible” and harmful coverage.
She called out the writer of a Daily Mail article dubbed “Little Britain’s Matt Lucas takes savage swipe at Millie Bobby Brown’s new ‘mommy makeover’ look” for “amplifying an insult rather than questioning why a grown man is mocking a young woman’s appearance.”
Brown continued: “This isn’t journalism. This is bullying. The fact that adult writers are spending their time dissecting my face, my body, my choices, it’s disturbing. The fact that some of these articles are written by women? Even worse.”
She continued: “We always talk about supporting and uplifting young women, but when the time comes, it seems easier to tear them down for clicks.”
Millie Bobby Brown poses as she arrives for the Brit Awards at the O2 Arena in London on March 1, 2025.
The Florence by Mills founder, who has previously opened up about being a feminist, emphasized her agency over her appearance.
“Disillusioned people can’t handle seeing a girl become a woman on her terms, not theirs,” she said. “I refuse to make myself smaller to fit the unrealistic expectations of people who can’t handle seeing a girl become a woman. I will not be shamed for how I look, how I dress, or how I present myself.”
Brown ended with a call to action: “Let’s do better.”
She added: “Not just for me, but for every young girl who deserves to grow up without fear of being torn apart for simply existing.”
