Being a superstar is not as easy and glamorous as it seems from the screens. Millie Bobby Brown might be a force of talent who stunned the world with her acting at age 12. But through the years, she has been the victim of the dark side of fame and growing presence of social media in everyone’s life. The young actress has been inappropriately sexualized and trolled by haters for her choices over the internet.

After years of bearing all those things in her heart, the 19-year-old has finally broken her silence. In the latest interview, she opened up about how being called names shaped her younger self during her Stranger Things days.

Millie Bobby Brown was taken aback by people’s scrutiny

Millie Bobby Brown graced the cover of the Glamour Magazine for their Women of the Year issue. For the same, Brown also did an extensive interview with the Glamour where she got candid about many things. It included her life when she became a star overnight after taking the role of Eleven in Stranger Things. The 19-year-old dwelled on the time when the cast members used to do promotional interviews. She recalled how all of them were kids and talked over each other. However, they were subjected to scrutiny just for being normal kids.

“I was just penalized for overtalking and oversharing and being too loud,” revealed the award-winning star. The British superstar became the target of people for being the girl who tried to steal the limelight from her costars. In fact, many people called her “an idiot,” “stupid,” and “a brat” for being herself and putting forward her opinion. According to her, she was only a 13-year-old girl who was new to the way of the industry.

But these things affected her and made her change the way she acted in public and industry events. In fact, she made up her mind to never talk again or show her actual personality to people.

The Stranger Things star decided to never be loud again

Millie Bobby Brown feels people have always misjudged her actions and criticized her for things she said or did as a kid. Seeing how adults accused her of being an extrovert person, she decided to not be loud ever again. Every time she sat down for an interview, all those hateful comments haunted her. So the Nineteen Steps author made it a habit to speak only when someone is addressing her. Even in the moments she was “dying to join in” and become a part of the conversation, she maintained distance.

This happened because social media users constantly harassed her and left heartbreaking comments on her posts. These things pushed her to the edge and Brown had to remove all the apps from her phone. As of now, her team handles all her accounts and curates posts in order to protect her mental health. Not only that, she also takes a break from social media activities from time to time to focus on herself and her personal life.

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