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Parents Pushing Older

[Blind Gossip] This underage girl is one of the stars of an ensemble TV show. Yes, she was at the Golden Globe Awards.

Was talking to a couple of other agents who are shocked at how old she looks. They said usually the kids are in a hurry to grow up, but in this case it’s the parents who want her to look/act/dress much older than she is. They want the bigger paychecks that they think will come from being cast as an adult film lead.

Good strategy? Not from an agent’s perspective.

We prefer talented actors who read younger on screen. More longevity and flexibility with their career. Also don’t like it when parents are dependent on the child’s income. It makes for bad decisions.

Similar: Laverne Cox Has Been Lying About Her Age

Actress:

[Optional] Do you think her parents have her best interests at heart?

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  4. Sharper_Teeth says

    I would think Millie B Brown, but the red hair is making me think maybe the girl that played Max?

  5. LivDizzly says

    Millie Bobbie Brown
    Notice how they are even distancing her from the other castmates. They sit at the same table, but that’s it. Maybe she has different PR reps ?

  6. TwistedSweetness says

    Milly Bobby Brown

    No I don’t think they do, many don’t. They want the kid’s income.

  7. Frizzle says

    Actress: Millie Bobby Brown from Stranger Things
    Optional: She’s their meal ticket. They have their own interests at heart. See also, Lindsay Lohan.

  8. surfsunsand says

    Actress: Millie Bobby Brown

    [Optional] Do you think her parents have her best interests at heart? From everything I’ve heard/read…no, not at all.

  9. hellsbells9_5 says

    Millie Bobby Brown. She’s so beautiful its a pity they dress her as an edgy 20-something because she seems smart and talented anyway she doesn’t need the pretences.

  19. Ellie1989 says

    Millie Bobby Brown?
    I was shocked at how grown-up she looked – it seems abnormal to me that a 13 yo wears that sort of dress and is that heavily made up. It’s not like women need more objectification, or need it younger…

  21. cocopie says

    Milli Bobby Brown
    Poor girl, she’ll end up like Ariel Winter or Bella Thorne if the parents aren’t careful

  22. MrsBreeder says

    Millie Bobbie Brown (Eleven). I would not allow my own 13-year-old to go out dressed the way she does. Sadly, she will become another tale of woe in 10 or so years. Her parents are in it for the $$, just like so many other parents are.

  24. Simi says

    Millie Bobby Brown

    I think so, but they are over doing it. A previous blind about her stated her father asking a waiter if he or she doesn’t recognise his daughter, then asking to eat for free.
    He may destroy her career.

  30. jolael says

    Millie Bobby Brown?

    Doubtful. Most of the showbiz parents look at their kids as a windfall. Nothing more.

  32. gailpow says

    Actress: Millie Bobby Brown of Strange Things. She did appear very grown-up looking at the Globes.

  33. Parade says

    Brown on stranger things. Her father is a mess and it’s going to rub off on her, if it hasn’t already. One time I heard him using his daughter’s name trying to get preferential treatment. It didn’t work. She’s going to be out of Hollywood if he doesn’t stop, her “fame” is all hype.

  35. TeaDrinker says

    Millie Bobby Brown
    Optional: From what I’ve been hearing, no they don’t. They only care about her earning potential. She’s their cash-cow as many child stars are to their parents. It’s a sad life and we wonder why most child stars grow up to be addicted to drugs and basically a hot-mess. I live in Miami and was told several times that my son would do well in commercials or even as a child model but nope. Never. He’s going to be a normal kid but he can be what he wants when he’s grown.

  39. Vampira says

    Millie Bobby Brown and her pushy stage parents, who else? They dressed her up like a tart at some recent event, it was ridiculous. She needs to get rid of them.

  43. celebiddy says

    Millie bobby brown

    Poor girl. Dad seems awful. Hope things turn out okay for her. She’s insanely talented and seems very sweet. I’ve also noticed she never walks the red carpets with the other kids on the show which i doubt is her choice

  45. rebeccadewinter says

    Millie Bobby Brown
    Her parents seem to want to cash in to pay back their investment in her, moving their whole family to the US for her career. Hope she has some independent advisors.

  47. modelle18 says

    Millie or eleven from stranger things

    She didn’t walk with the rest of the cast which is odd

    And looked well over 18 with her dress and make up

    And she was featured as a sexy up and comer which is sick considering she is 13

  49. CharpBunny says

    I’m betting it’s Millie Bobby Brown.
    She looked beautiful at the awards and while it didn’t scream Tramp, it seemed a bit too grown up. That’s just my opinion though.

