5 lesser-known facts about 20-year-old Millie Bobby Brown

Season 1 saw the characters Eleven and Mike kiss as he asked Eleven if she wanted to go to the Snow Ball with him. This was later confirmed to be Millie’s first kiss too. They talked about it on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon where Millie confessed that it wasn’t really what she expected and commented that kissing was overhyped. The on-screen couple reportedly went through two packs of tic-tacs before the scene was shot.

5) Millie is partially deaf

Brown’s character may have supersensory capabilities in the show, but the actor herself suffers from partial sensory loss. She was born with partial loss of hearing in one ear, which gradually turned to complete deafness on one side over the years.

Brown opened up about her partial deafness and how it affects her daily life on set. The director may have to shout a little loudly for her cues or to attract her attention, Millie always delivers on her performance. She has been applauded for her acting skills and brilliant on-screen presence. Powered by drive, motivation and willpower, Brown has never let her deafness become an obstacle.

“I know this sounds crazy, but once I find something I want to do, nobody’s stopping me. If I don’t know how to sew, and I really had that passion to sew, that’s it, I’m going to sew. That’s also with acting. So here I am.”

Millie Bobby Brown will be reprising the role of Eleven in the upcoming season of Stranger Things. The sci-fi series was originally released in 2016 on Netflix and it quickly became one of the most successful shows on the platform. It attracted record viewership and critical acclaim for its characterization, screenplay and execution.