Actress Millie Bobby Brown recently opened up about the aftermath of wrapping up the beloved Netflix hit series “Stranger Things” and the mental toll that the ending of the series had on her.
Brown shared during a live recording of Josh Horowitz’s “Happy Sad Confused” podcast on Wednesday, June 24, that she experienced a decline in her mental well-being throughout that time.
“I went into a little bit of a slight, slight depression. It was very hard for me. I would not have expected that coming off the show. I’m a very happy-go-lucky person,” the actress said.
During that time, Brown shared that she spent the month of January catching up with her co-stars to hash out any unresolved issues and make sure they would still be friends after the series ended.
“They probably thought I was crazy. I was like, ‘We’re still friends, right? Like you’re not gonna stop talking to me anymore?’
“I was like ‘I’m sorry if I ever upset you,’ and was just trying to mend anything,” she said.
The 22-year-old said that she has known her co-stars for a decade and practically saw them as her “siblings” and wanted to stay friends still.
She further added that when she joined the cast of “Stranger Things”, she was still very young, and it was a very emotional time to say goodbye to her co-stars.
“And no one will ever understand it. I started the show when I was 10, and this character was me, and these people were in my life more than my own family.
“I saw these people more than going home and eating dinner with my family. Saying goodbye to that after 10 years was a very, very emotional thing, and I’m going to miss Eleven more than anything,” she said.
At just 10-years-old, Brown portrayed the role of Eleven, also known as Jane Hopper, on “Stranger Things” for five seasons.
Eleven is a mysterious girl with powerful psychic abilities, including telekinesis, the ability to move objects with your mind and remote viewing.
In the finale, Eleven seemingly dies after sacrificing herself by staying behind in the Upside Down.
Many fans believe that she indeed died and that it is the end of Brown’s portrayal of the character.
However, some fans believe that she is not dead and will come back, that’s if the series comes back again.
Whether Eleven truly died will forever remain a mystery, as Brown revealed that co-creators of the series, the Duffer brothers, sent her a text message on the night the finale aired, reminding her not to reveal anything about Eleven’s fate to the rest of the world.
