Millie Bobby Brown has once again proved that she can do it all. The 18-year-old actor, producer, and entrepreneur is also now a director, after having recently made her directorial debut.. In The 17-year-old made her breakthrough in the Netflix series Stranger Things, in 2016, starring as Eleven opposite David Harbour and Winona Ryder. Now a global star, fans have noticed she has a TV. October 16, 2023 7:30AM. The final season of “ Stranger Things ” will start production once the actors’ strike comes to an end. But for star Millie Bobby Brown, that resolution likely "How ‘Stranger Things’ Star Millie Bobby Brown Made Eleven ‘Iconic’ and Catapulted Into Pop Culture". Variety. (October 31, 2017). The day I shaved my head was the most empowering moment of my whole life. The last strand of hair cut off was the moment my whole face was on show and I couldn't hide behind my hair like I used to. Stranger Things. ) Eleven (birth name Jane Ives) is a fictional character and the main character of the Netflix science fiction horror drama series Stranger Things, written and produced by the Duffer Brothers. She is primarily portrayed by British actress Millie Bobby Brown. Eleven has psychokinetic and telepathic abilities, and is considered In the video, you can see her delighted and shocked reaction at her reflection as Stranger Things co-creators Matt and Ross Duffer record her on their phones. Goodbye Millie, hello Eleven! View on . On October 31st, 2017, actress Millie Bobby Brown appeared as a guest on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon to promote the release of Stranger Things Season 2 coinciding with Halloween. Millie rapped a recap of the events that occurred in Stranger Things Season 1 over live instrumentation by The Roots, flipping Cardi B’s 2017 smash hit “Bodak Yellow” near the end of her performance, rapping with a similar cadence and flow about her character’s signature eggo waffles and bloody nose that Cardi uses on her hook. Note that Cardi based her flow and cadence off of Kodak Black’s 2014 hit “No Flockin.” 1 / 36Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven in Season 1 of Stranger Baker/Netflix2 / 36Brown as Eleven in Season 1 of Stranger / 36Brown as Eleven in Season 1 of Stranger Things4 / 36Brown as Eleven in Season 1 of Stranger Things5 / 36From left: Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler and Brown as Eleven in Season 1 of Stranger Baker/Netflix6 / 36From left: Brown as Eleven and Caleb McLaughlin as Lucas Sinclair in Season 1 of Stranger Baker/Netflix7 / 36From left: Winona Ryder as Joyce Byers, Brown as Eleven and David Harbour as Jim Hopper in Season 1 of Stranger Baker/Netflix8 / 36From left: Harbour as Jim Hopper and Brown as Eleven in Season 2 of Stranger / 36Brown as Eleven in Season 2 of Stranger Rowden/Netflix 10 / 36From left: Linnea Berthelsen as Kali Prasad and Brown as Eleven in Season 2 of Stranger / 36Brown as Eleven in Season 2 of Stranger / 36Brown as Eleven in Season 2 of Stranger / 36Brown as Eleven in Season 2 of Stranger / 36From left: Brown as Eleven and Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler in Season 2 of Stranger / 36Brown as Eleven in Season 3 of Stranger / 36From left: Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler and Brown as Eleven in Season 3 of Stranger / 36From left: Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler and Brown as Eleven in Season 3 of Stranger / 36Brown as Eleven in Season 3 of Stranger / 36From left: Brown as Eleven and Sadie Sink as Max Mayfield in Season 3 of Stranger / 36From left: Noah Schnapp as Will Byers, Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler, Brown as Eleven, Sink as Max Mayfield and McLaughlin as Lucas Sinclair in Season 3 of Stranger / 36Brown as Eleven in Season 3 of Stranger / 36Brown as Eleven in Season 3 of Stranger Things 23 / 36Brown as Eleven in Season 4 of Stranger / 36From left: Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler and Brown as Eleven in Season 4 of Stranger Things. 25 / 36Brown as Eleven in Season 4 of Stranger Coyote/Netflix26 / 36From left: Brown as Eleven and Paul Reiser as Dr. Owens in Season 4 of Stranger / 36Brown as Eleven in Season 4 of Stranger / 36Brown as Eleven in Season 4 of Stranger Rowden/Netflix 29 / 36Brown as Eleven in Season 4 of Stranger / 36From left: Brown as Eleven and Jamie Campbell Bower as Henry Creel in Season 4 of Stranger / 36Brown as Eleven in Season 4 of Stranger / 36Brown as Eleven in Season 4 of Stranger / 36From left: Brown as Eleven and Harbour as Jim Hopper in Season 2 of Stranger / 36From left: Brown as Eleven and Harbour as Jim Hopper in Season 3 of Stranger / 36Brown as Eleven in Season 4 of Stranger / 36From left: Brown as Eleven and Matthew Modine as Dr. Martin Brenner in Season 4 of Stranger Things. Telekinetic teenager Eleven is the heart of Netflix's nostalgic '80s-set sci-fi series Stranger Things. But you already knew that. On May 27, 2022, after a three-year break, the first seven episodes of Season 4 — aka Vol. 1 — finally dropped on Netflix. The remaining two episodes (which might as well be two movies) released on July 1 — aka Vol. 2. Article continues below advertisementSeason 4 sees poor Eleven battle bullying from the mouth of a blond high school Barbie doll, the loss of her powers, the wrath of humanoid antagonist Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower), and being forcefully reunited with the manipulative Dr. Martin Brenner (Matthew Modine) — whom she calls Papa. The poor thing has gone through a lot, and actress Millie Bobbie Brown (Enola Holmes) plays her with nuanced style and vigor. And because Millie is now such a huge star — with much help from the Duffer Brothers — she has no problem sharing her controversial opinions about the show that made her a household name. In fact, she criticized one particular element of Stranger Things, not to mention its brotherly creators. Article continues below advertisementSource: NetflixMillie Bobby Brown playfully criticized the 'Stranger Things' death count. No one wants their favorite characters to get the ax in their favorite show — everyone except Millie Bobby Brown. It was initially Noah Schnapp — who's played Will Byers since Season 1 — who suggested that the Duffer Brothers need to "kill off" more characters in Season 5 during a May 2022 interview for The Wrap. Millie then chimed in. “[The cast is] way too big. Last night, we couldn’t even take one group picture because there was like 50 of us. I was like, ‘You need to start killing people off,’” she joked. Article continues below advertisement“The Duffer Brothers are two sensitive Sallies that don’t want to kill anyone off. We need to be Game of Thrones. We need to have the mindset of Game of Thrones," Millie quipped, joking about how GOT was relentless when it came to killing off fan favorite characters. Article continues below advertisementShe even joked that Eleven should be killed off! We will point to the fact that she's saying all of this knowing that it's been confirmed that there's only one more season left. We don't think she'd be so open if there were five more seasons planned out. “They tried killing David [Harbour] off, and they brought him back. It’s ridiculous,” Millie continued. For those who don't know, David Harbour plays the beloved Chief Jim Hopper. And because Millie couldn't help but run her adorable mouth, the Duffer Brothers eventually responded. “We heard,” Matt Duffer said recently on the Happy Sad Confused podcast. “What did Millie call us? She said we were ‘sensitive Sallies.’ She’s hilarious. Believe us, we’ve explored all options in the writing room.” He knows her words were all in good continues below advertisement“Just as a complete hypothetical, if you kill Mike [Finn Wolfhard], it’s like … that’s depressing … we aren’t Game of Thrones. This is Hawkins, it’s not Westeros. The show becomes not Stranger Things anymore because you do have to treat it realistically, right?" Matt continued. “This is me basically defending myself against these Millie Bobby Brown accusations and explaining that there are lives behind it, and it’s nothing to do with my sensitivity. So there you go, Millie,” he said. There are LIVES at stake! And, Millie, three major Season 4 characters did die in Vol. 2, so there! The Duffer Brothers aren't that afraid of committing murder. Seasons 1 through 4 of Stranger Things are currently streaming on Netflix. CelebrityMillie Bobby Brown“This is me basically defending myself against these Millie Bobby Brown accusations and explaining that there are lives behind it, and it's nothing to do with my sensitivity.”Posted on July 6, 2022, 1:09 pm Back in May, the much-anticipated fourth season of Netflix hit Stranger Things finally reached our screens after being severely delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Netflix Fans were delighted as Eleven and the gang returned for more supernatural happenings in their hometown of Hawkins, Indiana. Netflix The series has followed the same group of kids since Season 1, with Eleven, Mike, Lucas, Will, and Dustin being the OGs, and Sadie Sink joining as Max in Season 2. Netflix Mike’s sister, Nancy Wheeler, her ex-boyfriend, Steve Harrington, Chief of Police Jim Hopper, and Will’s mom, Joyce Byers, are the other major characters to have starred in the show from the first episode. Netflix And, in a move that is particularly shocking in this day and age, every single one of the central characters has made it to the fourth season. Netflix In a world where TV shows are constantly making headlines for their cut-throat decisions to kill off major actors in key roles at the drop of a hat, Stranger Things has kept its killings to a minimum — despite constantly putting its leads in life-threatening situations. Netflix And while this is a decision that has been widely welcomed by fans, one of the show’s breakout stars, Millie Bobby Brown, recently dragged its creators, the Duffer Brothers, as she accused them of being too scared to kill anybody off. Theo Wargo / Getty Images In fact, the British actor called showrunners Matt and Ross Duffer “sensitive Sallies” as she