Millie Bobby Brown Calls Out ‘Bullying’ Headlines About Her Looks

Millie Bobby Brown is fed up with fans’ criticism of her looks, and says “bullying” in the media affects “every young women who grows up under public scrutiny.”

“I started in this industry when I was 10 years old. I grew up in front of the world, and for some reason, people cant seem to grow with me,” Brown, 21, wrote alongside an emotional, makeup-free Instagram video posted on Monday.

“Instead, they act like Im supposed to stay frozen in time, like I should still look the way I did on ‘Stranger Things’ season 1, and because I dont, Im now a target,” she said.

Brown called out several recent headlines about her, from publications that seem “desperate to tear young women down.”

“Why are Gen Zers like Millie Bobby Brown ageing so badly? by Lydia Hawken. What has Millie Bobby Brown done to her face? by John Ely. Millie Bobby Brown mistaken for someones mom as she guides younger sister Ava through LA by Cassie Carpenter. Little Britains Matt Lucas takes savage swipe at Millie Bobby Browns new ‘mommy makeover’ look — written by Bethan Edwards, amplifying an insult rather than questioning why a grown man is mocking a young womans appearance,” Brown wrote.

“This isnt journalism. This is bullying,” wrote Brown, who recently went blonde.

“The fact that adult writers are spending their time dissecting my face, my body, my choices, its disturbing. The fact that some of these articles are written by women? Even worse. We always talk about supporting and uplifting young women, but when the time comes, it seems easier to tear them down for clicks,” Brown wrote.

“I refuse to apologize for growing up. I refuse to make myself smaller to fit the unrealistic expectations of people who cant handle seeing a girl become a woman. I will not be shamed for how I look, how I dress, or how I present myself,” she wrote.

“We have become a society where its so much easier to criticize than it is to pay a compliment,” she wrote. “Lets do better. Not just for me, but for every young girl who deserves to grow up without fear of being torn apart for simply existing.”