Millie Bobby Brown has ‘never told anyone’ her real name until now
'You heard it here first.'
Millie Bobby Brown has revealed her real name for the very first time.
The Stranger Things star made the surprising admission to her co-star Chris Pratt during an interview for her upcoming Netflix movie The Electric State.
As it turns out, 21 year old actresses iconic middle name is actually a stage name.
‘My middle name is Bonnie,’ she told Pratt, who replied incredulously: ‘Millie Bobby Bonnie Brown?’
She clarified, telling Pratt and BuzzFeed UK: ‘No, it’s not Bobby. It’s Millie Bonnie Brown. I’ve never told anyone that. You heard it here first.’
As surprised as the rest of us, Pratt questioned: ‘Your middle name is Bonnie… but you changed to Bobby for…?’
Chris Pratt and Brown are starring in the upcoming film The Electric State (Picture: Photo by Paul Abell/Netflix ©2024)She joked, ‘Just for s***s and giggles,’ before telling Pratt that she’d made the decision for her stage name, thinking Bobby was more unique than Bonnie.
The pair are starring in the new film from Joe and Anthony Russo – which also features Succession star Brian Cox – and is set to come out on Netflix on March 14.
Fans online had mixed feelings about Brown’s name revelation, with some seemingly feeling betrayed.
X user @Angelica_Reed1 responded to a post about the name change with: ‘Some people just love lying for no other reason than to get away with the lie. ????’
Millie has been married to Jake Bongiovi since May 2024 (Picture: Kevin Winter/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images)@jsansonnn posted: ‘We’ve been lied to.’
@recklesscrime simply wrote: ‘That’s absurd…’
But others were more supportive of the change, with @ladidaix
writing: ‘This was the right choice. It rolls off the tongue better ????????????????’
@stunninbrina agreed: ‘She kinda ate tho bc Millie Bonnie Brown doesn’t hit the same as Millie Bobby Brown.’
@whotfisjovana chimed in: ‘She’s so smart!’
The news comes just after Brown spoke out about the countless outlets and online users criticising her appearance in recent weeks, with many saying she looks much older than her 21 years.
