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Palmer Haasch
2022-12-03T11:30:00Z
- Noah Schnapp and Millie Bobby Brown met on the set of "Stranger Things" as children.
- Now four seasons and seven years later, the pair are best friends.
- Here's a timeline of their friendship, from "Stranger Things" season one to today.
2015: Brown and Schnapp met on the set of "Stranger Things."
Back in 2015, Brown and Schnapp met while filming the first season of "Stranger Things." While their characters Eleven and Will Byers don't spend much on-screen time together that season, the duo appeared in photos from the set, accompanied by Finn Wolfhard, Caleb McLaughlin, Gaten Matarazzo, and other members of the cast
On December 16, 2016, Schnapp shared a photo on his Instagram account of him, Brown, Wolfhard, McLaughlin, and Matarazzo, along with the caption, "Day one here we go."
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July 11, 2016: The pair both attended the premiere of "Stranger Things" season one in Los Angeles.
Brown and Schnapp both attended the series premiere of "Stranger Things" in July 2016, posing on the red carpet with their costars.
2016-2017: The pair attended various awards shows together and were photographed together.
Brown and Schnapp both attended various awards shows together following the premiere of "Stranger Things" season one, including the 2017 Golden Globes, the 2017 Screen Actors Guild Awards (where the "Stranger Things" cast won the award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series), and the 2017 MTV Movie and TV Awards.
June 6, 2017: Brown and Schnapp posed on the red carpet for a "Stranger Things" For Your Consideration event.
Brown and Schnapp attended the event along with other members of the 'Stranger Things" cast.
October 26, 2017: The pair walked the "Stranger Things" season 2 premiere red carpet with their costars.
Schnapp and Brown posed with Matarazzo, McLaughlin, Wolfhard, and season two addition Sadie Sink on the red carpet.
July 17, 2018: Schnapp posted a video of the two dancing to Drake's "In My Feelings."
On July 17, 2018, Noah Schnapp posted a video of him and Brown dancing to Drake's "In My Feelings" on his Instagram account.
"night shoots @milliebobbybrown@champagnepapi," he wrote in the post's caption.
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October 31, 2018: Noah Schnapp dressed as Eleven from 'Stranger Things" for Halloween.
In a since-removed Instagram post, Millie Bobby Brown shared a photo of her and her "Stranger Things" castmates in Halloween costumes. While Brown was dressed as Princess Leia from the "Star Wars" franchise, Schnapp was dressed as a season one version of Eleven, Brown's character from "Stranger Things," Teen Vogue reported.
June 28, 2019: Brown and Schnapp posed at the "Stranger Things" season 3 premiere.
Schnapp held up the tulle train on Schnapp's dress at the premiere, as the two appeared on the red carpet together.
August 15, 2019: Schnapp posted a video of him and Brown taking a friendship test.
In August 2019, Schnapp uploaded a video to his personal YouTube channel of him and Brown doing a "best friend challenge." In the video, the pair made guesses about each others' preferences and other personal details, checking to see how well they knew each other.
January 19, 2020: Schnapp and Brown attended the Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Brown and Schnapp posed together at the 2020 Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles. The next day, Schnapp posted a photo from what appeared to be the Netflix afterparty following the event.
"name a more elite duo... i'll wait," he captioned the photo, which showed him and Brown posing against a teal and gold backdrop.
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October 2021: Noah Schnapp told People about Millie Bobby Brown pranking him on set.
In an October 2021 interview with People, Schnapp recounted a prank Brown had pulled on him during their last day on the "Stranger Things" season four set.
"On our last day of filming season four, Millie, she got the whole crew together and she bought like, 2000 water balloons," Schnapp told the publication. "She called me back to our base camp to hug her goodbye. I got there and I was like, 'Where is she at? Let me go say goodbye.'
"Her and 30 other crew members came out behind the trailers with each like, 100 water balloons, just chucking them at me," he continued.
Brown would later recount the same story on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," adding that she faked crying while on the phone with Schnapp to convince him to come back to camp.
Schnapp posted photos from Brown's 18th birthday party in February.
To celebrate Brown's 18th birthday, Schnapp attended her birthday party, posting a "photo dump" on Instagram after the fact. Photos showed the two dancing together, and Brown appearing to cry as Schnapp gave a speech.
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March 12, 2022: Noah Schnapp said that he and Brown cried when they read the letter announcing the end of "Stranger Things."
On "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," Schnapp said that he cried when he read Matt and Ross Duffer's letter announcing that "Stranger Things" would end after its fifth season. When he texted Brown, he said, she was crying as well.
"I texted Millie, my castmate who plays Eleven, and she was like, 'You're crying too? So am I,'" Schnapp said.
May 14, 2022: Brown said that she and Schnapp challenge each other to fruit snack races and do Winona Ryder impressions together.
Appearing on "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon," Brown shared multiple anecdotes from her friendship with Noah Schnapp.
