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Millie Bobby Brown Shares Lessons Learned In Marriage to Jake Bongiovi
After turning her life upside down, Millie Bobby Brown is livin' on a farm with the man she loves.
Months before she wrapped production on Netflix's Stranger Things after five seasons, she began sharing videos of her rural life with husband Jake Bongiovi. But although Millie, 20, and the 22-year-old son of Jon Bon Jovi live on a farm in Georgia, don't call the actress a "trad wife."
"I’m not doing it for the aesthetic," Millie told Vanity Fair in a March 2025 cover interview released Feb. 12. "I'm doing it because I love it. There are maybe some trad wives out there doing it because it seems wholesome, but it is not. If you’re not picking up horse s--t or washing a cow with your bare hands, then that life is not made for you. At all."
In addition to horses, Millie and Jake house many other animals on their farm, including cows, sheep, goats, cows and donkeys, plus dogs the Enola Holmes actress has rescued from local kill shelters.
"You think animals are peaceful," said Millie, who launched her animal rescue group Joey’s Friends in 2022. "You think the South is peaceful. You think this place is peaceful. But there's so much chaos."
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She continued, "My animals are loud, and it’s messy and my dogs are crazy. And there is, you know, laughter and a lot of passion and excitement, and it is a very vibrant place. There is so much chaos, and that is where I thrive."
Millie, who married Jake in two wedding ceremonies last year, shared some insight into her social life, which includes meeting up with her Stranger Things costar Noah Schnapp in New York, along with her husband.
Despite her rural residence, Millie, who married Jake in two wedding ceremonies last year, still makes time to keep in touch with her Hollywood friends, including meeting up with her Stranger Things costar Noah Schnapp in New York, along with her husband.
Born in Spain to British parents and raised partially in their native United Kingdom as well as the United States, Millie was about 9 when she made her onscreen acting debut as young Alice in the Disney-inspired spinoff series Once Upon a Time in Wonderland and, coincidentally, 11 years old when she began playing her breakout role of Eleven on Stranger Things.
"I never wanted to be famous," she said. "That was never my thing. I just love acting."
For more on Millie and Jake's life out of the spotlight, read on...
Instagram / Jake Bongiovi
June 2021: First Instagram Pic
The pair sparked romance rumors around the time that Jake posted this photo, with the caption, "bff <3"
Instagram / Jake Bongiovi
November 2021: Never Say Goodbye
The couple officially confirmed their romance with this PDA pic.
Instagram / Jake Bongiovi
November 2021: Bon Jovi 2.0
"We're starting a band," Jake wrote on Instagram, "send name ideas."
Instagram / Jake Bongiovi
December 2021: Merry Christmas
The Stranger Things star and the actor celebrated their first Chirstmas together in 2021.
Instagram / Jake Bongiovi
December 2021: Happy Holidays
Sweet selfie.
Instagram / Jake Bongiovi
February 2022: Celebrating Millie's 18th Birthday
Twinning.
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March 2022: Red Carpet Official
Millie and Jake make their first joint appearance at a celebrity event—the 2022 BAFTA Film Awards in London.
Cindy Ord/Getty Images
May 2022: Stranger Things Premiere
Millie and Jake were twinning at the premiere of Stranger Things season four in New York City.
January 2023: New Year's
Millie shared photos of the couple in celebration of the New Year, writing, "endlessly in love with the year I've had."
January 2023: New Year's
One snapshot showed a photo booth strip of the loved-up couple.
January 2023: New Year's
As Millie put it, "grateful for my friends, family, donkey (bernard), my doggies, my puppies teeth, and my partner for life."
February 2023: Golden Birthday
Jake marked Millie's 19th birthday on Feb. 19, 2023 with a sweet tribute, writing, "Another year around the sun together happy 19th to the girl of my dreams."
February 2023: Golden Birthday
The sweet post included photos of the couple.
February 2023: Golden Birthday
The pair's silly side is depicted in one image of Jake and Millie clowning around in the pool
February 2023: Golden Birthday
Jake and Millie snuggle up in a romantic selfie.
April 2023: Engaged
Millie announced the couple's engagement on Instagram, quoting Taylor Swift's song "Lover." The two would go on to celebrate with family and friends at an engagement party weeks later.
Instagram / Millie Bobby Brown
July 2023: Six Flags Visit
Millie and Jake enjoyed a day out with her sister Ava Brown, 11, and friends at the Six Flags Over Georgia theme park.
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September 2023: Summer Nights
Jake shared this pic in the final days of summer 2023.
Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Glamour
November 2023: Glamour Women of the Year
The two appear at the event, where Millie was honored as one of two Global Women of the Year.
Instagram / Jake Bongiovi
February 2024: Happy Birthday Millie
Jake shared a tribute to his partner for her 20th birthday, writing, "Happy birthday my beautiful fiancéI love you so much. Big year ahead."
Instagram / Millie Bobby Brown
March 2024: Anniversary
Millie shared this tribute to Jake on their third dating anniversary.
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May 2024: Married
After three years of dating, the duo tied the knot in a private ceremony, multiple outlets reported.
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