How old are Holly Wheeler and Eleven in 'Stranger Things' Season 5?

Nearly a decade has passed sinceNetflixturned our world upside down byreleasing "Stranger Things." But in the fictional and hazardous town of Hawkins, Indiana, only a few years have passed.

While starsFinn WolfhardandCaleb McLaughlinhave grown upsince the 2016 premiere, the characters they portray have yet to finish high school in Season 5 despite experiencing a lifetime's worth of trauma.

Millie Bobby Brownand her character,Eleven, were both 12 years old during the filming and events of Season 1. Now, the actress is a 21-year-old wife and mother, while the telekinetic heroine on TV is still 16 in the new season, according to theStranger Things wiki page.

The fifth and final season takes place four years after the events of Season 1, which occurred in November 1983. With the first four episodes of the sci-fi juggernautnow available to stream on Netflix, here's a breakdown of how the characters' andcast agesdiffer fromNovember 1987 and November 2025, respectively.

Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown)

• Character's age: 16

• Actor's age: 21

Mike Wheeler (Finn Wolfhard)

• Character's age: 16

• Actor's age: 22

Fast forward a decade later to Nov. 6, 2025, at the final red carpet premiere of "Stranger Things," as the cast prepares to say goodbye to the end of an area filled with Demogorgons, Mind Flayers, bicycle rides, Eggos, secret labs, first loves, heartbreaks and the biggest bad of them all: Vecna.

From left: Finn Wolfhard, Noah Schnapp, Sadie Sink, Caleb McLaughlin, Millie Bobby Brown and Gaten Matarazzo attend Netflix's "Stranger Things" Season 5 world premiere at TCL Chinese 6 Theatres on Nov. 6, 2025, in Hollywood, California.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Following the first batch of episodes, fans will have to wait until Christmas Day for "Volume 2" to binge three more episodes. Finally, it will all come to a bittersweet end on New Year's Eve with the series finale (which will also be hitting theaters).

After the Season 5 premiere in Los Angeles, Jamie Campbell Bower, Caleb McLaughlin, Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp, Gaten Matarazzo, and Finn Wolfhard attended a For Your Consideration event at Netflix's Tudum Theater on Nov. 8, 2025.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Millie Bobby Brown was only 11 (no pun intended) when she attended the Season 1 premiere of "Stranger Things" at Mack Sennett Studios on July 11, 2016, in Los Angeles.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Now 21, Brown is all grown up in a Rodarte black gown at the final premiere.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> On Nov. 13, 2025, Brown wore another elegant black gown at the UK screening of "Stranger Things 5" at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in London.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Noah Schnapp was also 11 when "Stranger Things" first began.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Schnapp, now 21, looked dapper at the final "Stranger Things" premiere.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Schnapp and Brown, who have fostered a close friendship offscreen, share a laugh at the London premiere of "Season Things 5."

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Gaten Matarazzo was almost 13 when "Stranger Things" premiered in 2016.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Matarazzo, now 23, who plays the beloved Dustin Henderson onscreen, looked rocked a three-piece dark grey suit at the final "Stranger Things" premiere.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Matarazzo at the London screening of the final season.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Caleb McLaughlin was almost 14 when "Stranger Things" Season 1 premiered in the summer of 2016.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> McLaughlin, now 24, attends the world premiere of Netflix's "Stranger Things" Season 5 in Los Angeles.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> McLaughlin wore custom Joshua Kane at the London premiere.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Finn Wolfhard was almost 12 when "Stranger Things" premiered in 2016.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Wolfhard, now 22, spoke to USA TODAY at the "Stranger Things 5" red carpet about how it feels to say goodbye to the hit Netflix show and his costars.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> "I feel like I haven't ever said goodbye totally," Wolfhard said. "It comes in waves, I feel like. But it's really nice to be able to be here with everyone and experience sort of the end, even though it doesn't really feel like the end, because we all still talk a lot."

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Natalia Dyer was 20 years old when she first appeared on Netflix's "Stranger Things" in 2016.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Dyer, now ushering a new season as a soon-to-be 31-year-old, opted to wear a bold red dress for the final "Stranger Things" premiere as she did for the first.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Dyer attends the "Stranger Things 5" screening in London on Nov. 13, 2025.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> After a breakout Season 1 of "Stranger Things," the core cast was back at it on the red carpet circuit for Season 2. Caleb McLaughlin, Noah Schnapp, Gaten Matarazzo, Finn Wolfhard and Millie Bobby Brown attend the premiere of Netflix's "Stranger Things" Season 2 at Regency Bruin Theatre on Oct. 26, 2017.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Season 2 of the show saw new cast additions including Sadie Sink as May Mayfield and Dacre Montgomery as her brother, Billy Hargrove.

