Millie Bobby Brown has drawn attention to her striking similarities with her mother, Kelly Brown, in a resurfaced interview following her recent baby announcement. The 21-year-old actress, daughter of Kelly and Robert Brown, had previously spoken about her dream of becoming a young mother, much like her mom.
During a March appearance on the Smartless podcast, the Stranger Things star explained, “My mom actually had her first child at 21, and my dad was 19. And you know, it’s been my thing since before I met Jake. Since I was a baby, I told my mom, like, baby dolls. I wanted to be a mom just like the way my mom was to me.”
The Enola Holmes actress went on to share how her family inspired her outlook on parenthood. Speaking candidly, she added, “And my nan, my grandmother, she was a huge part of my life. And so, yeah, I mean, Jake knows how important it is to me and, of course, I want to focus on really establishing myself as an actor and as a producer, but I also find it’s so important to start a family for me personally. It’s a huge thing.
Jake was like, we cannot do that until we get married. So that was his thing.” That conversation resurfaced after Brown revealed on Thursday, August 21, that she and her husband, Jake Bongiovi, had welcomed their first child together. The couple shared the news in a heartfelt joint Instagram post.
The post read, “This summer, we welcomed our sweet baby girl through adoption. We are beyond excited to embark on this beautiful next chapter of parenthood in both peace and privacy. And then there were 3: Love, Millie, and Jake Bongiovi.”
The announcement marked a new chapter for the couple, who secretly tied the knot in May 2024 after three years of dating. The marriage was kept largely private until close friends confirmed the ceremony earlier this year.
Brown’s decision to start a family mirrors the path of her mother, who also embraced motherhood at 21. The star’s openness about wanting to balance a thriving career with family life reflects both her admiration for her upbringing and her determination to build a future filled with both professional success and personal fulfillment.
With her new role as a mother, Brown appears ready to step into the next stage of her life with the same confidence and ambition that has defined her rise in Hollywood.