‘Stranger Things’ star Millie Bobby Brown engaged: Bo Derek, Drew Barrymore among celebs who married young (2023)

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"Stranger Things" star Millie Bobby Brown appeared to announce her engagement on Instagram on Monday to Jake Bongiovi, the son of rocker Jon Bon Jovi.

The actress shared a black and white photo of the couple smiling and laughing on the beach, both wearing white as she flashes a ring toward the camera on her social media.

Brown wrote in the caption on her post, quoting the Taylor Swift song, "Lover," by writing, "I've loved you three summers now, honey, I want 'em all."

Bongiovi shared similar photos of the couple on his Instagram as well, with the caption, "Forever."

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The couple, Brown, 19, and Bongiovi, 20, faced a litany of comments about being too young to marry when the news broke. Brown’s Instagram comments seemed to bear the brunt of the supposedly concerned fans.

"Isn’t she still basically a child? This really is some stranger things," wrote one person.

"Come on Millie, 19 years old is too young to get married. Wait a little longer," advised another.

Brown is hardly the first Hollywood star to be engaged or married as a teenager. Take a look at some of the other stars who walked down the aisle at a young age.

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Bo Derek

Bo Derek (born Mary Cathleen Collins) was 16 when she started dating actor and director John Derek, 30 years her senior. John was married to Linda Evans, whom he left for Bo after she starred in a movie he was making, "Fantasies," in Greece.

They ended up moving to Germany to avoid prosecution under California’s statutory rape laws. Bo also dropped out of high school and John ended his marriage to Evans. When Bo turned 18, they returned to the United States.

Despite the age gap, Bo and John remained married until his death from heart failure in 1998.

Reflecting on the relationship in 2016, Bo told Interview Magazine, "I just hate myself when I think about doing that," she said, referring to the affair that ended John and Evans’ marriage. "That's the worst thing you can do. It was very complicated and dramatic, obviously."

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Bo Derek with her husband, actor John Derek, circa 1981. They met when she was 16 and he was 46. (Vinnie Zuffante / Michael Ochs Archives)

"Some people could say it was meant to be, though, because I was with him until he died. But that just sounds like an excuse to me. It's still the wrong thing to do," she added.

Bo later found love with John Corbett, five years her junior. After dating for 18 years beginning in 2002, the pair tied the knot in 2020.

Before they married, Bo spoke with Fox News about her relationship with Corbett.

"It was just an attraction, a comfort," she said. "He makes me laughall the time. He’s full of life, full of joy. I became attracted to him and I still am. We take things day by day and I think we are still there."

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Bo Derek and John Corbett married in 2020 after 18 years of dating. (Kevin Winter / Getty Images for TNT)

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Melanie Griffith

Melanie Griffith, daughter of "The Birds" star Tippi Hedren, was 14 when she met Don Johnson, who was 22 at the time, on the set of the film "The Harrad Experiment." Hedren, Griffith and Johnson all appeared in the film together.

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Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson are shown in 1976. Griffith met Johnson at 14 and fell in love, but they did not marry until she was 18 and he was 26. (Frank Edwards)

Griffith and Johnson married when she was 18 in 1976, but the marriage only lasted six months.

After that, Griffith married Cuban actor Steven Bauer in 1981 and had her first child, son Alexander Bauer.

The "Working Girl" star divorced Bauer in 1989 and that same year reconciled and remarried Johnson. They had daughter Dakota Johnson of "Fifty Shades of Gray" fame.

The second marriage between Griffith and Johnson ended in divorce in 1996.

Though they’re no longer a couple, Griffith and Johnson remain friendly and participated in a family interview in The Hollywood Reporter with Hedren and Dakota in 2017.

Hedren admitted at the time she was concerned about the relationship between her then-underage daughter and the adult Johnson.

"They were two beautiful, wonderful people, and here, my daughter was showing signs that I had never seen before in her, with an older man, and there was just sheer panic," Hedren said. "How do you handle that? There was a very strong attachment between the two of them."

Johnson added, "Still is."

