Millie Bobby Brown and the Never-Ending Scrutiny—Why Are We Still Doing This?
You’d think by now we’d be past this, but here we are again—another red carpet, another round of people dissecting every aspect of Millie Bobby Brown’s appearance. This time, it was at The Electric State premiere in Madrid, where she looked stunning in a nude illusion dress with intricate pale blue embroidery. But instead of focusing on her talent, her career, or even just appreciating the fact that she looked incredible, people on social media decided that the most important conversation to have was… how old she looks.
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Comments flooded in, with trolls claiming she looked “40” instead of 21, speculating about cosmetic procedures, and making her a trending topic for all the wrong reasons. And honestly? It’s exhausting. This isn't new for Millie—she's been dealing with this kind of scrutiny since she was a child on Stranger Things . Her accent, her marriage, her clothes, her hair—everything she does is up for public debate, as if she exists solely for our judgment. There are entire online threads dedicated to breaking down whether or not she’s had “work done.” Even cosmetic surgeons have weighed in, unprompted, to analyze her face in tabloids. It’s bizarre, it’s invasive, and it’s deeply unnecessary.
Let’s be clear: Millie Bobby Brown is 21 years old. She’s a successful actress, a businesswoman, and an incredibly accomplished young woman. And even if she did look older than her age, why does it matter? The way we hyperfocus on how women in the spotlight look—especially young women—is just another form of misogyny. It’s the same tired narrative that has followed celebrities like Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan, and countless others who were scrutinized to the point of breaking. And yet, we haven’t learned a thing.
The reality is, social media has warped our perception of age. When you’re constantly bombarded with airbrushed, filtered images, your idea of what 21 “should” look like becomes distorted. But that’s not Millie Bobby Brown’s problem. It’s ours. Instead of obsessing over whether she looks older than 21, maybe we should focus on the fact that she’s thriving. She’s leading major Hollywood films, making waves in the fashion world, and carving out her own path in an industry that’s notoriously difficult to navigate.
So here’s an idea: let’s stop treating young women in the public eye as if they exist for us to pick apart. Let’s stop acting like their value is tied to whether or not they “look their age.” And most importantly, let’s start recognizing that Millie Bobby Brown—and every woman—deserves to be more than just a subject of superficial scrutiny.
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