'Stranger Things' star Millie Bobby Brown recalls being bullied in school

Starlet says she was forced to change school because of it

Millie Bobby Brown, the British child star of hit show Stranger Things, has said she was once forced to change schools by "soul-breaking bullies" in England.

Brown, 15, who was forced off Twitter by cyberbullies, has been a vocal anti-bullying campaigner and began serving as Unicef's youngest Goodwill Ambassador last year, reported Sky News. She said, "I was bullied at school back in England. I actually switched schools because of it as it created a lot of anxiety and issues that I still deal with today."

The starlet added, "I have dealt with situations both in real life and online that are soul-breaking and it genuinely hurts reading some of the things people have said."



Brown, who makes her film debut in the upcoming Godzilla: King Of The Monsters, further said, "Young people's lives are increasingly under pressure. First of all, I want to make sure that children are protected from violence and exploitation."

She continued, "I also want to combat the negativity on social media. I have experienced it - it's like a disease. It's negative hate that is genuinely so horrifying to me. Climate change is so important too."

Brown will be back in season three of Stranger Things when the multi award-winning drama returns to Netflix in July, calling the show "one of the most important things in my life."

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