Millie Bobby Brown, the 18-year-old star of “Stranger Things,” has opened up about the struggles of growing up in the spotlight in an interview with Allure for their September 2022 issue.

In the cover shoot, which was photographed by Jem Mitchell, Brown transforms with her many beauty looks.

Makeup artist Ciara O’Shea, nail artist Michelle Humphrey and hairstylist Shon Hyungso Ju came together to create a modern-day take on ’60s mod makeup, a futuristic look inspired by the early aughts and playful hues.

Brown told Allure that dealing with hate from the public has been “really hard” and has made her question her identity.

“It’s really hard to be hated on when you don’t know who you are yet,” she said. “Then you just start shutting down because you’re like, ‘Who am I meant to be? Who do they need me to be for them?'”

However, Brown has received support from her friends and family, which has helped her to “develop” within herself.

“I’ve been able to face these challenges with the help of friends and family who’ve encouraged me to develop within myself,” she said.

Brown also revealed that she has “always struggled with self-identity” while working in Hollywood. “Even as a young person, I always felt like I didn’t quite belong in every room I was in,” she said. “I also struggle with loneliness a bit.”

Since becoming a megastar for her role as Eleven on the Emmy-nominated Netflix series, Brown has experienced immense success and hate.

With so much of the latter, she has deleted social media apps from her phone (although she appears active on Instagram and Facebook, her accounts are run by someone else).

The Enola Holmes star also opened up about the “unhealthy situation” with TikToker Hunter Ecimovic, now 22, who alleged inappropriate romantic relations with Brown, who was 16 years old at the time.

“When you get publicly humiliated this way, I felt so out of control and powerless,” she said of the incident. “Walking away and knowing that I’m worth everything and this person didn’t take anything from me, it felt very empowering.”

“It felt like my life had finally turned a page and that I actually had ended a chapter that felt so f—-ng long,” she said of leaving the drama behind her.

Yet, with every project she takes on, from her spectrum of characters and her beauty brand Florence by Mills to her role as Goodwill Ambassador for Unicef, Brown wants to inspire and empower a younger generation.

“Young girls deserve an education. Young people everywhere deserve equal rights. [You] deserve to love the people that you want to love,” she told Allure.

“Be the people that you want to be and achieve the dreams that you want to achieve. That’s my message.”

Brown has been vocal about her relationship with the public eye in the past. While appearing on The Guilty Feminist podcast with Deborah Frances-White and Susan Wokoma in April, Brown opened up about being a teen in front of millions.

“I deal with the same things any 18-year-old is dealing with: navigating being an adult and having relationships and friendships, and it’s all of those things,” she said.

“Being liked and trying to fit in, it’s all a lot, and you’re trying to find yourself while doing that. The only difference is that obviously I’m doing that in the public eye.”

On the “gross” change in comments she noticed after turning 18, she said, “I think it’s just a very good representation of what’s going on in the world and how young girls are sexualized. And so I have been dealing with that, but also have been dealing with that for forever.”