‘Stranger Things’ star Millie Bobby Brown one of tourists #stuckinBali, stranded by volcano

A ‘before and after’ of traveling to Bali. Left: Brown as Eleven in Stranger Things. Right: Brown gets zen AF in Bali.
A ‘before and after’ of traveling to Bali. Left: Brown as Eleven in Stranger Things. Right: Brown gets zen AF in Bali.

“Stranger Things” star Millie Bobby Brown was among the tens of thousands of tourists stranded in Bali last week, thanks to erupting and ash-spewing volcano, Mount Agung

You may know Brown as Eleven, or El, the young heroine with telekinetic powers who battles the demogorgon in the “Upside Down” and has an affinity for Eggos in the Netflix hit series, which just premiered its second season this past October. 

Brown posted an update to her Instagram account with four photos, three days ago, divulging to her fans that a brief trip in Bali, doubled in length.

“Hi guys, I just wanted to let you know that I have been in Bali after traveling through Australia. I wasn’t able to return home after a four day break turned into 10 days due to the volcano,” Brown wrote.

Apparently staying at the posh five-star Mulia in Nusa Dua, Brown went on to praise the hotel staff for their service and hospitality, as well as a more general thank you to the Balinese.

“I would really love to thank all of the staff at the @themuliabali for taking such good care of us while having to extend our stay here; I cannot thank you enough! Also, to the Balinese people who are the sweetest, kindest and most humble people I’ve ever met,” the Instagram caption reads.

“But most of all, my thoughts and prayers are with the people whose lives have been affected by this. I truly hope everyone there stays safe.

“Sending all my love to Bali.

“Until next time.”

Now if only Eleven could use her powers to quiet the rumbling and smoking volcano!

Bali’s Ngurah Rai International Airport was closed for nearly three days from Nov. 27, stranding around 120,000 tourists when towering columns of volcanic ash and smoke made flying dangerous and caused the airport to shut down.

The airport reopened on the afternoon of Nov. 29, but flights that resumed were mostly outbound, not for tourists coming in.

Meanwhile, while the whole volcano situation has been a headache for tourists, it’s been an absolute disaster for Balinese who have been forced to leave their homes and abandon their livelihoods to evacuate for an indefinite amount of time.



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