'Stranger Things' star Millie Bobby Brown adopts baby girl

'Stranger Things' star Millie Bobby Brown adopts baby girl

Millie Bobby Brown is “beyond excited” about becoming a mom. 

Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi
Millie Bobby Brown x Crocs for Cozzzy Slipper campaign/ Instagram (@crocs, @jakebongiovi)

Millie Bobby Brown and her husband, Jake Bongiovi, have adopted a baby girl. 

The couple shared the news in a joint statement shared on social media. “This summer, we welcomed our sweet baby girl through adoption.”

Brown and Bongiovi say they are looking forward to parenthood. 

“We are beyond excited to embark on this beautiful next chapter of parenthood in both peace and privacy.”

Brown and Bongiovi, who is the son of singer Jon Bon Jovi, wed in May 2024. Their wedding ceremony was held in Tuscany, Italy.

The 'Stranger Things' actress wore four different dresses. She shared some insight into how she knew Bongiovi was ‘the one’ in an interview with Vanity Fair

“We talked about our political views, what kind of family we want to build, the kind of home we want to live in, the kind of relationship we’re looking for, the kind of careers we want. It’s such an important decision, and we wanted to make sure we were making the right one. I knew I was. It always felt right with him,” she said in the February 2025 interview. 

While some social media users questioned if Brown was too young to adopt, the 21-year-old revealed on the Smartless podcast in March that her mom started her family early. 

"My mom actually had her first child at 21 and my dad was 19. This has been my thing since before I met Jake. I wanted to be a mom just like the way my mom was to me."

Despite a few negative comments, many applauded her for choosing adoption

“Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi are setting a good example for rich young couples. I love this! Adoption is so important,” one X user said. 

Another user wrote: “I love that they chose adoption. They’re wealthy and could have a surrogate or whatever fertility interventions, but they chose adoption.”

Millie Bobby Brown ‘Stranger Things’

The new mom is gearing up for the final season of ‘Stranger Things’. 

The fifth season of the popular Netflix series premieres in a few months. Brown plays Eleven, a girl with special abilities such as psychokinesis and telepathy.

Filming ended in December 2024. Browm marked the occasion by sharing a video of herself giving a speech on the set. 

“Isn't graduation supposed to bring relief, like you're glad to leave behind the teachers and classmates? Not me. I am nowhere near ready to leave you guys,” she said while fighting back tears.

“I love each and every one of you and I'll forever carry the memories and bonds we've created together as a family.”

The season 5 synopsis hints that Eleven and her friends will face their darkest battle yet.

"The fall of 1987. Hawkins is scarred by the opening of the Rifts, and our heroes are united by a single goal: find and kill Vecna. But he has vanished — his whereabouts and plans unknown. Complicating their mission, the government has placed the town under military quarantine and intensified its hunt for Eleven, forcing her back into hiding. 

"As the anniversary of Will’s disappearance approaches, so does a heavy, familiar dread. The final battle is looming — and with it, a darkness more powerful and more deadly than anything they’ve faced before. To end this nightmare, they’ll need everyone — the full party — standing together, one last time."

Watch the show's official teaser trailer below.

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