“Her story resonates with me” – Millie Bobby Brown Shares Her Wish to Play the Role of This Iconic Pop Star

Published 11/08/2022, 10:30 PM EST

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Now at just 18 years old, Millie Bobby Brown has already convinced the critics and the audience alike that she can act. Starting out as a child actor, the teenager now has showcased her skills in an array of roles in various projects. She has even branched out from just acting to producing and filmmaking. 

Now recently in The Drew Barrymore Show, the actress revealed her desire to play the iconic musician, Britney Spears in her next project. The actress was previously in the news for her resemblance to Halsey who had even expressed her wish for the teenager to portray her in her biopic if it ever happens. But as it turns out Brown now wants to play someone else.

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Millie Bobby Brown wants to film a biopic on Britney Spears 

The Florence by Mills owner gushed about her adoration for Britney Spears on the back of a car to Drew Barrymore. The latter had asked her about her plans for future projects. Millie Bobby Brown, just coming from the success of Enola Holmes 2 on an impulse blurted that she would like to play a real person next, specifically Britney. 

“I wanna play a real person. I think her story that’s, what resonates with me,” she said. Like Brown, the Gimme More singer also grew up in the spotlight. She started out very young and then had a tough time navigating fame. The actress added that growing up she watched Britney on-screen, heard her story in interviews, and now she thinks she can do justice to her story, and tell it the “right way”.

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The actress further said that she felt the same respect for Drew who had almost the same career trajectory as Brown. The Toxic crooner recently revealed that she is suffering from incurable nerve damage. The only thing that helps numb her pain is dancing. 

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So she shared a reel of her dancing with her fans with a long caption explaining her condition. 

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Srabani Biswas

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Srabani Biswas is a writer at Netflix Junkie. She is a sociology graduate from Lady Brabourne College. Previously, she has contributed to Sports India Show and The Sports Room as a sports writer, and interned at Ripples Learning.

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