Millie Bobby Brown says she misses a ‘good cup of tea with biscuits’ when she’s filming in the US

She soared to fame as Eleven in the hit Netflix series Stranger Things.

And Millie Bobby Brown has revealed that the she misses a ‘good cup of tea with digestives’ the most when she’s filming in America.

The actress, 16, appeared on Mark Wright’s Heart Evening Show on Thursday night where she also discussed her friendship with the former TOWIE star, 33, and his family. 

Talking about what ‘British classics’ she misses the most while filming in America, Millie, who spends a large time in Atlanta, Georgia, for Stranger Things, admitted she has enjoyed shooting her latest film Enola Holmes in London.

The star has produced and starred as the title character in the upcoming mystery film, where she plays the sister of Sherlock Holmes (Henry Cavill), who goes off in search of her missing mother (Helena Bonham Carter). 

Millie, who grew up in Dorset, England, and settled in Florida with her family to pursue acting aged eight, said: ‘On set I used to have a good cup of tea with digestives, almost every morning and I had a Lucozade when I needed some energy.

‘I think just for me, I loved hearing the accent all day long, the banter, don’t get me wrong I love working in America, but you know obviously home is home for me and I loved working with my people.’ 

To which Mark added: ‘And that’s the best thing about you Millie, if you don’t know Millie and you’re listening right now and watching it, she’s obviously one of the most talented actors to come out of this country for sure.

‘She works so hard but on the other side she’s so normal, so grounded, she’s such a sweetheart and the fact that she loves a cup of tea does it all Mills.’

Talking about her new film Enola Holmes, Millie revealed that she would meet up with Mark’s family for dinner while filming in London. 

The two families got close when Mark moved out to Los Angeles to pursue his presenting career. 

Millie said: ‘It was amazing, it was so fun, obviously I was literally meeting up with your family whilst I was filming and they saw some nights, I was definitely more tired than I’ve ever worked before.

‘I was definitely pushing myself through, it was challenging but I absolutely enjoyed every second of it, it was so much fun.’

With Mark adding: ‘I can vouch for that because I remember being at your house in the UK and it was about 11:30 at night maybe, I’d been there a few hours, had some food with your mum and dad, and you still weren’t home.

‘You were still working so you are such a worker. You enjoy work though Mills don’t you?’

To which Millie replied: ‘Yes, I push myself all the time, I’m always working, always finding something to do, I love work.

‘I’m not obsessed with it, just because that would be unhealthy, but I definitely love working and keeping myself busy and learning new things.’

Millie recently produced and starred as the title character in the upcoming mystery film Enola Holmes.

The star admitted that she didn’t even think she would be ‘old enough’ to serve as a producer and it was her father who suggested she be part of the production.

She revealed: ‘Well, when I read the book, I knew I wanted to bring this to life.

‘My dad and I, and my older sister Paige, we came together with our production company, PCMA and we found a studio to then make the film, Legendary, and then we found a writer and a director. 

‘My family and I really begun this journey of Enola so that’s how it come along. My dad said to me, you should be part of the production.

‘I was like, “Is that even a thing? Is that allowed, how old do you have to be to be a producer? I thought there was an age limit” and he was like, “No I bet you there isn’t” so I was like, “alright!”

‘So we’ve got a producer credit, this is the role I’m taking, and I put my head down, I went on set, and I basically was behind the production as well as being on screen.’

Sharing her accomplishment, she said: ‘It was definitely a bigger role than I’ve ever taken before but I was very very excited and threw myself into it.’  

Enola Holmes sees Millie play the youngest member of the Holmes family who goes off in search of her missing mother (Helena Bonham Carter).

The film, which is based on the book series of the same name by Nancy Springer, sees Enola tackle mansplaining and reverse ageism as she is determined to track down her mother.

Enola Holmes is set to be released on Wednesday 23 September on Netflix.  

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