Stranger Things co-star to officiate Millie Bobby Brown’s wedding

The star is engaged to Jake Bongiovi

Author: Anna Sky Magliola and Georgie HollandPublished 25th Mar 2024
Last updated 25th Mar 2024

Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown announced her engagement to Jake Bongiovi, son of Bon Jovi singer Jon Bon Jovi, in April 2023, and has since opened up about her wedding plans. One of the latest updates, however, has got fans of the sci-fi show very excited - with one of her co-stars set to officiate the wedding!

Appearing on Access Daily, Stranger Things star Matthew Modine - who plays the infamous role of Papa - revealed that he already possesses a licence to marry people, and Millie "thought it’d be great" if he stepped up on her special day.

Matthew said: "I have one of those licences to get people married, and Millie thought it’d be great, and then Jake said it would be a great idea", adding that the pair "loved" the vows he wrote for them to "join hands and to become husband and wife".

As fans of the show will know, Matthew plays Millie's on screen 'father' in the hit series, appearing as Papa throughout seasons one to four - and set to appear in the upcoming fifth and final season.

Although there is no release date in sight yet for the upcoming season, we do know that production is underway, with Netflix even teasing recently that Will Byers has a new hair-do that we can all look forward to.

Last year, Millie opened up to Women's Wear Daily about her wedding plans, and explained she'd like to have a private wedding. Speaking about the planning, she said: "I think probably drawing the curtains, just because there are only so many moments in life that you get only once.

"And to have everyone’s opinions and eyes looking at that just feels unnatural to me.

"So I feel it’s important to keep those things, those small precious moments in life, really close to your chest. I can say that the planning is going - it’s so fun and it’s such an exciting time in my life."

Millie and Jake went Instagram official in November 2021, announcing their engagement in April 2023. Although she's shared details about her special day here and there, she has not yet revealed when the wedding date will be.

Millie Bobby Brown was propelled to stardom practically overnight when she appeared in the role of Eleven on Netflix hit show Stranger Things, aged just 11. Since then she has appeared as Enola Holmes in 2020 and the sequel released in 2022.

Take a look at these interesting facts about Stranger Things:

1)

To help sell the show, the Duffers edited a mock 'trailer' combining clips from over 25 feature films, including E.T., Nightmare on Elm Street, Super 8 and Halloween.

2)

The composers of the Stranger Things soundtrack (Michael Stein and Kyle Dixon) were two members of an Austin synth band called SURVIVE; their music was featured in the soundtrack of the film The Guest.

3)

Michael Stein and Kyle Dixon have written over 13 hours of music for the show.

4)

Winona Ryder wanted her hairstyle modeled after Meryl Streep's hair in Silkwood.

5)

The title sequence was inspired by the work of Richard Greenberg, who designed a number of classic 80s title sequences including Alien, Altered States, Superman and The Goonies - which starred a young Sean Astin, who later appeared in Stranger Things as Joyce's boyfriend Bob Newby.

6)

Winona Ryder and Matthew Modine (Dr. Martin Brenner) have appeared together once before, in the music video for Roy Orbison's 'A Love So Beautiful'.

7)

Gaten Matarazzo (Dustin) and Caleb McLaughlin (Lucas) have both acted on Broadway. Gaten played Gavroche in Les Miserables and Caleb played Young Simba in The Lion King. The two boys knew each other but they didn't become close friends until after working on Stranger Things.

8)

Charlie Heaton (Jonathan Byers) and Millie Brown (Eleven) are both from the UK. Charlie is from Bridlington, East Yorkshire, and Millie is from Bournemouth, Dorset.

9)

To help sell the show, the Duffers created a 'look book' which was designed in the style of a vintage Stephen King novel.

10)

Gaten's voice changed so much by the time production ended that the sound team were unable to use him for additional dialogue recording.

11)

Although the show was shot digitally on the RED Dragon, a layer of real film grain was applied to help achieve a more vintage look.

12)

It was Caleb's request to wear a camouflage bandana in the show; he wears it for the final three episodes.

13)

The monster was achieved through a combination of prosthetics, animatronics, performance and CG.

14)

The toddlers on set were very scared by the 'monster', but they were calmed when told that he was just like the monsters in Monsters Inc.

15)

Finn Wolfhard, who plays Mike Wheeler, is a film buff and wants to be a director when he grows up. He is a particular fan of Sam Raimi's early work.

16)

The gang really did create a salt bath, and Millie Bobby Brown actually floated - there were no effects used! To get Millie to float in a kiddie pool, twelve hundred pounds of epsom salt were dissolved into the water.

17)

Before starting the show, the writers all watched (or rewatched) a large list of films, including E.T., Stand By Me, The Goonies, The Thing and A Nightmare on Elm Street.

18)

Millie had to shave most of her hair off for the show and as can be expected of any 11­-year-old girl this was a terrifying prospect. The Duffers showed her how cool Charlize Theron looked in Mad Max: Fury Road after which Millie agreed to it.

19)

The Duffers had all the boys audition with scenes from Stand By Me.

20)

Hopper's trailer was purchased by the art department for $1.

21)

For some of the laboratory scenes, Millie (Eleven) was fully submerged in an underwater immersion tank. She was able to breathe by wearing a Sea Trek helmet, which weighs approximately 70 lbs above water; it weighs 15 lbs beneath the surface of the water. The helmet was designed for shallow 'underwater walking'.

22)

To direct Millie while she was underwater, the Duffers communicated with her through a small radio in her ear.

Now read:

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Stranger Things: Everything you want to know about the series

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