advised them to take a page out of Game of Thrones’ book, which was notorious for its relentless character deaths. HBO Millie was just 12 years old when she was cast as Eleven in Stranger Things, and she even volunteered her character to be killed off as she shared her gripe with the series in a recent interview. Netflix During a conversation with the Wrap in May, Millie and her costar Noah Schnapp — who plays Will — were asked what they want to happen in future episodes. “You want Will to die,” Millie abruptly told Noah, who was visibly confused as he replied: “No? To die?” “Oh, you don’t?” Millie asked, to which Noah said, “Oh, I mean, I guess at the end…” before deciding: “No, I don’t want [him] to die.” Netflix Millie then told the interviewer, “The thing is, we’re all afraid of one of us dying.” Noah mused, “One of us will die.” Netflix “They need to kill off some people, it’s too big,” he joked, and Millie was quick to share her agreement as she added: “It’s way too big. Last night we couldn’t even take one group picture because there were like 50 of us. I was like, you need to start killing people off.” Roy Rochlin / Getty Images "The Duffer Brothers are two sensitive Sallies that don't want to kill anyone off,” she went on. “We need to be Game of Thrones. We need to have the mindset of Game of Thrones." After saying that they should “kill me off,” Millie referenced Jim Hopper’s brush with death in Season 3 as she quipped: “They tried killing David [Harbour, who plays Hopper] off and they brought him back. It's ridiculous." And the Duffer Brothers have now responded to Millie’s criticism, but luckily for fans, they don’t seem too keen to take her advice on board. Emma Mcintyre / Getty Images for Netflix Speaking on the Happy, Sad, Confused podcast, Matt said: “What did Millie call us? She said we were 'sensitive Sallies.' She's hilarious. Believe us, we've explored all options in the writing room.” Angela Weiss / AFP via Getty Images He went on to explain the complexities that come with killing off a major character as he continued: “Just as a complete hypothetical, if you kill Mike, it's like... That's depressing... We aren't Game of Thrones. This is Hawkins, it's not Westeros. The show becomes not Stranger Things anymore, because you do have to treat it realistically, right?" Netflix Matt then referenced the death of minor character Barb early in Season 1, sharing: “So even when Barb dies, there's two seasons' worth of grappling with that, so imagine — is that something we're interested in exploring or not interested in exploring?" Netflix But the writer went on to tease that more deaths could be “on the table” as “they are headed towards the end” of the show, before jokingly concluding: “This is me basically defending myself against these Millie Bobby Brown accusations and explaining that there are lives behind it, and it's nothing to do with my sensitivity. So there you go, Millie.” Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty Images Which is something that Millie is sure to be receptive to, as elsewhere in her interview with the Wrap she reinforced her faith in the Duffer Brothers’ work. She explained at the time: “I trust the Duffer Brothers and their creative process, and what they’ve seen for Eleven has always been amazing and something I’ve always supported.” Netflix Meanwhile, Matt recently revealed that there were originally more deaths in the show, with Dimitri “Enzo” Antonov set to meet his maker in an original script. Netflix He told Collider: “In terms of who makes it, who lives or dies. I think there was a version where Dimitri, AKA Enzo, didn't make it. Then he ended up making it. But that's [the most] radical of a departure from the original idea versus what we ended up with." Netflix The revelation came amid confirmation that the next season of Stranger Things will be the last, and the Duffer Brothers have revealed that they already know what the ending is going to be. Netflix “We know what the ending is,” they told SFX. “It’s conceivable that it changes, but I think it's unlikely because it's one of those endings that just feels, and has always felt, right. And it also feels sort of inevitable. Then when you come up with it, you're like, 'oh yeah, well, that is absolutely what it has to be.'" Netflix Filming for the fifth and final season of the show is yet to begin, but Matt and Ross have promised fans that they won’t need to wait as long as they did for Season 4, telling Variety: “The gap should be quite a bit shorter this time, due to the fact that we already have an initial outline, and we can’t imagine there will be another six-month forced hiatus." David Livingston / Getty Images And while we wait with bated breath for the grand finale, we can only hope that Millie doesn’t get her wish and that all of the residents of Hawkins get their happily ever after… incomingYour weekday morning guide to breaking news, cultural analysis, and everything in between "Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below.""I don't know anything about skincare. I am the consumer," states