Millie Bobby Brown shocked costar Chris Pratt by revealing her unexpected real name mid-interview.
While promoting their new film, The Electric State, in an interview with BuzzFeed UK on Thursday, March 6, the actors were tasked with guessing each other’s middle names.
Pratt, 45, confidently guessed “Bobby” as Brown’s middle name — but the actress, 21, responded by confessing that “Bobby” is actually a stage name.
The Stranger Things actress shared that her birth middle name is “Bonnie” but she had swapped it for “Bobby” for “sh—s and giggles,”
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She added: “I’ve never told anyone that, you heard it here first.”
Pratt was visibly surprised by the revelation, replying, “Oh sh–!”
The news comes after Brown made headlines for slamming critics for “dissecting” her looks as she ages via an Instagram video posted on Monday, March 3.
“I want to take a moment to address something that I think is bigger than just me, something that affects every young woman who grows up under public scrutiny,” Brown captioned the post, sharing the transcript of her video.
“I think it’s necessary to speak up about this. I started in this industry when I was 10 years old. I grew up in front of the world, and for some reason, people can’t seem to grow with me. 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. And because I don’t, I’m now a target,” she continued.
The Enola Holmes star went on to slam the “unrealistic expectations” people have for women as they grow older.
“I refuse to apologize for growing up. I refuse to make myself smaller to fit the unrealistic expectations of people who can’t handle seeing a girl become a woman. I will not be shamed for how I look, how I dress, or how I present myself. We have become a society where it’s so much easier to criticize than it is to pay a compliment. Why is the knee-jerk reaction to say something horrible rather than to say something nice? If you have a problem with that, I have to wonder — what is it that actually makes you so uncomfortable?”
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Among those Brown called out in her post was Little Britain star Matt Lucas who described the actress as having a “mommy makeover”. He took to Instagram on Monday, March 3 to apologize to the star.
“Dear Millie, I just saw your post and wanted to respond and provide some context. Nearly 25 years ago I co-wrote and appeared in a sketch show called Little Britain,” Lucas, 51, explained.
He continued: “There was a character in it called Vicky Pollard, who had blonde hair and always wore a pink top, and in the photo you had blonde hair and wore a pink top so I pointed out the similarity by posting one of her catchphrases. I thought you looked terrific, and I was mortified when the press wrote that I ‘slammed’ you, firstly because that’s not my style, and secondly because I think you’re brilliant.”