Griffith went on to marry Antonio Banderas in 1996 and have her third child, Stella Banderas. The "Mask of Zorro" star and Griffith were together for almost 19 years before divorcing in 2015.

In 2018, Griffith told InStyle she has a good relationship with all three of her exes.

"All of my husbands, my three husbands — I love them all so much, and we’re all very close," she said.

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Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson had one child together, Dakota Johnson, who followed in her parent's show business footsteps and is a star in her own right. (Jamie McCarthy)

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Drew Barrymore

Drew Barrymore was engaged twice as a teenager before her first marriage at 19.

Her first engagement was at 16 to Leland Hayward III, 24, grandson of Leland Hayward, a Broadway and Hollywood producer. Shortly after that, she was engaged to actor and singer Jamie Walters when she was 18.

That relationship ended quickly, and when she was 19, Barrymore married Jeremy Thomas, a 32-year-old Welsh bartender, on March 20, 1994, at Thomas’ bar, The Room, in Los Angeles.

Less than two months later, Barrymore filed for divorce.

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Drew Barrymore and her husband, Jeremy Thomas, were married for two months when she was 19. (Barry King / Liaison)

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Barrymore later married MTV host and "Charlie’s Angels" co-star Tom Green in 2001 after dating for two years, but the marriage ended just a year later.

In 2011, Barrymore began dating Will Kopelman, whom she married in 2012. They had two children together, daughters Olive and Frankie, before separating and ending their marriage in 2016.

Barrymore told People in 2020 she has zero plans to marry again.

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Drew Barrymore was married to Tom Green for a year. She later married Will Kopelman before divorcing in 2016. The talk show host says she'll "never" get married again. (KMazur / Barry King)

"Never. Never, never, never. I will never get married again," she said at the time. "And I also believe people should not say the word 'never,' and I will never, with a capital N-E-V-E-R, never get married."

But she is open to love and romance.

"It doesn’t mean that maybe I wouldn’t like to meet someone, especially when my kids go off to college," Barrymore continued. "Or a year from now, I could be totally in love. I’m open to it, I’m not seeking it. My cup runneth over. I have so much love in my life."

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Macaulay Culkin and Rachel Miner

Macaulay Culkin became a household name at age 10 after starring in "Home Alone" before legally emancipating himself from his parents at 14.

Four years later, he married fellow actor Rachel Miner, both 18 at the time.

Miner gained attention for her role as the younger version of Mia Farrow’s character in the 1990 Woody Allen film, "Alice." That same year, she began a five-year run on the CBS soap opera "Guiding Light."

Culkin and Miner were married for two years before they separated in 2000 and finalized their divorce in 2002.

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Rachel Miner and Macaulay Culkin both got their start as child actors and married when they were just 18 in 1998. They divorced in 2002. (Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)

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Neither has spoken much publicly about the relationship. Culkin has also stayed private about his later relationships with Mila Kunis and Brenda Song.

Song and Culkin began dating in 2018 and share two children together.

In 2018, before it was confirmed the two were a couple, Culkin referred to dating someone on Anna Farris’ podcast, "Anna Faris Is Unqualified," noting his happiness.

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Brenda Song and Macaulay Culkin have been together since 2018 and share two children together. (Kevin Mazur / Getty Images for Stand Up To Cancer)

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"She just does nice things, and I feel like at first I didn’t know how to be treated well in that kind of way. It was a strange, almost foreign concept," he said at the time.

FAQs

Who is Millie Bobby Brown in a relationship with? ›

Track the Gen-Z pair's cinematic modern romance from the beginning. Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi have epitomized modern young love since the summer of 2021—and now, after almost two years together, they are officially engaged.

Who all did Millie Bobby Brown date? ›

Millie was previously romantically linked to rugby players Joseph Robinson and Jacob Sartorius, and later, fans speculated if Millie was more than just friends with her Enola Holmes co-star Louis, but she denied any romance.

Is Millie Bobby Brown Deaf? ›

Millie Bobby Brown described her passion as a 'bug', but things weren't easy as she never took acting lessons or underwent training to be a singer, and she does this while being deaf in one ear. Nonetheless, she never let this handicap come in the way.