She told Fallon that she and Schnapp would imitate conversations between his "Stranger Things" character Will and his mother Joyce, played by Winona Ryder. While Noah would imitate his younger self, saying that he was trapped in the Upside Down, Brown would imitate Ryder, saying things like, "Come on baby, I am here, I am coming to find you, honey."
Finally, Brown said that she and Schnapp would "race each other with Fruit by the Foot," a lengthy fruit snack. According to Brown, nobody else on set would respond to their challenge.
Schnapp posted a brief clip on June 13 that showed his and Brown's Fruit by the Foot races, along with other behind-the-scenes clips.
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May 14, 2022: Schnapp and Brown hugged each other at the "Stranger Things" season 4 premiere.
At the "Stranger Things" season four premiere in New York City, Schnapp and Brown posed together on the red carpet, hugging while among their other costars.
June 22, 2022: Schnapp posted a video of him and Brown laughing while doing a press recording.
A TikTok that Schnapp posted in June shows him and Brown laughing uncontrollably while sitting in chairs in front of a blue screen. At one point in the video, an offscreen voice says that the pair should "run up and down the hall" for a moment.
"Millie and I are clearly experts in press," the caption reads.
June 19, 2022: The friends attended a Harry Styles concert together in June along with Brown's boyfriend, Jake Bongiovi.
Schnapp shared photos on Instagram showing him posing with Bongiovi at the concert, as well as a photo of Brown closing her eyes and grinning widely.
"Big @harrystyles fans," he captioned the post.
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October 27, 2022: The pair played a confessions game together on "The Tonight Show."
Schnapp joined Brown on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" in October while she was promoting "Enola Holmes 2." The pair played a confessions game with Fallon on the show, where they had to guess whether their confessions were true.
Schnapp and Brown also appeared in Fallon's BeReal the day that they appeared on the show. Schnapp reposted the image on Instagram on October 27.
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FAQs
Are Noah and Millie still best friends? ›
The costars are just friends and purely platonic! In fact, Millie is currently dating someone else, Jake Bongiovi, and Noah is their self-proclaimed third wheel, even attending a Harry Styles concert together with them in June 2022 and shared the experience on Instagram.
Did Millie Bobby Brown and Noah Schnapp ever date? ›When it comes to Schnapp, however, Brown said that their relationship has always been one of friendship. "We were always able to kind of connect with each other, and it's so platonic, which is so beautiful," Brown told Barrymore.
Does the cast of Stranger Things get along with Millie? ›From strangers to Stranger Things. Millie Bobby Brown and Noah Schnapp are more than just costars on the hit Netflix series, they're real-life friends as well — a bond they've built ever since they started shooting the show's debut season in 2015.
Does Millie Bobby Brown love Noah Schnapp? ›Millie Bobby Brown and Noah Schnapp are the best of friends — and their platonic love for each other is something even the actress's boyfriend Jake Bongiovi has noticed.
Who is the crush of Noah Schnapp? ›Schnapp also revealed having a huge crush on Zendaya on numerous occasions.
Are Millie Bobby Brown and Sadie Sink still friends? ›Sadie Sink and Millie Bobby Brown's friendship extends far beyond the Stranger Things set. Sink, 20, revealed she, Brown and their Stranger Things costars are very close friends in real life — so much so that they've played critical roles in helping each other navigate growing up in the spotlight.
How old is Millie's bf? ›The 19-year-old Syracuse University student is the son of rockstar JonBon Jovi and his wife Dorothea. He was accepted into Syracuse in 2020, and plans to get a doctorate.
Who did Millie Bobby Brown first kiss? ›Millie Bobby Brown's first kiss was also on the set of Stranger Things with Finn Wolfhard. A lot of Eleven's greatest moments have had to do with Mike like when she saved him from falling off a cliff in season one and their Snow Ball dance after being apart for over a year.
How many boyfriends has Millie Bobby Brown had? ›Millie has been romantically linked to rugby player Joseph Robinson and Jacob Sartorius in the past. Fans also wondered whether or not she was more than friends with her Enola Holmes costar Louis Partridge, but she shut down rumors that there was anything romantic going on between them.
Who has a crush on Will in Stranger Things? ›In season four, a new aspect of Will emerged more fully; the teenager from Hawkins appeared to have a crush on his friend Mike Wheeler (Finn Wolfhard), and now Noah is confirming that Will is indeed gay and in love with Mike.
What gender is Millie Bobby? ›
Millie Bobby Brown isn't the only young female star to deal with sexualization. The sexualization of girls and young women is pervasive, especially for those in the spotlight.
Are any Stranger Things cast dating each other? ›Natalia Dyer and Charlie Heaton
Audiences may feel familiar with Natalia Dyer and Charlie Heaton's undeniable chemistry because they also played lovers onscreen. The two actors met on the set of Stranger Things during season 1, and they've now been in a relationship for about two years.
The Stranger Things actress was born with partial hearing loss, which progressed into full deafness as she grew up, which impacted her career. Millie revealed she doesn't always hear the director's 'action' cue when shooting a scene unless the director is especially loud.