  51. ivy3499 says

    Millie Bobby Brown
    I saw a pic of her at the awards and was shocked at how much older she looked. I love her and hope she isn’t ruined by that industry.

  53. amala83 says

    Actress: Millie Bobbi Brown

    Recently she’s started to look and dress overly sexual for a 13 year old. It rubs me the wrong way.

  54. Ramalama says

    Millie Bobby Brown she looked 18 at least at the Globes!
    It’s very hard for child actors to develop their career into adults. If she’s happy with how it’s progressing and there’s no parental pressure that’s all that matters.

  55. KCeagle says

    Millie Bobbie Brown ? All I could think of

    Her parents are reprehensible. Child actors…Hollywood Babylon is filled with stories of kidult actors. Former kid stars who forego a normal childhood to work in an exploitative industry. It’s unfortunate that her parents don’t have her best interest at heart.

  56. mountaingirl82 says

    Millie Bobby Brown. She’s been dressing WAY older than her age. I was shocked she’s only 13

  57. KatarinaJ says

    Millie Bobby Brown of STRANGER THINGS looked aged beyond her years on the red carpet in pics.

  64. Bubbiek says

    Millie Bobby Brown looked sooo old. She’s such a beautiful girl, but she needs to stay a girl while she can.

  65. angelbratt says

    At first I thought this was Maddie Ziegler, but her mom isn’t dependent on Maddie’s income.

  66. RebellionTruth says

    Millie Bobby Brown from Stranger Things

    Do you think her parents have her best interests at heart?: No, sorry. And tbh, I think I’m the only person who don’t like how she’s dressed. She looks sooo much older and even sexier. It’s not good.

  70. troubleintheforest says

    This has to be Millie Bobby Brown from Stranger Things. I saw some pics of her the other day and could not believe how much they were aging her with makeup and styling! She’s adorable and talented…I would hate to see her people steer her wrong to make faster money. 🙁

  71. carriebradshaw says

    Millie Bobby Brown

    they probably has in mind best interest of they family, ant this is not the same.

  72. Oh This Guy Again says

    Millie Bobby Brown.

    Feeding off of your kid is shady, nevermind the adult dresses and makeup. Hope she turns out okay despite all these pressures.

  73. WillowPotter says

    Pretty actress Millie Bobby Brown

    Optional: Yes and No, yes because she is their daughter and no because of a previous blind where they tried to use her fame to get their meals for free, I see her as the female version of Chandler Riggs and that didn’t end well. Scarlett Johansson had to cut her mother off because she was using her daughter as a bank account, I don’t believe in families living off their children for. The rest of their lives, get a job of your own.

  76. Margot says

    Millie Bobby Brown. Watching her do her “fierce” face at the Globes was really weird, it just seemed age inappropriate, and also the expression on her face was just odd. Like she was pissed off or in pain or something. Just smile honey and stop trying so damn hard.

  78. EastlakeGirl says

    Millie Bobby Brown. the dress she wore to the GG was definitely not 13 year old appropriate. I think her parents are blinded by the money and fame.

  80. headyeuphoria says

    Millie Bobby Brown

    Sure her parents want what’s best for her, just like the Lohans wanted what was best for Lindsay ?

  81. gemini1993 says

    this is millie bobbie brown for sure ive heard so much about her fam and NO because hollywood will eat her up shes too young for all that she is literally only 13

  82. Avalokitesvara says

    Millie Bobby Brown
    The parents are probably trying to secure Millie’s ability to have roles after Stranger Things. Most child stars do not transition to adult stars, the exception is few. Parents are drinking the Hollywood kool aid. When I saw her at GG, I did not recognize her!

  83. Jelly Drop says

    Millie Bobby Brown.

    Her best interests? Not entirely. I think they want success for her but want the fame and money that goes with it more.

  85. thisisannoying says

    Millie Bobby Brown

    No, her cockiness irks me and screams of the symptoms of a momager

  97. GossipGirlXoXo2 says

    Millie Bobby Brown. Stranger Things.

    I’m sure they have her best interests at heart but they also want her money too

  99. Braains says

    Millie Bobby Brown’s look was way off at the Golden Globes. She needs to get lessons in teenage style from her co-star Sadie Sink, how looked AMAZING.
    Also, I take issue with the fact that she thinks she’s too big to show up on the red carpet with the other kids. This is an ensemble show, not the Eleven show. Someone is giving her really bad advice and I don’t see this ending well.