Millie Bobby Brown is over critics ‘dissecting my face, my body.’ She calls them out by name

Actor Millie Bobby Brown, 21, says “people can’t seem to grow with me” as she addresses public scrutiny about her looks. Still, she says, “I will not be shamed for how I look, how I dress, or how I present myself.” The 21-year-old actor on Monday told fans on Instagram she felt she had become a “target” for harmful comments and tabloid articles “written by people who are so desperate to tear young women down.” In her video and in her caption, Brown took a stand against her critics, including several journalists whom she identified by name. “Instead, they act like I’m supposed to stay frozen in time, like I should still look the way I did on ‘Stranger Things’ Season 1.” In her video, Brown set her sights on multiple Daily Mail reporters and read aloud catty headlines including, “Why are Gen Zers like Millie Bobby Brown ageing so badly?” British comedian and former “Great British Bake Off” host Matt Lucas also found himself in the mix for comparing one of Brown’s recent public appearances to his unflattering character Vicky Pollard. “The fact that adult writers are spending their time dissecting my face, my body, my choices, it’s disturbing.” Brown, married to Jon Bon Jovi’s son Jake Bongiovi, said she was even more disturbed that some of the reporters behind the demeaning coverage were women and mourned that “it seems easier to tear down for clicks.” She added: “Disillusioned people can’t handle seeing a girl become a woman on her terms, not theirs.” Years before the latest flurry of articles, Brown spoke out about her time in the public eye.