Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown has revealed what she considers the best acting performance of her career—and it didn’t happen on screen.
During a March appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the 21-year-old actress shared a clever prank she pulled on a paparazzo ahead of her wedding to Jake Bongiovi. Reflecting on the moment, Brown recounted how she staged an emotional scene during a fake wedding dress fitting to throw off a photographer trying to sneak a preview of her bridal gown.
“I went into the wedding dress fitting and I put my wedding dress on. There was a big glass window, and I thought she could see through it,” Brown explained. “So I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, she knows what my wedding dress looks like and then Jake’s gonna see it.’ I was so terrified.”
Thinking fast, Brown put on a completely different dress—one nothing like her actual gown—and walked out pretending to be overwhelmed with joy. “I’m gonna walk out and I’m gonna start fake crying, pretending that I found the gown. She got the whole thing and it sold. She thought she got some quality. Well, let me just tell you right now, it definitely wasn't. I tricked you.”
A clip from the show then showed Brown in a mermaid-style dress declaring, “This is my dress!” before she cheekily confessed, “It was the best [acting] of my career.”
The actress, known for her breakout role as Eleven, has long demonstrated her talents on screen—but this off-camera performance might be her most impressive yet.