TEARFUL SPEECH FROM MILLIE BOBBY BROWN
Winning best actor in last week’s newly gender-neutral MTVMovie and TV Awards, English child star Millie Bobby Brown thanked her family and coworkers between sobs, after nabbing the award for her breakout role as superpowered kid Eleven in “Stranger Things.”
Brown, 13, expressed gratitude to the show’s creators, Matt and Ross Duffer: “They’ve created a badass female iconic character that I’ve gotten the honor to portray.”
Brown has become busy since the success of the Netflix show, which premiered in July last year. The show’s second season is set to debut on Halloween.
Lou Ferrigno’s son also rises
The Hulk, way before becoming a CGI behemoth, was played for five seasons by bodybuilder Lou Ferrigno in the liveaction Marvel series, “The Incredible Hulk.” Lou Jr., Ferrigno’s son with wife and fellow actor Carla, was bitten by the acting bug, as well.
The younger Ferrigno has had guest roles in “The Young and the Restless,” “How I Met Your Mother,” “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,” “Teen Wolf,” “Mutt & Stuff” and “NCIS.”
The actor, 32, wasn’t always fit, as evidenced by a photo of him as a chubby kid, which he shared on Instagram. Lou Jr. eventually became an athlete, fitness model and trainer. He is an improvisational comedian and pop-surrealist painter.
‘Mama June’ now 300 lbs. lighter
Reality star June “Mama June” Shannon, the once-obese mom in “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo,” has lost a tremendous amount of weight, which was documented in the series, “Mama June: From Not to Hot.”
Shannon lost over 300 lbs. after gastric sleeve surgery, a shift to a strict diet, gym time, and a breast lift. Her excess skin was also removed.
“My goal when I first started this weight loss journey was to make [ my ex] ‘Sugar Bear’ (Thompson) kind of jealous,” she said in an episode of “From Not to Hot.” “But it’s no longer about revenge.”
The 37-year-old celebrity, now weighing 135 lbs., showed off her “new” body in a recent “Baywatch”-inspired shoot.