A photo of Millie Bobby Brown with a box on her head has both baffled and inspired fans after it went viral on social media

• Millie Bobby Brown was photographed in Milan, Italy, wearing a box over her head.
• Images of the actor in the unconventional headwear quickly blew up on social media.

Fans have been left both baffled and inspired by actor Millie Bobby Brown's latest look, after she was spotted wearing a box on her head during a visit to Italy.

The 19-year-old was scheduled to appear at a meet-and-greet named "Stranger Day with Millie" in Milan, Italy, themed around "Stranger Things," which Brown stars in, on April 28.

That same day, images emerged of Brown walking with her partner Jake Bongiovi, as she wore the lilac-colored box which hid her face from view, and featured what appeared to be a sketch of two eyes, eyebrows, and a mouth on the front instead. According to Getty Images, the photos were taken at Malpensa airport in Milan.

Photographs of the duo quickly hit social media, going viral and inspiring a mixed reaction from fans.

On April 29, a Twitter account called PBMedia, which posts images of celebrities, received over 14.3 million views and over 1,000 quote-tweets when it shared two side-by-side images of Brown's airport appearance. The images received a further 14.1 million views and 1,300 quote-tweets when they were retweeted by the entertainment news account PopBase.

Some Twitter users speculated on Brown's reasoning for the anonymous attire, suggesting it was a way for her to escape the glare of the paparazzi and fans. Others compared it to the time actor Shia LaBeouf turned up to a movie premiere in 2014 with a bag over his head, with the words "I am not famous anymore" written on the front, as one user questioned if Brown was in "her Shia arc."

However, others felt it was just an amusing choice of wardrobe that had no real meaning behind it, but would become an immediate classic and no doubt inspire others to recreate the look. "Next Halloween couple costume," a Twitter user who goes by @NeverForgetDemi wrote, receiving 1,300 likes.

"This outfit kinda served," a further Twitter user who goes by @ethann0901 wrote, receiving over 4,200 likes.

Some fans took to TikTok to create video edits of Brown in the box, which involved a montage of the images alongside upbeat background music, as some comments beneath the upload dubbed her "Mille Box Brown." Others compared it to a clip in which her "Stranger Things" co-star Fin Wolfhard placed a box with eye holes on his head, and called them "platonic soulmates."

Brown has played Eleven in Netflix's "Stranger Things" since its first season which aired in 2016. She has been nominated for a slew of awards for her performance, including two Primetime Emmy nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series and two Screen Actors Guild nominations for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series.

The actor sparked speculation she was engaged to Bongiovi, the son of rock star Jon Bon Jovi, on April 11 when she posted a photo of them together in which she wore what appeared to be an engagement ring. The pair had been dating since 2021.

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