Millie Bobby Brown says female 'Stranger Things' stars faced unfair scrutiny
The actress says headlines often focused on her appearance instead of her work
Millie Bobby Brown is opening up about the double standards she says she faced while growing up on Stranger Things.
Speaking on the July 13 episode of the On Purpose with Jay Shetty podcast the 22-year-old actress reflected on her years in the spotlight.
"Women don't win because we don't get to win. We don't get to just be in peace. It's crazy scrutiny," Brown said.
She explained that although the show's male stars also faced challenges her experience as a young woman was very different.
"I grew up on a show with four boys. I'm not taking away their experience – they got their fair share of things – but what the girls got on that show, what felt my experience as well, was the scrutiny and pressure that gets put on you was insane."
Brown pointed out that media coverage rarely focused on the appearance of her male castmates.
"I never heard [commentary] about any of my cast members, boys slash men, about what they're wearing on the carpet and what they look like or what their hair looks like or what their makeup looks like or what they're saying. Those weren't the headlines."
While she acknowledged her co-stars deserved recognition for their work she believes the same treatment should have been extended to her.
"They are amazing... But I do, too. My headline shouldn't be tearing me down – and other young girls down. I get very annoyed about it because I just feel very protective over girls that are coming up into the industry."
She said she was criticised regardless of what she wore. "I would wear a big heel and people would say, 'My goodness who does she think she is?' But then I would wear a suit and people would rip me apart for looking too old."
Eventually Brown said she realised the criticism was impossible to satisfy.
