{"id":2481299,"date":"2026-06-30T00:52:46","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T00:52:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2481299"},"modified":"2026-06-30T00:52:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T00:52:46","slug":"millie-bobby-brown-reveals-biggest-life-skill-she-never-learned-after-spending-childhood-on-stranger-things","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/millie-bobby-brown-reveals-biggest-life-skill-she-never-learned-after-spending-childhood-on-stranger-things\/","title":{"rendered":"Millie Bobby Brown reveals biggest &#8216;life skill&#8217; she never learned after spending childhood on &#8216;Stranger Things&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Millie Bobby Brown revealed the biggest \u201clife skill\u201d she missed out on mastering, after spending her entire childhood on the \u201cStranger Things\u201d set.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, I didn\u2019t go to public school, so maybe a bit of socialization,\u201d the actress, 22, shared<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8nSsBQxwQaU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> on Monday\u2019s episode of the \u201cHappy, Sad, Confused\u201d podcast. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>She explained how her lack of socialization with her own age group growing up has affected her. \u201cSometimes, when fans come up to me, they\u2019ll be like: \u2018Millie!\u2019 And I\u2019ll be like, \u2018Ahh!\u2019 And it\u2019s not because I\u2019ve \u2026 It\u2019s just I don\u2019t know how to react sometimes to people my own age. I have a harder time.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Millie Bobby Brown revealed an important life skill she missed out on learning, after spending her entire childhood on the \u201cStranger Things\u201d set. <span class=\"credit\">Josh Horowitz\/YouTube<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Speaking on the \u201cHappy, Sad, Confused\u201d podcast, she admitted \u201csocialization\u201d was a weakness. (She\u2019s seen above in Season 4 of \u201cStranger Things.) <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Netflix\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI grew up with primarily men on crews \u2014 let\u2019s change that \u2014 men over 40 years old,\u201d Brown explained. \u201cSo I heard a lot of adult talk growing up, and didn\u2019t really talk about the things you\u2019re meant to talk about as a kid.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou hear, \u2018Where\u2019s the grip? Let\u2019s grab a ladder,\u2019 you know, that\u2019s your whole conversation,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo I could talk to that person extensively for hours about different lens changes and shots, but I can\u2019t talk to you about, \u2018Oh my god, what bars do you like around this area?!\u2019 I\u2019m like, \u2018I don\u2019t know.\u2019 So I do lack a little bit of that.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cI heard a lot of adult talk growing up, and didn\u2019t really talk about the things you\u2019re meant to talk about as a kid.\u201d (Brown is seen front and center with her \u201cStranger Things\u201d costars.) <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Netflix\/Courtesy Everett Collection \/ Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cYou hear, \u2018Where\u2019s the grip? Let\u2019s grab a ladder,\u2019 you know, that\u2019s your whole conversation,\u201d she explained. <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Netflix\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Brown, however, labeled her husband, Jake Bongiovi, as \u201cthe most social butterfly\u201d and the \u201ccomplete opposite\u201d of her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe went to boarding school and college, so he is like a social butterfly,\u201d she continued. \u201cWhen I met him, I really tried to lean in more to that. So I\u2019m in my social era.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cEnola Holmes\u201d star also shared that she deleted her social media accounts from her phone in 2021 and has a manager post for her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI couldn\u2019t do it anymore,\u201d Brown said. \u201cSo I needed to hire someone, for my mental health, to take care of it for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Brown said that her husband, Jake Bongiovi, is the \u201copposite\u201d of her and a \u201csocial butterfly.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">jakebongiovi\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The couple, seen above, married in May 2024 and are parents to an adopted daughter.  <span class=\"credit\">milliebobbybrown\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The \u201cDamsel\u201d star reassured listeners that she still does her own captions, explaining, \u201cI still want to feel connected to my fans \u2026 I don\u2019t want to see what people have to say about it because I don\u2019t care.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brown portrayed Eleven, also known as Jane Hopper, in all five seasons of \u201cStranger Things\u201d from 2016 to 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere in the podcast, Brown <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/25\/entertainment\/millie-bobby-brown-tried-to-mend-friendships-with-stranger-things-co-stars-after-shows-end\/\">admitted that she fell into \u201ca slight depression\u201d<\/a>\u00a0when filming wrapped.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was very hard for me,\u201d she confessed. \u201cI would not have expected that coming off of the show. I\u2019m a very happy-go-lucky person.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brown and Bongiovi have been\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/05\/24\/entertainment\/millie-bobby-brown-secretly-marries-jake-bongiovi-report\/\">married since May 2024<\/a> and announced that they adopted a daughter last August in a joint statement shared via Instagram. The two have made sure to keep their baby out of the spotlight and have\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/11\/05\/parents\/why-millie-bobby-brown-and-jake-bongiovi-will-never-reveal-daughters-name\/\">yet to share her name publicly<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source pagesix.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Millie Bobby Brown revealed the biggest \u201clife skill\u201d she missed out on mastering, after spending her entire childhood on the \u201cStranger Things\u201d set. \u201cWell, I didn\u2019t go to public school, so maybe a bit of socialization,\u201d the actress, 22, shared on Monday\u2019s episode of the \u201cHappy, Sad, Confused\u201d podcast. 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