Millie Bobby Brown. She's responding to my skepticism of an 18-year-old having a skincare line. With the market inundated with celebrity beauty lines, when a new brand comes on to the scene, one has to wonder, why?Florence by Mills will be three years old this August, and Brown has no intentions of stopping this growing empire. Between acting, running a beauty brand, and being a teenager, she sits down to talk skincare, social media, and Stranger is expanding Florence by Mills with an acne-fighting ‘Clear the Way’ collection consisting of a clarifying face wash and mud mask to help deep cleanse your skin. Like many teenagers with fluctuating hormones, acne is an issue. Attending red carpet events, she’d wonder why she was facing pimples. “I’m definitely a victim of my skin,” Brown admits, reflecting on troublesome acne that inadvertently accompanies her during some of her most prominent (and public) moments. Skincare has been a journey for the British teen. She explains, “I would go to the red carpets and come out wondering, ‘Why did this pimple suddenly appear?’ and ‘Why is my skin not liking this foundation that these people are putting on me?’” Relationship with your skin is personal and a journey in knowing what your skin likes and needs (and what it doesn’t). Brown has learned you can’t hide your skin—“I have wanted to put more makeup to cover it, but you have to embrace it and listen to your skin,” she clarifying face wash contains one of the current buzz words in beauty: niacinamide—to help control oil. It also has salicylic, glycolic, and lactic acids to help minimize pores while smoothing fine lines and texture. The Clarifying Mud Mask focuses on unclogging and minimizing pores with charcoal and salicylic acid to extract all the impurities. The formula includes kaolin clay to exfoliate and lavender and tea tree essential oils to calm the have been looking for a skincare and beauty company that will curate ingredients and products that are fitting for my skin,” states Brown, admitting she’s spent 2022 learning about new skincare trends and understanding her skin, its problems, and how to solve them. It shows in her products as Brown is conscious of making them “clean” and cruelty-free sans ingredients like silicone and SLS/SLES. However, for Brown, it’s just not what’s in the products but also how they make you feel. She has a laissez fare approach to beauty and believes it’s up to each individual to the age of filters, allowing people to tote invisible pores and the smoothest of skins, I probe Brown about how social media affects her. She brushes me off quickly, stating, “I try to stay off social media as much as The call suddenly feels heavy. We don’t directly address the elephant hovering over us, but you can feel it. Brown has faced weird negativity from the Internet that isn’t the same as her co-stars or other actors her age. Whether it’s backlash for texts between her and Drake or criticism for her clothing, one can peruse the headlines and see them littered with an odd cynicism. Which is a strange thing indeed, given she is literally a child. In 2018, she took a public break from social media and, in a Beyoncé-esque fashion, closed off the world to her personal life and vowed that her accounts would only be used to promote her work. 18 is a transitional period for many. I cringe in horror to think her followers could feel free to comment. “I think what people forget [is] that because my job is in the public eye, that doesn’t mean everything needs to be in the public eye. It’s about me going through things personally and wanting to keep it personal,” she reveals, almost slightly irritated as to why she has to explain herself. I agree with her, admitting I haven’t posted in about three months. She relaxes a bit—“Sometimes I need a mental break from it. It’s a very strenuous relationship with social media—sometimes it’s great, sometimes it isn’t. I aim to make it a happy, positive place that people can go to be As she talks about how she wants the Internet to work, it’s obvious she’s creating a space that may not currently exist in her she’s not building her beauty empire or fighting online bullies, she’s focused on her first job—acting. At the time of our conversation, she’s in the car, leaving the set of Damsel, the new Netflix fantasy feature she’s starring in and executive producing. However, with a new season of Stranger Things out for binge-watching, Brown applauds her castmates, whom she has grown up with over the past four seasons. As she dishes about what goes on behind the scenes, she reveals a fun fact: “All of [us] are incredible The Duffer Brothers have announced that Season 5 will come out in 2024 and culminate the Stranger Things series. So will we get a musical episode? A Broadway production? Brown laughs and jokes, “Stranger Things on Broadway is coming Might Also Like10 Pairs of White Sneakers That Go With Everything50 Surprising Things You Never Knew About 'Sex and the City'20 Serums to Solve All Your Skincare Problems

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