Millie Bobby Brown was raised in England, but she moved to the United States at the age of 6 to pursue a career in Hollywood. During an interview with internet star Max Balegde as part of her extensive press tour promoting Netflix’s “Damsel,” Brown clarified that her accent can change based on her surroundings and the people she spends time with. Responding to comments on social media about her speech, the “Stranger Things” star stated, “I don’t do it intentionally, and I’m sorry if it offends you, OK?”
Balegde initiated this part of their interview by supporting Brown. He told her, “People are like, ‘oh my God, Millie Bobby Brown’s accent’s changed.’ But yeah, eye-roll — first of all, she’s Millie Bobby Brown, she can speak however she wants, thank you.”
“Second of all, if you literally lived in another country, you’d start to sound like that as well,” he added, before he presented Brown with a gift card to the restaurant Nando’s to prove to people that she’s truly British.
Brown informed Balegde, “Let me just speak to that real quick. I’m an actor. I grew up in the public eye. I grew up in America. I come to set, and I’m an actor and I adapt, and so I want to mimic other people!”
She also mentioned that the voices and accents of the people she spends the most time with (including her fiancé Jake Bongiovi) also influence how she speaks. “I can’t help that when I’m around my fiancé, or when I’m with people like Jimmy Fallon, who have a very American accent, I wanna replicate it!” Brown added.
“And now I’m in England, I want to replicate that [accent]! I don’t do it intentionally, and I’m sorry if it offends you, OK? But listen, I’m trying my best! I’m trying my best.”
Balegde remarked, “She’s Millie Bobby Brown and she can speak how she wants!”
The successful series “Stranger Things” commenced production on its fifth and last season in January. Production was scheduled to begin in May 2023, but was delayed for several months due to the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes.
Watch the interview with Brown in the video above.