Millie Bobby Brown blasts journalists criticising her appearance
Millie Bobby Brown tells blasts critics of her appearance while promoting The Electric State, and tells journalists to “do better.”
Millie Bobby Brown has blasted critics of her appearance this week, telling them to “do better” in a video posted to Instagram.
Millie Bobby Brown is in the midst of her press tour for The Electric State, a new movie streaming this month, where she stars opposite Chris Pratt in a tale of war between man and machines.
As part of that tour, the Stranger Things star appeared at a re-carpet premiere for the Netflix movie, which inspired articles claiming she is “ageing badly,” and asking “what has Millie Bobby Brown done to her face?”
In response, the 21-year-old actress has questioned the motives of journalists focusing on appearance, and tearing her down.
Millie Bobby Brown tells her critics to “do better”Netflix
In a heartfelt video posted to Instagram, Millie Bobby Brown says: “I want to take a moment to address something that I think is bigger than just me. Something that affects every young woman who grows up under public scrutiny.”
The actress then talks about starting in the industry when she was just 10-years-old, and growing up in front of camera, questioning why some people “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.”
Brown then lists four journalists who have just done just that: “One article reads, ‘Why are Gen Zers like Millie Bobby Brown aging so badly’ written by Lydia Hawkin. ‘What has Millie Bobby Brown done to her face,’ written by John Ely. ‘Millie Bobby Brown mistaken for someone’s mum as she guides younger sister Ava through LA’ written by Cassie Carpenter. Another article reads, ‘Little Britain’s Matt Lucas takes savage swipe at Millie Bobby Brown’s new mummy makeover look,’ written by Bethan Edwards.”
Having called out those specific writers, Brown says: “This isn’t journalism, this is bullying. The fact that adult writers are spending their time dissecting my face, my body, my choices, is disturbing, and the fact that some of these articles are written by women makes it even worse.”
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She ends her response by saying: “I refuse to apologize for growing up. I refuse to make myself smaller to fit the unrealistic expectations of people who can’t handle seeing a girl become a woman,” before adding: “Let’s do better, not just for me but for every young girl who deserves to grow up without the fear of being torn apart for simply existing.”
The Electric State streams on Netflix from March 14, 2025, while our review of the movie hits Dexerto on March 7. In the meantime, you can check out our list of the best sci-fi movies on Netflix, plus an update on the return of Stranger Things.