"The Goonies" actor Sean Astin, "Beverly Hills Cop" actor Paul Reiser and "Teenland" actress Linnea Berthelsen also joined the cast.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Sadie Sink, now 23, attends Netflix's "Stranger Things 2" premiere on Oct. 26, 2017, in Los Angeles.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Sink attends the world premiere of Netflix's "Stranger Things" Season 5 in Los Angeles.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Sink attends a "Stranger Things" Season 5 screening in London.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Brown walked hand-in-hand with costar Sink on the black carpet at the Hollywood premiere of "Stranger Things" Season 5 on Nov. 6, at the historic TCL Chinese Theatre.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> The two have been red carpet besties since the beginning.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Joe Keery, now 33, has been part of the original "Stranger Things" cast since Season 1.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Fast forward a decade later, Keery has also forayed into the music industry.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Keery opts for an edgy, all-black look at the final premiere of "Stranger Things" in Los Angeles.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Charlie Heaton, the brooding Jonathan Byers on "Stranger Things," has also been on the show since the start.

Here he is pictured at the 2017 BAFTA Tea Party at Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Heaton, now 31, attends the world premiere of Netflix's "Stranger Things" final season.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Heaton, a UK native, attends the "Stranger Things" screening in London.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Mother! Winona Ryder attends the Season 1 premiere of Netflix's "Stranger Things" at Mack Sennett Studios on July 11, 2016, in Los Angeles.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Ryder attends the 2025 world premiere of Netflix's "Stranger Things" in Los Angeles.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Blast from the past! David Harbour at the premiere of Netflix's "Stranger Things" at Mack Sennett Studios on July 11, 2016.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> David Harbour, now 50, attends the final premiere of "Stranger Things." He plays Jim Hopper.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Father-daughter duo from the start. Harbour and Brown attend the after party for the premiere of Netflix's "Stranger Things" in 2016.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> The final "Stranger Things" premiere was nearly plagued with controversy after reports surfaced from the Daily Mail on Nov. 1 that Brown had allegedly filed a harassment and bullying claim against her onscreen dad before filming began. During the Nov. 7 premiere, however, the actors showed a united front, conveying nothing but admiration toward each other as phones and cameras measured their every move.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Priah Ferguson, who plays Lucas Sinclair's younger sister Erica Sinclair, also joined the cast of "Stranger Things" in Season 1. She has gradually become a fan favorite with her sassy attitude and quick wit toward her onscreen brother Caleb and the rest of the Hawkins gang.

Here she is pictured at the Season 3 premiere of the show on June 28, 2019, in Santa Monica, California.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Priah Ferguson attends Netflix's "Stranger Things" red carpet premiere for Season 5.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Say "Vecna"! "Stranger Things" cast Gaten Matarazzo, Natalia Dyer, Noah Schnapp, Caleb McLaughlin, Finn Wolfhard and Millie Bobby Brown (front right) attend the BUILD Series at AOL HQ on Aug. 31, 2016, in New York City.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Strike a pose! The Core Four of Hawkins hit the 22nd annual Critics' Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on Dec. 11, 2016, in Santa Monica, California.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Caleb McLaughlin, Finn Wolfhard, Noah Schnapp and Gaten Matarazzo at the 22nd annual Critics' Choice Awards.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" />

'Stranger Things' cast then and now: See Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp grow up in photos

Fast forward a decade later to Nov. 6, 2025, at the final red carpet premiere of "Stranger Things," as the cast prepares to say goodbye to the end of an area filled with Demogorgons, Mind Flayers, bicycle rides, Eggos, secret labs, first loves, heartbreaks and the biggest bad of them all: Vecna.From left: Finn Wolfhard, Noah Schnapp, Sadie Sink, Caleb McLaughlin, Millie Bobby Brown and Gaten Matarazzo attend Netflix's "Stranger Things" Season 5 world premiere at TCL Chinese 6 Theatres on Nov. 6, 2025, in Hollywood, California.

Lucas Sinclair (Caleb McLaughlin)

• Character's age: 16

• Actor's age: 24

Dustin Henderson (Gaten Matarazzo)

• Character's age: 23

• Actor's age: 26

Will Byers (Noah Schnapp)

• Character's age: 16

• Actor's age: 21

Max Mayfield (Sadie Sink)

• Character's age: 16

• Actor's age: 23

Nancy Wheeler (Natalia Dyer)

• Character's age: 20

• Actor's age: 30

Jonathan Byers (Charlie Heaton)

• Character's age: 20

• Actor's age: 21

Steve Harrington (Joe Keery)

• Character's age: 21

• Actor's age: 33

Robin Buckley (Maya Hawke)

• Character's age: 19

• Actor's age: 27

Erica Sinclair (Priah Ferguson)

