British actor Matt Lucas issued an apology to Millie Bobby Brown on Instagram Monday after the “Stranger Things” star called him out for criticizing her appearance.
“Dear Millie, I just saw your post and wanted to respond, and provide some context,” Lucas wrote. “Nearly 25 years ago I co-wrote and appeared in a sketch show called ‘Little Britain.’ There was a character in it called Vicky Pollard, who had blonde hair and always wore a pink top, and in the photo you had blonde hair and wore a pink top so I pointed out the similarity by posting one of her catchphrases.”
He continued, “I thought you looked terrific and I was mortified when the press wrote that I ‘slammed’ you, firstly because that’s not my style, and secondly because I think you’re brilliant. I would not have posted it if I had thought it would have upset you but I realise it has and for that I apologise. Matt x.”
Lucas’ apology was in response to an Instagram post shared by Brown earlier the same day, calling out Lucas and other critics for their “disturbing” comments about “my face, my body, my choices.”
“I started in this industry when I was 10 years old,” Brown wrote in the caption of her Instagram video. “I grew up in front of the world, and for some reason, people can’t seem to grow with me. Instead, they act like I’m supposed to stay frozen in time, like I should still look the way I did on ‘Stranger Things’ Season 1. And because I don’t, I’m now a target.”
