The world is looking forward to the premiere of Netflix's Enola Holmes. Not least - for
the actress playing the lead role in the movie. You have probably guessed we are talking about
Millie Bobby Brown, the 16-year-old actress who literally became a household name after
the release of Stranger Things.
Of course, Millie Bobby Brown is not your regular teenager. By the age of 16 she has
already received Primetime Emmy Award nominations becoming one of the youngest nominees in Emmy
history and the youngest person featured on the Time 100 list of the world's most influential
people.
It took her a lot of sacrifices to reach these heights. By sacrifices we mean becoming a
victim of public bullying, overcoming the challenges associated with a birth defect.
Not to mention that she is literally growing up and having her first kiss in front of millions
of people. But wait for it…
Let us get to the beginning of the life story of Millie Bobby Brown. Before we continue,
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She was born in Spain to British parents and learned the American accent by watching the
Disney Channel show Hannah Montana. The family first moved to England and then to the USA.
Not many know that the actress was born with a partial loss of hearing and then gradually
lost her hearing in one ear entirely. As you can see, it didn't stop her from pursuing
the acting career, AND her passion for singing! Even though she can't fully hear herself while
acting or singing, the young star doesn't allow it to affect her confidence:
"I just started to sing, and if I sound bad, I don’t care, because I’m just doing what
I love. You don’t have to be good at singing. You don’t have to be good at dancing or
acting. If you like to do it, if you genuinely enjoy doing it, then do it."
This is a totally worthy and wise argument that should be taken into consideration by
every generation.
Millie's enthusiasm and talent quickly landed her several roles and appearances on TV. She
started acting in 2013, and already the next year sci-fi guru author Stephen King spotted
her extraordinary talent after seeing her performance in horror TV series Intruders.
The famous writer tweeted:
"Millie Brown, the girl in INTRUDERS, is terrific. Is it my imagination, or are child actors
a lot better than they used to be?"
We totally agree with Mr King on this. Brown proved the point soon, when she landed the
role of Eleven on Stranger Things. Along with critical acclaim there came admiration and,
weirdly, bullying. Who said that being in the spotlight saves one from teenage problems?
Even more than that: growing up in the public eye brings the new level of hard into one's
life.
One of the challenges she faced is linked to choosing her wardrobe for red carpet appearances.
The young star was harshly criticized for the way she looked at the 26th Annual Screen
Actors Guild Awards. She has a gorgeous white outfit designed especially for her and it
perfectly reflected the way Brown felt.
“It’s everything I kind of wanted. I definitely wanted to go for a masculine, but very feminine
look - and they got it right as per usual.”
Hardly did the actress know she would be scolded for looking too mature for her age, for showing
too much skin, for looking generally inappropriate. She confessed in her interview with Harper's
Bazaar UK that those opinions do affect her, but she tries to stay true to herself and
ignore unnecessary criticism.
In her message that she posted on social media to mark her 16th birthday, Millie Bobby Brown
revealed:
"There are moments i get frustrated from the inaccuracy, inappropriate comments, sexualization,
and unnecessary insults that ultimately have resulted in pain and insecurity for me. but
not ever will i be defeated."
Still, Brown who has over 35 million followers on Instagram, understands the power of her
influence. She totally feels her responsibility to inspire young women who look up to her.
So, she is very careful about every photo she posts.
“I think about the girls who are going to look at the picture, those young girls that
are going to look at me and if they think, ‘Wow that’s what I should dress up as,’...
I want to make sure that I’m influencing being your age and being who you are in that
time of your life."
She also called for change, asking people to express more kindness and support towards
each other. In her opinion, it is exactly what we need to do for the current and for
the next generation.
It is funny to see someone accusing Millie Bobby Brown of looking too mature. Let us
not forget that she IS actually mature and bears more responsibility than thousands of
adults.
Brown is UNICEF's youngest-ever Goodwill Ambassador, which proves that she has a grown-up outlook.
Since 2018, when she obtained the role (yeah, two years ago!), she has used her platform
to address bullying, climate change, and gun violence, among other topics.
Moreover, the teenager is also said to be one of the highest-paid cast members on Stranger
Things, earning between $300,000 to $350,000 per episode. Millie's net worth sits at around
$10 million according to Celebrity Net Worth, and with all those different projects she
is involved in, that number will only continue to climb. And did we mention that she already
owns a production company in which she is acting as writer and producer?
Still, despite all the weight of the adult world she is carrying on her shoulders, Millie
is just a teenage girl - the one who discovers new things every day and does many things
for the first time in her life. Her first kiss happened on the set of Stranger Things,
when she and Mike Wheeler portrayed by Finn Wolfhard kissed in the season 1 finale. She
will definitely remember it, since hundreds of people were literally looking at her at
that time. Add 8 more million show fans who witnessed it after streaming.
Brown told Variety: "It was a strange experience. Having 250 people
looking at you kissing someone is like, 'Whoa!'"
It really must be hell of an awkward experience!
We can allege the first REAL kiss in Millie's life happened with singer and internet personality
Jacob Sartorius. They first went public in October 2017, quickly becoming couple goals,
and were believed to be an item for 7 months before going their separate ways.
Millie wrote: “The decision with Jacob and I was completely
mutual. We are both happy and remaining friends.”
Then, if we skip speculations and rumoured romances with the show co-stars, Brown was
likely romantically involved with rugby player Joseph Robinson. The two sparked dating rumours
in January 2020, after Robinson posted a sweet photo of them together. But already in August,
The Sun reported that they had ended their relationship due to their busy schedules.
Was it the real reason behind their split? We are not so sure about it… we mean why
did they unfollow each other on social media then?
So, as for now, the Enola Holmes star appears to be single and dedicating her whole time
to new projects. And after all, who needs a boyfriend when you have so many good friends
around you? The list of Millie's friends includes not only her Stranger Things co-stars, but
also such top-notch celebrities as Ariana Grande, Taylor Swift and Drake, to mention
a few.
Brown has also built a very close relationship with Winona Ryder. The teenage star literally
admires the style of her older colleague.
Looking at Ryder, we can totally understand why Millie is so inspired. Winona is just
incredible. Right?
We can only be guessing what this 16-year-old has ahead of her after Enola Holmes premieres
in a couple of weeks. The film trailer has already gained several million views on Netflix's
Youtube channel and this figure keeps growing. The most popular comment to this video says:
"I think Millie says more in this one trailer than she did in the entirety of Stranger Things".
So true, so true!
The film has not even been released yet, but it has already got caught into a legal trouble.
Conan Doyle Estate has filed a lawsuit against Netflix accusing the film creators of portraying
Sherlock Holmes as someone who has feelings (gross!), which they say is a copyright violation.
No idea how this is going to end for Netflix, but we can surely say that the upcoming film
has already become one of most expected movies of the year. By the way, guess who is portraying
that very sensitive Sherlock in the new movie? It is another Netflix star, Henry Cavill from
The Witcher. And we surely going to see Sherlock's character very different from the one portrayed
by Benedict Cumberbatch. But this is already a point of discussion for another video.