Who is Noah dating? ›Noah Centineo's girlfriend Stassie Karanikolaou might be more famously known as Kylie Jenner's BFF, but she's also the lucky lady dating the 'To All the Boys' and 'The Recruit' actor Noah.
Is Will in love with Eleven? ›Noah Schnapp has now confirmed that Will is gay and in love with Mike. Noah Schnapp as Will Byers and Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler in Stranger Things season 4. Noah confirmed that Will is in love with his best friend Mike Wheeler, played by Finn Wolfhard, but doesn't want to hurt Eleven's feelings by confessing it.
Does Mike know Will likes him? ›In Stranger Things, Will reassures Mike that El loves him in a passionate speech. But in reality, he isn't talking about El, but about himself. The following contains spoilers for Stranger Things Season 4, Volume 2, now available to stream on Netflix.
Who is Noah to Millie Bobby? ›Noah Schnapp and Millie Bobby Brown have been BFFs since they were 10 years old. Read on to know more about their secret pact. Netflix series Stranger Things surely has won the hearts of the fans with the unique theme of the show and the amazing dynamics between the actors.
Who is more popular Sadie or Millie? ›Definitely millie - she has by far the most instagram followers and she was the only cast member i'd heard of before i watched stranger things, and i feel like she's just generally the most talked about. sadie's definitely getting up there though!
Did Sadie and Caleb date? ›But again, as much as fans may wish they were a real item, it seems like Sadie and Caleb are just friends…and even if Sadie is actually dating someone, it doesn't seem likely she'll be sharing that info with fans anytime soon. You do you, Sadie!
Does Millie Bobby Brown have the 011 tattoo? ›Millie has a 011 on her wrist, just like her character Eleven in Stranger Things!
What was Millie's full name? ›
Millie Bobby Brown (born February 19, 2004) is a British actress and producer. She gained recognition for playing Eleven in the Netflix science fiction series Stranger Things (2016–present), for which she received nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards.
How did Millie Bobby Brown meet her bf? ›"We met on Instagram, and we were friends for a bit, and then, what can I say?" she said. If you didn't know, Jake has a very famous dad - Jon Bon Jovi! Speaking of Enola Holmes, Millie has already spoken out on if there will be a third movie...
Who was Finn's first kiss? ›Finn was always too nervous to ask out Princess Bubblegum until the episode "Too Young" where Princess Bubblegum was still young. Princess Bubblegum had to become old again and the only way to do that was for Finn to kiss her lips to lips and so began Finn's first kiss which he used on Princess Bubblegum.
When did Millie Bobby Brown first kiss? ›Videos on entertainment.ie. As you may remember, Eleven shared a smooch with Mike, aka Finn Wolfhard, toward the end of the show's first season - and it was a first for both the character and the actress. “It was a strange experience,” she told Variety. “Having 250 people looking at you kissing someone is like, 'Whoa!
Did Millie Bobby Brown have a BF? ›Millie Bobby Brown, the actress we met when she was 12 years old in the first season of Stranger Things is now 17 years old (!) and has been dating boyfriend Jake Bongiovi for over a year.
Who did Millie Bobby Brown date when she was 15? ›During her time in the limelight, Millie has been romantically linked with two other people. First, from when she was 13, Millie dated singer Jacob Sartorius, then 15, for nine months.
Who was Millie Bobby Brown's best friend that passed away? ›Answer: Well, I'd say a few years ago I met a young girl, her name was Olivia Hope LoRusso. She had been diagnosed with cancer and I got friends with her for a while. We then became best friends and we spoke every day. And then she sadly passed away.
Are the Stranger Things cast actually friends? ›The cast of Stranger Things has grown close (and grown up a lot) since the show premiered on Netflix in 2016.
Who does Millie Bobby Brown love? ›January 1, 2023: Millie Bobby Brown calls Jake Bongiovi her "partner for life" Brown reflected on 2022 in a post on Instagram. "Endlessly in love with the year I've had! grateful for my friends, family, donkey (bernard), my doggies, my puppies teeth, and my partner for life," she captioned a carousel of images.
What disease was Millie Bobby Brown born with? ›Early life
Brown was born in Marbella, Málaga, Spain, on 19 February 2004, the third of four children born to British parents Kelly and Robert Brown, an estate agent. She was born with partial hearing loss in her left ear and gradually lost all hearing in that ear over several years.
Who is the most liked Stranger Things character? ›
Steve Harrington (Joe Keery) has enjoyed the best arc of any character on the show. First introduced as a popular bully, his relationship with Nancy (Natalia Dyer) gave him some perspective. His newfound friendships with Dustin and Robin turned him into one of the kindest, funniest characters in Stranger Things.
Who is the real enemy in Stranger Things? ›Henry Creel, also known as One, Vecna, or the Mind Flayer, is the main antagonist of the Netflix original series Stranger Things.