Millie Bobby Brown faced 'Stranger Things' set issues over baked potato

Millie Bobby Brown, the 22-year-old British actress, recently shared an amusing anecdote about the challenges she faced regarding her food choices while filming the popular U.S. series "Stranger Things." Her distinctly British culinary preferences apparently raised eyebrows among her American castmates.

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When I came to set, there were all these Americans who were like, 'What the hell are you eating?'

Brown recounted in the YouTube show "Hot Ones" how her colleagues would react with bewilderment to her packed lunches. "When I came to set, there were all these Americans who were like, 'What the hell are you eating?'" she recalled, noting that her food often became a source of amusement.

The most notable point of contention, according to Brown, was a classic "Jacket Potato", a baked potato typically filled with beans and cheese. She humorously described the reactions as if they were witnessing a historical artifact. "It was like living in the 1800s and finding some specialty wrapped in aluminum foil," she quipped, adding that the unfamiliarity with such a simple dish sometimes made her want to retreat.

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It was like living in the 1800s and finding some specialty wrapped in aluminum foil.

Brown contrasted this experience with filming in England, where jacket potatoes are a common and accepted meal. She expressed that her American colleagues simply didn't understand the appeal of the dish. The actress suggested that perhaps the strong reactions were tied to American dietary habits, which can sometimes be perceived as unusual by others. She concluded by wondering if a simple baked potato would elicit similar surprise in Germany, unless perhaps topped with Marmite.

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That's just a jacket potato with beans and cheese. Nothing special. They didn't understand.