Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown has shocked fans by revealing her well-known name isn’t actually her real one.

That’s right—Millie’s name is actually a stage name, and her real name differs slightly from what fans are used to seeing in her film and TV credits. During a recent interview, the actress casually dropped the revelation that left fans surprised.

Millie Bobby Brown Reveals Her Real Name

Brown was recently promoting her upcoming film The Electric State alongside Chris Pratt on Buzzfeed. During the interview, the actors were asked to guess each other’s middle names. That’s when she dropped the unexpected revelation—her real name is Millie Bonnie Brown, not Millie Bobby Brown.

She said,

“My middle name is Bonnie. No Bobby, it’s Millie Bonnie Brown. I’ve never told anyone that. You heard it here first”

A surprised Pratt then asked why she changed her middle name from Bonnie to Bobby. Brown cheekily replied, “for s***s and giggles.” Pratt then further asked if it was stage purposes, which she confirmed.

This revelation came as a shock for fans who shared their thoughts on social media. One user wrote, “I personally would love the “Millie Bobby Bonnie Brown Bongiovi” combination tho”.

Another added, “So, her full name is Millie Bonnie Bobby Bongiovi Brown, her birth name is Millie Bonnie Brown, her stage name is Milly Bobby Brown, and her current legal name is Millie Bonnie Brown Bongiovi?…”

Why Millie Bobby Brown Changed Her Name?

Following the revelation, her name has already been updated on Wikipedia to Millie Bonnie Brown. Speculations about the name change quickly spread among fans.

Interestingly, some fans think that she changed her middle name to Bobby as a tribute to her father, Robert Bobby Brown.

Brown recently married her longtime boyfriend Jake Bongiovi, after they started dating in 2021. During the filming of Stranger Things 5, the actress showed some behind-the-scenes photos from the sets. One of the photos showed her name as Millie Bobby Brown Bongiovi.

Though Brown has starred in major films like Enola Holmes and the Godzilla franchise, much of the media focus remains on her personal life rather than her acting career. Recently, she was trolled for her looks, with some users thinking she looked much older.

Regardless of the name she goes by, Millie Bonnie Bobby Brown Bongiovi continues to be one of the most recognizable and beloved stars in the Hollywood industry.