This isn’t the first time the Stranger Things kids have faced unsettling attention from adult fans. Model Ali Michael recently posted a photo of Wolfhard on Instagram with the caption: “Not to be weird but hit me up in 4 years @finnwolfhardofficial”.

Michael, 27, later issued an apology to Wolfhard via Teen Vogue, saying that her post had been “tongue-in-cheek”.

“It was never my intention (not has it ever been) to sexualise a minor in any way shape or form,” she said. “To those I offended or misled, I apologise for a post made in haste and lacking in sensitivity, particularly considering the landscape of the present culture.”

When asked about Michael’s apology, Wolfhard said: “That was gross… That’s good that she apologised.”

Images: Rex Features / instagram.com/ali_michael

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