Stranger Things star recalls disturbing encounter with middle-aged woman fancying him aged 13-Meghna Amin-Entertainment – Metro

Stranger Things star Gaten Matarazzo has recalled a disturbing fan encounter (Picture: Netflix/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock)

Stranger Things star Gaten Matarazzo has recalled a disturbing incident in which he was hit on by a woman in her 40s who claimed she had a ‘crush’ on him when he was just 13.

The 21-year-old actor first rose to fame as Dustin Henderson in the Netflix series in 2016, which is now heading into its fifth and final season.

Alongside Finn Wolfhard and Millie Bobby Brown, the then-teenagers gained worldwide notoriety with the show’s instant success, which also led to some shocking fan encounters.

Recalling one of his recent interactions, Gaten revealed: ‘Funny is a way to say it, there are some that are a little uncomfortable, like I remember I did one recently where this is not funny, but the reactions around it were quite funny, where this woman in her 40s said straight up, she goes, “I’ve had a crush on you since you were 13,” and I was like, “That’s upsetting.”

‘I’m sure she just meant, like, “Aw this kid’s cute”,’ he went on, speaking on the Inside of You with Michael Rosenbaum podcast.

‘But then she doubled down, “I’m aware of the age difference.”‘

Gaten rose to fame as Dustin Henderson (Picture: Jean Baptiste Lacroix/WireImage)

The stars gained fame as young teenagers (Picture: Netflix/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock)

Gaten is returning in the upcoming fifth and final series (Picture: Tina Rowden/Netflix)

Gaten recalled how even the woman’s daughter, who was there at the time, was shocked, and said: ‘What the f**k?’ while he was stood near his own mum.

‘I look over to my mother, and my mother was right there, my mother was sitting next to me, that was insane.’

Gaten added that he’s also had a few ‘butt-grabs’ over the years, saying: ‘If someone’s grabbing your tush, you should be able to be like, “Hey, f**k off.”‘

The Broadway star previously told Metro.co.uk that it had been ‘weird’ growing up in front of the cameras, but he had come to see it as a blessing.

Despite finding it ‘weird’ growing up in front of cameras, Gaten now considers it a blessing (Picture: Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)

The actor recalled the uncomfortable incident with a woman in her 40s (Picture: Netflix/Kobal/REX/ Shutterstock)

‘It’s really weird. Sometimes I see those videos of myself when I’m 13, I’m just like ‘uuugh!’ That’s the age when you’re the most awkward you’re ever gonna be in your life,’ he began.

‘I feel like if anybody had to watch videos of themselves when they were 13 they would just run under their bed, but I’ve realised that it’s a blessing,’ he said.

‘Not a lot of people get to look back on documentation of themselves growing up.

‘When I’m older I’m sure I will have learned to giggle at it. And I’ll get to show my kids one day.’

Stranger Things is available to watch on Netflix

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