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

  5. 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. Milly Bobby Brown

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

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

  22. 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. 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. Millie Bobby Brown?

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

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

  33. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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.