Who was the older guy who dated Millie Bobby Brown? ›

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Did Millie and Noah date? ›

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Did Millie Bobby Brown get engaged? ›

British actor Millie Bobby Brown got engaged to actor Jake Bongiovi. On Tuesday, British actor Millie Bobby Brown of Stranger Things fame, and actor Jake Bongiovi announced their engagement in a cryptic Instagram post that shows Brown wearing an engagement ring.

Does Millie Bobby Brown have any health issues? ›

The Stranger Things actress was born with partial hearing loss, which progressed into full deafness as she grew up, which impacted her career. Millie revealed she doesn't always hear the director's 'action' cue when shooting a scene unless the director is especially loud.

Is El wearing a wig in Stranger Things? ›

Welcome or not, the buzz cut is an extraordinary achievement by Stranger Things hairstylist Sarah Hindsgaul and her team, who created Eleven's shorn locks via a painstakingly designed wig.

Does Millie Bobby Brown speak with an English accent? ›

Speaking to Radio Times, she said: 'For the last five years I've been playing an American character in Stranger Things and I found it really challenging being British in this, even though I am a Brit. 'I had to learn how to speak again because I'm so used to speaking in an American accent. '

Who kissed Millie Bobby Brown? ›

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Did Millie and Finn date? ›

The Stranger Things costars appear to have a close bond off-screen, but no, they are not dating each other in real life.

Who was the 20 year old who dated Millie Bobby Brown? ›

Hunter Echo, whose real name is Hunter Ecimovic, is being accused of grooming after revealing that he allegedly engaged in a relationship with Millie Bobby Brown when she was reportedly 16.

Who is the main couple in Stranger Things? ›

Couple: Joyce And Hopper

Joyce and Hopper are essentially the Ross and Rachel or Jim and Pam of Stranger Things. Despite their clear chemistry, it took most of the series for these two to finally agree to go on a date.

Does Millie Bobby Brown have a tattoo? ›

In total, Brown has four known tattoos so far, all of which are small pieces of ink placed in various areas of her body: on her collarbone, her wrist, along her ribcage, and on her back. She even debuted some brand-new ink at the "Enola Holmes 2" premiere in November of last year.

Is Millie Bobby Brown engaged 2023? ›

Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown announced her engagement to boyfriend Jake Bongiovi on 11 April 2023. It made headlines around the world for being one of the biggest celebrity engagements this year.

How old was Millie when she dated Jacob? ›

Us Weekly exclusively revealed in January 2018 that the actress, then 13, had been spending a lot of time with the “Chapstick” crooner. The pair's relationship fizzled out after seven months. “The decision with jacob and i was completely mutual,” the England native wrote in a July 2018 Instagram Story statement.

Who is Eleven dating in real life? ›

Here's a look at the Stranger Things stars' real-life romances. The 19-year-old British actress, who plays Eleven in the sci-fi series, seemingly announced her engagement to Jon Bon Jovi's 20-year-old son, Jake Bongiovi, in an Instagram post on April 11.

Who is Millie Bobby Brown's best friend? ›

Noah Schnapp and Millie Bobby Brown met on the set of "Stranger Things" as children. Now four seasons and seven years later, the pair are best friends.

How old is Jake Bongiovi? ›

How did Millie Bobby Brown become deaf? ›

Speaking to Variety, Brown revealed that she was born with partial loss of hearing, and then her hearing faded away completely in one ear after years of tubes. This means that she can't fully hear herself perform – not that she's ever allowed that to stop her.

When did Millie Bobby Brown go deaf? ›

Millie Bobby Brown is deaf in one of her ears. She was born partially deaf in one ear but it later became fully deaf following years of tubes. She's admitted in the past she doesn't always hear the director yell 'cut' when she's on set.

What is a sad fact about Millie Bobby Brown? ›

She is deaf in one ear, having been born with only partial hearing on one side before eventually losing all of it, so she learned how to adapt to a trying circumstance at an early age. 3.

