Millie Bobby Brown is one of the many stars who embrace fame too quickly, perhaps at a time when you are not yet aware of the impact it can have on you. The young actress rose to stardom when she was 12 years old, specifically in 2016, after being the protagonist of the iconic Netflix series ‘Stranger Things’.
Since then, her career has only gone upwards and she has accumulated various projects such as ‘Enola Holmes’ or ‘Damsel’. She has become a real celebrity and like any celebrity she has her haters. In this case, many users make fun of her physique, something that usually happens with celebrities who become known too young. People are left with the image of the project that led them to success and forget that they evolve.
Millie Bobby Brown statement: “This is not journalism. This is harassment”
Millie Bobby Brown is fed up with this type of criticism and has decided to speak out through a statement that she has shared through her Instagram profile, where she has 63.3 million followers. “I want to take a moment to address something that I think is bigger than just me, something that affects every young person growing up under public scrutiny. I think it’s necessary to talk about this,” the actress began.
“I started in this industry when I was 10 years old. I grew up in front of the world, and for some reason, people can’t grow up with me. Instead, they act like I have to stay frozen in time, like I still have to look like I did in the first season of ‘Stranger Things’. And because I don’t, now I’m a target,” she continues.
“This is not journalism. This is harassment. The fact that grown writers are spending their time dissecting my face, my body, my decisions… It’s unsettling. The fact that some of these articles are written by women? Even worse. We always talk about supporting and encouraging young women, but when the time comes, it seems easier to tear them down for clicks,” continues Brown, who also owns her own clothing brand.
“Disillusioned people can’t stand to see a girl become a woman on her own terms, not theirs. I refuse to apologise for growing up. I refuse to make myself smaller to fit in with the unrealistic expectations of people who can’t stand to see a girl become a woman. I will not be shamed for how I look, how I dress or how I present myself. Every young woman deserves to grow up without fear of being destroyed simply for existing,” she said.
