“Stranger Things” star Millie Bobby Brown knows some people have strong opinions about her looks. Still, she says, “I will not be shamed for how I look, how I dress, or how I present myself.”

The 21-year-old actor said in an Instagram post she felt she had become a “target” for harmful comments and tabloid articles “written by people who are so desperate to tear young women down.” In her video and in her caption, Brown took a stand against her critics, including several journalists whom she identified by name.

“I think it’s necessary to speak up about this. I started in this industry when I was 10 years old. I grew up in front of the world, and for some reason, people can’t seem to grow with me,” she said. “Instead, they act like I’m supposed to stay frozen in time, like I should still look the way I did on ‘Stranger Things’ Season 1.”

In her video, Brown set her sights on multiple Daily Mail reporters and read aloud catty headlines including, “Why are Gen Zers like Millie Bobby Brown ageing so badly?” British comedian and former “Great British Bake Off” host Matt Lucas also found himself in the mix for comparing one of Brown’s recent public appearances to his unflattering character Vicky Pollard. Lucas has since penned an apology for his comments.

In multiple articles about Brown, the Daily Mail features negative social media comments about Brown’s appearance and input from aestheticians about plastic surgery. The “Enola Holmes” star didn’t take kindly to that.

“This isn’t journalism. This is bullying,” she said on Instagram. “The fact that adult writers are spending their time dissecting my face, my body, my choices, it’s disturbing.”

Brown, married to Jon Bon Jovi’s son Jake Bongiovi, said she was even more disturbed that some of the reporters behind the demeaning coverage were women and mourned that “it seems easier to tear (young women) down for clicks.”

She added: “Disillusioned people can’t handle seeing a girl become a woman on her terms, not theirs.”