Millie Bobby Brown showed off one of her shortest haircuts ever on the red carpet at the Joy Awards in Saudi Arabia. REUTERS
She put the bob back in Millie Bobby Brown.
The actress looked like she’s entering a new era on the Joy Awards 2026 red carpet Saturday.
Attending the event in Saudi Arabia, Brown, 21, showed off a brand new chin-grazing bob haircut. She also went back to her roots, dyeing her previously red-tinged locks a more natural brown shade.
Brown wore a stunning, sparkling Tamara Ralph Couture gown with floral appliqués. REUTERS
The actress wore her newly brunette locks tousled and chin-length, adding Chopard diamond drop earrings and red lipstick to her look. REUTERS
She changed into a second gown by the same designer to accept her award. joyawards/Instagram
The “Stranger Things” actress went all-out for the red carpet, too, shimmering in a Tamara Ralph Couture fall 2025 gown covered in sequins and floral appliqués. She added even more sparkle with enormous Chopard diamond drop earrings.
The Netflix show, which premiered in 2016, concluded with the fifth and final season last month. Over the course of a decade, Brown has tried out many different looks, including shaving her head for the first season as her supernatural character, Eleven.
After trying out a platinum blond bombshell color, she went back to brunette in March 2025.
Accepting the Joy award for personality of the year, she slipped into a second gown from the same designer’s spring 2024 couture collection, this one featuring voluminous feather-covered sleeves, a sequined corset waist and a thigh-high slit.
Most recently, Brown has been sporting waist-skimming auburn hair. Getty Images for Macy’s
She went platinum blond for a spell in 2025. GC Images
Of course, the “Stranger Things” star famously shaved her head for the role of Eleven in the Netflix show, which premiered in 2016. ©Netflix/Courtesy Everett Collection
The final episodes of the supernatural show hit the streamer last month. COURTESY OF NETFLIX © 2025
“Ever since I was a little girl, I knew I wanted to be in the creative world,” she began her emotional acceptance speech. “Pursuing creativity and becoming an actor at eight years old wasn’t a dream I chased on my own. It was encouraged and supported by my parents who never doubted me for a second.”
She concluded with a special shoutout to her loved ones, including her daughter, whom she and husband Jake Bongiovi welcomed via adoption last summer.
“I’m so honored to have my own unit in my life. My family are my anchor, my husband is my sail, my team are my engine, and my daughter is my North Star,” she said. “I wouldn’t be able to do any of this without them.”
