Millie Bobby Brown misses her shaved head — allow her to explain why.
If you watched Stranger Things, then you know just how incredible Eleven is in the show.
A lot of that awesomeness can be attributed to actress Millie Bobby Brown's portrayal of the character.
And because the show's become such a widespread cultural phenomenon, people are becoming more enamored with the child stars who are portraying the characters IRL.
Which is why some of the actors, like Finn Wolfhard, are using their celebrity to make social statements. Like when he put a model on blast for "joking" about dating him in 4 years. At the time, Wolfhard was 14 and she was 27.
this is disgusting, she’s literally 27 and he’s 14 what the fuck pic.twitter.com/apZRunPlIR
— cal (@tomothyholland) October 30, 2017Wolfhard even dropped his agent over sexual abuse allegations, once again using his name, at such a young age, to send a clear message to the industry he's working in.
Millie Bobby Brown also got people talking recently when she tweeted about missing the close cropped hairdo she rocked in the first season of Stranger Things.
i miss my shaved head
— Millie Bobby Brown (@milliebbrown) January 14, 2018She called having a shaved head "empowering" and questioned the concept that women with long hair are more "beautiful" than those without.
shaving your head is so empowering. You don't need hair to be beautiful. You are beautiful with or without. I learnt that too x
— Millie Bobby Brown (@milliebbrown) January 14, 2018Plenty of people on Twitter agreed with the sentiment, sharing photos of their own close cropped hairstyles.
Agreed pic.twitter.com/8yQzX3P2Ry
— Carlidh Campbell. (@CarlidhC) January 14, 2018Like this kid who took her Eleven Halloween costume to the next level.
My 7 year old wanted to be Eleven for Halloween. When I asked her what she wanted to do with her hair she just said, "Shave it," with a straight face. So we did. She LOVES Stranger Things and the character you play means a lot to her. 🖤 pic.twitter.com/63dUGYqcZx
— Knights of Ben (@DorianDarkstar) January 14, 2018She absolutely loves it and hasn't cared too much what anyone has had to say about it. She got called a boy a couple times at school but told me she didn't care bc there's nothing wrong with being a boy and also corrected the older kids that girls can have short hair too.
— Knights of Ben (@DorianDarkstar) January 14, 2018Others said that the young actress inspired them to do the same with their own hair.
You were my inspiration! pic.twitter.com/lo8dzxVC55
— Shonda Mackey (@ShondaLaurelee) January 14, 2018While others were just happy she was showing love for the short and sheared look.
BIG MOOD MILLIE pic.twitter.com/wEvnWKMUTp
— Shelby Doyle (@rad_adult) January 14, 2018Amen to that!! Inspired by Eleven and never felt better 🖤🦄💇🏻♀️ pic.twitter.com/59lqTqIO9T
— Morgan Summers (@morganesummers) January 14, 2018And this Eleven cosplayer enjoyed it so much that she kept her hair short after shaving it down.
I shaved all my hair off to cosplay as eleven ! But I ended up feeling so empowered and confident that I’ve kept it short ! @milliebbrown @netflix pic.twitter.com/eLBMa5sN9u
— Hayley🌹🌸 (@AllNightKTM) January 14, 2018Others listed there were practical reasons for shaving their heads, too.
Best decision I’ve ever made. It made me realize that the concept of beauty is truly subjective, and I can be pretty like me, I don’t have to be pretty like other people.
Plus I have only used like two bottles of shampoo/conditioner in 6 months so that’s cool too. https://t.co/f49QwqE9eI
There were Twitter users who just needed a little bit of encouragement to do it.
i've been wanting to shave my head but i've always been afraid that i would look ugly. thank you for the encouragement, millie. 💓
— des (@80SREDDlE) January 14, 2018And as far as this person is concerned, there's no going back.
100%. Shaving most of my hair off was the most exciting, liberating & empowering experience. I laughed through most of it. Unlikely to ever grow it out again. https://t.co/uxzJuiYrGc
— Morgan Jarrett (@msmorganjarrett) January 14, 2018Some people just look better bald. I'm terrified of losing all my hair for some reason...
Or I could just rock an Eleven cosplay 24/7 and make the most out of the situation.
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