• Character's age: 13

• Actor's age: 19

Holly Wheeler (Nell Fisher)

• Character's age: 7

• Actor's age: 14

Joyce Byers (Winona Ryder)

• Character's age: 45 or 46

• Actor's age: 54

James 'Jim' Hopper (David Harbour)

• Character's age: About 44 to 48

• Actor's age: 50

Murray Bauman (Brett Gelman)

• Character's age: Unclear

• Actor's age: 49

Vecna / Henry / One (Jamie Campbell Bower)

• Character's age: About 35 to 41

• Actor's age: 37

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:How old is Holly Wheeler in 'Stranger Things' Season 5: See ages

byNeo

in

November 28, 2025

How old are Holly Wheeler and Eleven in 'Stranger Things' Season 5?

Nearly a decade has passed sinceNetflixturned our world upside down byreleasing "Stranger Things." But in the f...

Read More

Patricia Heaton did 1 thing no other actress did to land “Everybody Loves Raymond” role

Robert Voets/CBS Photo Archive/Getty

It was all about the chemistry.

Patricia Heatonreminisced about playing Debra Barone, the wife of Ray (Ray Romano) onEverybody Loves Raymond, during the sitcom's recent 30th anniversary reunion special.

"I didn't really have to do research, and I didn't really have to do acting," Heaton said of portraying one of TV's most relatable moms for nine seasons, "because it was what we were all dealing with in our marriages. And so, fortunately, we got to monetize that."

The role of the smart and witty Debra, who managed her family household while struggling to cope with the constant presence of Ray's overbearing mother, Marie (Doris Roberts), was easy for her to identify with.

Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with ourEW Dispatch newsletter.

"Well, I was going through — and I think why the show worked, we were all going through — what the Barone family was going through in our lives," Heaton said. "I had a 3-year-old and a 1-year-old in my life. I had a babysitting issue when I was coming to the audition, I needed to get back. I was cutting out coupons for 50 cents off two packs of Ball Park Franks, so I needed the gig."

Initially, things didn't look promising for Heaton at the audition.

"I got there, and there was a waiting room of at least eight women," Heaton recalled. "And I thought, I'm never gonna get back in time for the babysitter. So I went in and sat there, and I just needed to get this audition done. There was a guy sitting in the corner, and I thought, maybe he can get me some water while we're waiting for Ray to come in. It was [Ray]."

Everybody Loves RaymondcreatorPhil Rosenthalclarified that they saw 200 women for the role. But there was something about Heaton.

"The two of you had the most spectacular chemistry and I always said that Patty Heaton's the best wife on television," Rosenthal praised, before Romano jumped in.

"We're forgetting one little key element that really sold me on you during that first audition," said Romano.

"That's how desperate I was to get the job," Heaton interjected.

"Well, they don't know what you're talking about," said Romano.

"I kissed him!" revealed Heaton.

"There was a part [in the script] where it says, she kisses her husband," Romano explained. "And every other actress [auditioning for the role] just kind of mimed it. For some reason, she did it."

Heaton was surprised: "Nobody else?" she asked.

The smooch sealed the deal for her future costar.

"And when she walked out, I go, 'That's the one!" laughed Romano.

Sonja Flemming/CBS

TheEverybody Loves Raymond: 30th Anniversary Reunionis streaming on Paramount+.

Read the original article onEntertainment Weekly

byNeo

in

November 28, 2025

Patricia Heaton did 1 thing no other actress did to land “Everybody Loves Raymond” role

Robert Voets/CBS Photo Archive/Getty It was all about the chemistry. Patricia Heatonreminisced about playing Debra Barone, the wife of Ra...

Read More

Bruce Willis’ Wife Emma Shares Update On How Their Family Has ‘Adapted’ During The Holidays

Emma Heming Willis is sharing how her family has learned to adjust during the holidays amid husband Bruce Willis' dementia battle.

"It's joyous. It's just different," the British model, 47,told Peopleat theEnd Well 2025conference in Los Angeles on Nov. 20. "Bruce loved Christmas and we love celebrating it with him. It just looks different, so we've kind of adapted to that."

Buzz:Brendan Fraser Consoled By Kelly Clarkson After Getting Emotional On Her Show

In March 2022, the "Die Hard" star's family announced he was diagnosed with aphasia and would beretiring from acting.His condition progressed tofrontotemporal dementiathe following year.

Emma Willis went on to tell People that the holidays can be difficult for families who have loved ones with dementia. She then added that she thinks "it's important to put 'Die Hard' on because it's a Christmas movie."

"You have to learn and adapt and make new memories, bring in the same traditions that you had before," she continues. "Life goes on. It just goes on."

Noting that "dementia is hard," she declared, "there is still joy in it" — though she said things aren't quite the same.

