Stranger Things season 4 left us all gripped, and Jamie Campbell Bower’s character Vecna is all the internet’s been talking about.
Be warned, spoilers ahead.
But now, Bower has made a shocking revelation.
That he suffered from addiction when he became famous.
Keep scrolling for his story…
Now, all things Stranger Things have been making headlines lately…
The 4th season has had everyone shook and the internet has become obsessed with each and every one of the cast members individually.
The newest season of the hit show has been exciting — to say the least.
In fact, even the show’s producer, Shawn Levy, announced that the new season was set to impress.
The team was even more “ambitious” with the script this time around…
“The Duffers and I want to share season 4 with the world as badly as the world wants it,” Levy told The Hollywood Reporter last year.
“Season 4 was built to be by far the most ambitious, cinematic, sprawling, and epic season that we’ve ever done.
“By not just a little — by a lot. So the complexity of Season 4, even before we had the obstacles, hurdles, and challenges of a pandemic, is taking a lot of time because it is super worth the wait.”
And worth the wait it was.
According to a leading tabloid, the final 2 episodes of the volume “feel more like a movie.”
But let’s take a deep dive into the cast, and how they’ve evolved from the start of the 1st season, which premiered back in 2016.
When the stars started out in the show, they were all just entering their teens, matching up pretty well with their characters’ ages. But now, they’re aged 17-20, while still playing fourteen-year-olds.
One Twitter user wrote: “Stranger Things is officially at the point where I cannot tell any of the kid characters’ ages. They all look 16 and/or 26, depending on the shot.”
Another wrote: “These kids in Stranger Things so old they got crows feet now.”
“Yo the Stranger Things kids be looking old lmao,” a third echoed.
Let’s start with Millie Bobby Brown.
Millie Bobby Brown plays Eleven. She was only twelve years old when the show started.
And here she is now!
She’s now eighteen years old, playing fourteen-year-old Eleven.
Now, the actor, who plays Will Byers in the show, is seventeen years old.
And he’s looking every bit the high-fashion model.
Finn Wolfhard was thirteen years old when the show began.
This little cutie plays Mike Wheeler in the show.
Now, Finn is nineteen years old.
His character, however, is just fifteen years old.
14-year-old Caleb McLaughlin joined the cast of Stranger Things back in 2016.
That smile is to die for!
She’s now an absolutely stunning 20-year-old woman.
Sadie plays sixteen-year-old Max Mayfield in season 4 of the show.
And, finally, we have Gaten Matarazzo.
He was just thirteen when the show kicked off in 2016.
Now, the star is nineteen years old.
He plays everyone’s favorite, Dustin Henderson in the show.
As for the older members of the group…
As for the older members of the group, Natalia Dyer is twenty-five, but Nancy Wheeler is eighteen.
Jonathan Byers, played by Charlie Heaton is roughly the same age as Nancy…
Despite being twenty-eight in real life.
Speaking about the characters’ age differences, the cast gave an interview with Today, Matarazzo (Dustin) said: “It’s something we’re always thinking about, but it’s something we work with pretty well I think.
“The characters are at transitional periods in their lives… it’s crazy to see what all of us looked like when we first started.”
Schnapp (Will Byers) added: “I remember in season two they told me you need to lower the pitch of your voice, you have to speak at a different level and stand shorter, I was like, ‘I can’t do that, I’m not like that anymore.'”
The second volume came out on July 1.
Despite everyone loving the original cast, there were some new additions this season, and they’ve left the internet obsessed.
One character that has undoubtedly stolen the spotlight this season is Eddie Munson, played by Joseph Quinn…
Joseph is thirty, playing a twenty-year-old.
From the moment Eddie hopped up on the table in the Hawkins High cafeteria, we couldn’t help but love his devilish charm.
Sadly, this didn’t last long, and we had to say goodbye to our beloved hero of Hawkins.
But there was another actor that’s got fans in a spin, and that’s Jamie Campbell Bower.
He plays the villain, Vecna, otherwise known as Henry Creel.
And fans were quick to express their love for the man behind the mask.
Thousands of edits and memes have appeared of Bower online, and it’s clear to see that the internet’s obsession isn’t dying down anytime soon.
But recently Bower has opened up about something totally unexpected.
The thirty-three-year-old shared on Twitter that he’s officially 7 and a half years sober.
He tweeted: “12 and a half years ago I was in active addiction.
“Hurting myself and those around me who I loved the most. It got so bad that eventually, I ended up in a hospital for mental health. I am now 7 1/2 years clean and sober. I have made many mistakes in my life.”
He became an addict shortly after starring in the Twilight series which began his career in acting.
Thankfully, after working hard to get himself clean, he is now on the straight and narrow and has shared some advice with those who might be struggling.
He wrote: “Each day is a chance to start again. Atone for mistakes and grow.
“For anyone who wakes up thinking ‘oh god not again’ I promise you there’s a way. I’m so grateful to be where I am, I’m so grateful to be sober. I’m so grateful to be. Remember, we are all works in progress.”