Is Steve's hair a wig? ›

In fact, two of the only characters not wearing fake hair are Steve Harrington and Eleven (yep, that's her natural curl, friends). Oh, and did we mention that the goop from the Upside Down tastes like bananas? Suffice it to say, Hindsgaul is full of secrets — and she's sharing them exclusively with Refinery29.

Did they really shave Eleven's head again? ›

Millie opted for a wig for the flashback versions of her character. “A lot of people have asked me for the #eleven wig application video in color and for some more details explaining the process,” Stranger Things hairstylist Sarah Hindsgaul shared via Instagram after questions started to arise online.

Why did they shave Eleven's head? ›

The idea was to have Eleven start to mirror Joyce, played by Winona Ryder, as she was living with the Byer family at this point; really, Hindsgaul wanted all of the Byers housemates to look as if Joyce had cut their hair herself on the kitchen counter.

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Did Millie Bobby Brown groom her ex? ›

"The livestream, I am sorry for," he said. "I never groomed her. I never put pressure on her to like me." In response, Millie's representatives told E! News: "Mr.

Did Finn Wolfhard like kissing Millie? ›

I was fine with it,” Wolfhard told Barrymore. “My first, like, on-screen kiss was with Millie, but I didn't know how to like approach that in any way. There was no like, 'You're gonna do this thing, and at the end of the take you're gonna kiss her. ' And so I kinda just like head-butted her.”

How old were Millie and Finn when they kissed? ›

At the time, Finn was 12 and Millie was 11. Mike and Eleven's relationship blossomed and transformed throughout their teen years, but Millie hasn't forgotten about how “lousy” their first kiss was. (Sadie Sink and Caleb McLaughlin had an awkward first kiss on Stranger Things, too.)

Was Finn Millie's first kiss? ›

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Who dated Finn? ›

Finn & Flame Princess

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May 2022: Billie Eilish is single again after splitting from ex-boyfriend Matthew Tyler Vorce. After about a year of dating, Eilish called it quits with her ex-boyfriend Matthew Tyler Vorce. The split got ugly when fans began speculating Vorce cheated on Eilish. "Nobody cheated on anyone.

How old is Millie Bobby now? ›

Who is Millie Bobby Brown married? ›

Millie Bobby Brown became engaged to her boyfriend Jake Bongiovi after almost two years together this week. The actress, 19, shared the news on Instagram as she showed off her glimmering diamond ring while the actor, 20, wrapped his arms around her.

Has Millie Bobby Brown dated Finn Wolfhard? ›

The Stranger Things costars appear to have a close bond off-screen, but no, they are not dating each other in real life.

Who is eleven dating? ›

Eleven (Stranger Things)
Eleven
Significant otherMike Wheeler (boyfriend)
HomeHawkins, Indiana, United States (Seasons 1-3) Lenora Hills, California, United States (Seasons 3-4)
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Was Millie Bobby Brown Finn's first kiss? ›

Stranger Things star Finn Wolfhard is opening up about his first onscreen kiss with Millie Bobby Brown, and it's safe to say, the moment was anything but romantic.

Are any of the Stranger Things cast dating in real life? ›

Gaten Matarazzo

In real life, Matarazzo is in a relationship with Lizzy Yu. The couple started dating in 2018 and have been together for five years, stepping out alongside each other at events ranging from their junior prom to red carpet premieres.

Who did Eleven dump? ›

Season 3. As Mike and Eleven's romance starts to get a bit more serious, Hopper becomes upset that they're spending so much time together. The sheriff then threatens Mike so that he'll stop spending time with her. After Mike complies and lies to El about why he's avoiding her, she dumps him.

Who has crush on Eleven? ›

Mileven is the het ship between Jane "Eleven" Hopper and Mike Wheeler from the Stranger Things fandom.

Does Noah Schnapp have a crush on Millie? ›

Millie Bobby Brown and Noah Schnapp are the best of friends — and their platonic love for each other is something even the actress's boyfriend Jake Bongiovi has noticed.

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