Millie Bobby Brown: why the TV star is writing a book about her granny

Well, this is a first. I am talking to Millie Bobby Brown, break-out star of the Netflix phenomenon Stranger Things, and I’m not allowed to ask her about it. “Until a fair deal is reached I’m not able to speak on anything,” the actress says diplomatically. It’s a strange time. In August, when Brown Zoom-calls me from a hotel in New York, Hollywood productions have been shut down owing to the industry strikes over fair pay. This means that hundreds of actors are unable to promote their on-screen projects. But Brown, 19 years old and one of the most famous teenagers in the world, has plenty more to say. As one of Netflix’s most valued talents, she has also starred in and produced its