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Millie Bobby Brown attends the “Stranger Things 5” UK Special Screening at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on November 13, 2025 in London, England
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Millie Bobby Brown embraced regency-era style while celebrating her 22nd birthday in New York City on Friday, February 20.
The Stranger Things star turned heads in a surprisingly bridal little white dress that was embellished with sequins and trimmed with dainty lace.
Brown celebrated with husband Jake Bongiovi as well as Stranger Things co-star David Harbour.
Millie Bobby Brown was feeling 22 as she rang in the milestone birthday with an intimate New York City fête on Friday night—and she returned to her bridal style era for a sparkling appearance alongside husband Jake Bongiovi. The Stranger Things star turned heads in a white lace dress that was bedazzled with sequins as she partied into the wee hours of Saturday at Maison Close.
Per photos shared by People, Brown made a dazzling entrance in Soho in a white halterneck dress that was encrusted with sequins and trimmed with delicate eyelash lace. Styling her light brown hair in a romantic updo with a coronet braid and curly tendrils framing her face, the birthday girl leaned into a regency-era aesthetic with a diaphanous floor-length coat that could be straight out of Bridgerton. The sheer blush pink mesh design was trimmed with matching feathers along the neckline and featured a ruffle with a distressed hem at the bottom, showing off a glimpse of silk pants under her dress as well as a pair of pointy-toed slides.
Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi attend Netflix’s “Stranger Things” Season 5 World Premiere at TCL Chinese 6 Theatres on November 6, 2025
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A pair of statement dangling earrings added some extra shine to her look. The former child star was also photographed holding what appeared to be a large Union Jack flag as she left the French eatery, per photos shared by TMZ. Meanwhile, her husband also embraced a similar theme, wearing a frilly white dress shirt with a brocade-printed black blazer jacket.
Most of Brown’s Stranger Things co-stars weren’t at the festivities except for a few notable exceptions. The Enola Brown actress showed off her friendship with David Harbour, who played Jim Hopper on the popular Netflix series. Director Shawn Levy and co-star Jamie Campbell Bower also joined the celebration with Brown’s parents, grandparents, and reality stars Whitney and Conner Leavitt, per TMZ.
Millie Bobby Brown and David Harbour attend Netflix’s “Stranger Things” Season 5 World Premiere at TCL Chinese 6 Theatres on November 6, 2025
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Millie Bobby Brown and her baby daughter in a rare photo of her 22nd birthday
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Brown officially rang in her 22nd birthday the day before with a rare glimpse of her baby daughter, whom she and Bongiovi revealed they adopted last August. Twinning with her mini-me in a cozy taupe sweater as they relaxed on a beach, Brown captioned her February 19 post, “22. grateful for my husband and daughter. for my family and friends. all of my animals. I am so blessed. thank you for the birthday wishes. xoxo.”
Read the original article on InStyle