On Tuesday, British actor Millie Bobby Brown of Stranger Things fame, and actor Jake Bongiovi announced their engagement in a cryptic Instagram post that shows Brown wearing an engagement ring. Brown, who is 19, and Bongiovi, who is 20, first made their relationship public in November 2021.
While Brown has an expansive body of work that includes Stranger Things and the Enola Holmes franchise, Bongiovi is yet to make his movie debut. He is the son of famous singer and songwriter Jon Bon Jovi.
Since the announcement of their engagement, social media has been abuzz with commentary about the young age of the couple. The phrase ‘She is 19…’ has been trending on Twitter since Brown’s latest Instagram post.
Everyone on insta : She is 19 and engaged
Literally Me : 🥲 pic.twitter.com/H46pSSXooT— Aryan (@ayusharyan09) April 11, 2023
Everyone on the internet: She is 19 and engaged…
Rajasthani: Meet my kids pic.twitter.com/j2y3DeUIPn
— Sagar Budhwani (@Sagarbudhwani_) April 11, 2023
People getting engaged at 19, When I was 19 I was regretting and confused about my bachelors degree and the college I chose pic.twitter.com/vkJe1iyH1P
— Hetvi (@jalebifafdaaaa) April 11, 2023
in my opinion no one should getting married before their prefrontal cortex has fully developed pic.twitter.com/4d2j3grNCa
— indie (@INDIEWASHERE) April 11, 2023
this wasn’t on my 2023 bingo card but congrats to niece anyways. i hope she’ll be happy and he treats her well. that’s bon jovi’s son so nobody can say he’s marrying her for the st money when he’s literally a nepo baby. pic.twitter.com/skGI1ByKoo https://t.co/CHo3yGKpLj
— khalia. | stream people pt. 2🩰🪞 (@VERONASFILMS) April 11, 2023
i see people freak out over this bc of her age but like let her live her life? yeah she’s young but let her make her own decisions? nothing wrong with getting married young at all. if it turns out great, then great! if it doesn’t? that’s her mistake. let her goddamn make it. https://t.co/hd66czF2wP
— néa (@starkozova) April 11, 2023
She is 19 and engaged. I’m 22 and crying because my mom isn’t letting me go out after 6pm.
— Deepthi umesh (@deepthi_umesh) April 11, 2023
AND NOW SHES ENGAGED??? 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/XDPNd6I8VR
— ༺ (@cuntortega) April 11, 2023
She is 19 and engaged but last time I saw her …..
She was like : pic.twitter.com/Fj9LZNd4Dw
— Swaraj Gadge (@swaraj_gadge) April 11, 2023
Was like “isn’t she 19” at first but then remembered if you’re rich you can just do this. They don’t have to go through the life stages of like getting a mortgage before considering marriage. Fair enough! https://t.co/TbqnMlrVru
— Jason Okundaye (@jasebyjason) April 11, 2023
Many people are tweeting about how they lived as a 19-year-old versus Brown who is already engaged. Pointing out this contrast, a Twitter user wrote, “She is 19 and engaged. I’m 22 and crying because my mom isn’t letting me go out after 6 pm.” Another person wrote, “People getting engaged at 19, When I was 19 I was regretting and confused about my bachelor’s degree and the college I chose”.
Commenting on the couple’s early engagement, a Twitter user wrote, “Was like “isn’t she 19” at first but then remembered if you’re rich you can just do this. They don’t have to go through the life stages of like getting a mortgage before considering marriage. Fair enough!”.