Millie Bobby Brown Claps Back at Photographer Who Told Her to 'Smile' on the Red Carpet

Published on November 16, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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MILLIE Bobby Brown clapped back at a red carpet photographer after he heckled her, telling the actress to “smile”.

The , 21, was attending the premiere for the fifth and final season of hit .

Millie Bobby Brown attends the UK special screening of "Stranger Things 5."Millie was left fuming by a snapper’s commentCredit: Getty Millie Bobby Brown attends the Stranger Things 5 volume 1 special screening.She clapped back before walking off the carpetCredit: PA Millie Bobby Brown at the "Stranger Things 5" UK Special Screening.The photographer had told her to smileCredit: Getty

Posing for snappers at the Odeon Luxe in London’s Leicester Square, one shutterbug was seemingly left unimpressed.

Flashes fired in her direction, with the pack of media apparently wanting more as one shouted at her to smile.

Video footage shows the moment Millie pulls a face at the photographer in question before saying, “Smile? You smile”

After making her comment, she walks away from the carpet and stops posing altogether.

The clip has gone viral on both and on X, formally known as Twitter.

It has divided followers, with some saying she had every right to leave, but others hitting back at the actress.

In Millie’s defence, one penned on X, “Celebrities are not legally obliged to smile when photographers request it.”

A second said, “Millie Bobby Brown serving major clapback energy.”

While a third responded, “Not exactly promoting them acting like d***s, but they seriously have the right to call out paparazzi Since Chappell Roan.

“We need these celebrities to show those unhuman paparazzi their place.”

Another added, “I feel for Millie Bobby Brown in this case.

“People used to say that I didn’t smile enough… My high school track coach used to say, ‘smile’, I even got disciplined at a JOB for NOT SMILING ENOUGH.”

A fifth said, “I feel bad for her. Probably the last kind of person that should be famous. I hope she get peace in her life.”

Others weren’t so sure, with another user writing on X, “Okay so I’m confused by this.

“How is a professional photographer asking you to smile offensive?”

A second said, “You’re on the Red Carpet to provide pictures for media outlets.

“Don’t be surprised when one of the photographers asks you to smile.”

While a third wrote, “Gurlll you’re on a red carpet.. posing for pictures… in front of a photographer. There is zero sexism involved here.”

Another called her a “stroppy diva”.

They added, “She has a talent, that Holmes piece she did was very well done, but her attitude I think will not enable her to continue towards further success.”

Millie Bobby Brown attending the UK special screening of Stranger Things season 5.Her outburst seemed to divide fans onlineCredit: Splash Millie Bobby Brown attends the "Stranger Things 5" UK Special Screening.Some said she had every right to walk awayCredit: Getty Millie Bobby Brown attends the UK special screening of "Stranger Things 5."While others branded the ordeal a diva momentCredit: Getty

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