Millie Bobby Brown opens up about the “gross” way she’s been sexualized and talked about in the media. Brown was 12 years old when she played Eleven on the Netflix hit series. She was a guest on “The Guilty Feminist” podcast and shared about dealing with comments about her appearance “for forever.” She furthered that she started seeing the big difference in how the press and social media spoke about her after she turned 18.

“I deal with the same things any 18-year-old is dealing with, navigating being an adult and having relationships and friendships, and it’s all of those things,” Brown told during the podcast. “Being liked and trying to fit in, it’s all a lot and you’re trying to find yourself while doing that. The only difference is that, obviously, I’m doing that in the public eye. So it can be really overwhelming.”

“I have definitely been dealing with that more within the last two weeks of turning 18. Definitely seeing a difference between the way people act and the way that the press and social media have reacted to me coming of age,” she continued. “I believe that shouldn’t change anything, but it’s gross and it’s true.” The young actress continued that she thinks “it’s a very good representation of what’s going on in the world and how young girls are sexualized.”  Brown brought up when she was 16 and decided to wear a lower-cut dress during a red carpet event, recalled being “crucified” for wearing the gown.

“I thought, ‘Is this really what we’re talking about?’ We should be talking about the incredible people that were there at the awards show, the talent that was there and the people that we’re representing,” she expressed. Brown also shared how she misses feeling “innocent and naïve” when she first started “Stranger Things.” “I crave that back again. I don’t have that anymore,” the young actress also shared how it affects her acting.

“I’m so aware of my body and how I look. Not in a bad way, but I’m very aware of how my face moves on camera now.”

This isn’t the first time Brown have spoken about the sexualization and insults she received. At 16, she posted about how the “last few years haven’t been easy” and the “pain and insecurities” she’s experienced rising to fame. Brown will be in season four Vol. 1 of “Stranger Things,” which shall be released on May 27 and in “Enola Holmes 2,” out this year.

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