Millie Bobby Brown Just Dropped a Rare Glimpse at Her Natural Bob originally appeared on Parade.
If you’ve seen Millie Bobby Brown, chances are she was rocking waist-length waves or a sleek updo. But on Wednesday, June 18, the 21-year-old Enola Holmes star surprised fans by debuting a short, choppy bob on her Instagram Story, offering a rare glimpse at her natural hair.
In the blink-and-you-miss-it selfie video, Brown held up a purple iced coffee can while showing off the fresh-cut style. Her blunt blonde bob hit just above the shoulders with a tousled, beachy finish — aka peak cool-girl energy.
📸 Millie Bobby Brown vía InstaStories. pic.twitter.com/QBifRHwrk8
— Info Millie (@InfoMilliee) June 18, 2025
It’s not the first time she’s teased this look. Back on March 25, the British actress shared a similar blunt bob in a Reel promoting her Florence by Mills Soft Girl Sheer Vanilla Hair & Body Mist. In the clip, her wet, bleached hair was flicked from side to side as she spritzed the vanilla-raspberry-scented mist, captioning the moment “soft & sweet 💗.”
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That video came just days after she appeared in the same mist campaign with long pale pink hair, and a few weeks after sporting a bouffant updo at the Electric State premiere on February 24. She walked the red carpet with husband Jake Bongiovi — whom she married in May 2024 — and faced harsh social media comments about her blonde look “aging” her.
Millie Bobby Brown and husband Jake Bongiovi share a kiss at the premiere of her new movie The Electric State 💞
Millie’s reaction to the photographers asking for another kiss is sending me 😭 #TheElectricState #MTVCeleb pic.twitter.com/uhOoXia4iq— MTV UK (@MTVUK) February 25, 2025
Brown addressed the backlash on February 27 by reposting a headline that read, “No One Cares How Old You Think Millie Bobby Brown Looks.” She added a simple caption: “thank you.”
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The Stranger Things icon continued to switch up her look since then. At the 2025 BRIT Awards and The Tonight Show in March, Brown wore long blonde extensions. For her 21st birthday, she showed off long bleached fishtail braids and a giant heart-shaped cake.
But she’s no stranger to the bob. Back in August 2022, she wore a slicked-back chin-length style to an NYC event and posted a casual black-and-white Instagram photo alongside Bongiovi. She captioned it, “Always b my baby <3.”
Millie Bobby Brown Just Dropped a Rare Glimpse at Her Natural Bob first appeared on Parade on Jun 19, 2025
This story was originally reported by Parade on Jun 19, 2025, where it first appeared.
