Stranger Things actress Millie Bobby Brown has slammed 'gross' trolls who have sexualised her body since turning 18.
The star hit the milestone in February, and Millie, best known for playing Eleven in the hit Netflix series, said she’s stopped sharing personal things online for fear of being targeted with inappropriate comments.
“I have definitely been dealing with that more in the last couple weeks of turning 18,” she said during an interview on The Guilty Feminist podcast.
She said she’s been faced with those types of comments “forever”, and said her experience in Hollywood is “a good representation of what's going on in the world and how young girls are sexualised”.
Millie said it’s a struggle navigating through life as a young adult, and said she deals “with the same things any 18-year-old is dealing with”, but confessed it was “overwhelming” growing up in the spotlight.
“Being liked and trying to fit in, it's all a lot, and you're trying to [know] yourself while doing that. The only difference is obviously I'm doing that in the public eye. It can be really overwhelming,” she explained.
The actress said she’s no longer posting snapshots of her personal life on social media, which she said was “the worst place of all time”, and wants to use her platform “as a force for good”.
“I'm not posting anything personal anymore. You're not gonna see that part of me. You get to see the things I choose to put out in the world,” Millie said.
Discussing her dislike for social media, she said she hoped that teenagers aren’t being “exploited”, and facing comments like she has been subjected to since she made her debut in the Duffer Brothers’ show in 2016.
“I hope if there's a 12-year-old that's told Instagram they're 18, and they've created an account, they're going on my account and they're not being exploited to the horrible world that's out there,” Millie fumed.
In 2020, the actress candidly spoke about the impact of the negative comments she receives online.
“There are moments I get frustrated from the inaccuracy, inappropriate comments, sexualization and unnecessary insults that ultimately have resulted in pain and insecurity for me,” she fired.
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