"I think it's important that we don't paint such a negative picture around dementia," she added. "We are still laughing. There is still joy. It just looks different."

The couple tied the knot in 2009 after two years of dating. They share two daughters: Mabel Ray Willis and Evelyn Penn Willis. Bruce Willis is also a dad to daughters Rumer Glenn Willis, Scout LaRue Willis, and Tallulah Belle Willis, whom he welcomed with ex-wife Demi Moore.

Elsewhere in her chat with People, Emma Willis said that her family life has been "very simple — it always actually has been.

Buzz:Jim Gaffigan Rants About 'Dumb' Men — And Uses 1 NFL Legend As An Example

"I think that just being able to be present with him, that is the joy. Me being able to be his wife with him. Those are the moments."

Last week, Rumer Willis gave a separateupdateon herfather's well-being after being asked about him during anInstagram Q&A session.

"People always ask me this question," she said. "And I think it's kind of a hard one to answer, because the truth is that anybody with FTD is not doing great. But he's doing OK in terms of somebody who's dealing with frontotemporal dementia, you know what I mean?

"I'm so grateful that when I go over there [to hisseparate home for dementia care] and give him a hug, whether he recognizes me or not, that he can feel the love I've given him and I can feel it back," she added.

Related...

• Bruce Willis' Wife Emma Shares Heartbreaking Confession In Emotional Father's Day Tribute

• Bruce Willis' Daughter Rumer Says She Still Takes Baths With Her Sisters

• Rumer Willis Shares Heart-Wrenching Update On Dad Bruce Willis

Read the original on HuffPost

byNeo

in

November 28, 2025

Bruce Willis’ Wife Emma Shares Update On How Their Family Has ‘Adapted’ During The Holidays

Emma Heming Willis is sharing how her family has learned to adjust during the holidays amid husband Bruce Willis' dem...

Read More

Eminem, 53, Had Extra Special Thanksgiving With His Grandson Watching Him

Eminemdelivered a memorableThanksgivingperformance during the Detroit Lions' matchup against the Green Bay Packers.

With all the excitement of the annual festivity, fans were treated to a spectacle blending football,musicand holiday cheer as the music icon showcased an electrifying halftime set.

On Thursday, football fans tuned in to the action at Ford Field, eagerly watching the thrilling Thanksgiving showdown.

To lighten the mood, Detroit native Jack White hit the stage by kicking off the performance with "That's How I'm Feeling" from his 2024 albumNo Name.

Following this, the former White Stripes singer introduced his special guest, whom he described as "Detroit's own" before revealing the name.

Eminem had the crowd roaring with his hit "'Till I Collapse" while White provided electrifying accompaniment in the background.

Without a doubt, the duo's performance left the crowd in awe, sparking an outpouring of cheers from fans.

Online users even swooned over the moment, with some calling it "The BEST Lionshalftime show."

"The EMINEM! Best halftime show from the Lions," another added.

"Amazingggggggggg, Eminem should be in charge of theSuper Bowlhalftime show too!!" a fan commented.

"Now that's a DETROIT halftime show!!!" a follower echoed.

Besides fans, the 15-time Grammy winner had a very special audience watching him in the crowd.

Eminem's daughter, Hailie Jade, brought her eight-month-oldsonElliot as the mother and son witnessed the iconic performance live.

In a short Instagram clip, the 29-year-old cradled her son while donning matching blue outfits as they enthusiastically enjoyed the vibe of his set.

She can also be seen mouthing "Grandpa" to Elliot as the little one watched the rapper from afar.

"Happy Thanksgiving," she wrote.

View this post on Instagram

NFL's official Instagram left a one-word comment saying "incredible."

Fans also got to see "The RealSlim Shady" singer's biggest fan and arguably his cutest one, too.

"The cutest supporter in the world goes to Elliot when he's cheering on his grandpa," one wrote.

"Little shady watching Slim Shady," a follower noted.

"Awwwww, he is watching grandpa so sweet!! Happy Thanksgiving!!!" a commenter added.

Besides the cute video, Hailee Jade also shared afamilyphoto with her husband Evan McClintock, showing the three of them wearing Detroit Lions gear.

Eminem's daughterwelcomed her sonin March, a year after the couple's intimate wedding in Michigan.

Related: Beachwear Brand's New Name Sounds Like Eminem's Alter Ego. Now, the Rapper is Suing

This story was originally published byParadeon Nov 28, 2025, where it first appeared in theNewssection. Add Parade as aPreferred Source by clicking here.

byNeo

in

November 27, 2025

Eminem, 53, Had Extra Special Thanksgiving With His Grandson Watching Him

Eminemdelivered a memorableThanksgivingperformance during the Detroit Lions' matchup against the Green Bay Packers. ...

Read More