Millie Bobby Brown’s Bizarre Past Life Theory Involves a Gay Soldier and a Sword Through the Spine
Millie Bobby Brown has never been shy about sharing her personal beliefs, and her latest press run for ‘Enola Holmes 3’ has proven that once again. The actress, who spent months promoting the Netflix mystery alongside co-star Louis Partridge, used the media rounds to open up about everything from wedding scenes to her own spiritual convictions. Fans have grown used to her candid interview style, but her latest comments took things in an unexpectedly personal direction.
‘Enola Holmes 3’ brought Brown back to Malta for another round of detective work, this time centered on Enola’s wedding to Lord Tewkesbury as Sherlock Holmes goes missing. The film is directed by Philip Barantini, marking the first entry in the franchise not helmed by Harry Bradbeer, and was released on Netflix on July 1, 2026. With the film now streaming, Brown and Partridge sat down for a joint conversation that veered far from typical promotional talking points.
During that interview with outlet Capital Buzz, Brown revealed she believes she has lived before, and she says she knows exactly who she was. “Oh, I actually know exactly who I was,” Brown told her ‘Enola Holmes 3’ costar during the conversation. She explained that a birthmark near the base of her spine convinced her it marks the exact spot where she died in a previous life.
Brown did not stop at the birthmark theory. She went on to describe a specific wartime execution method, saying soldiers were sometimes killed by having swords driven up through their spines to inflict a slow and painful death, which left them paralyzed before they died. She then connected that grim detail directly to her own past life theory, concluding she must have died the same way.
The actress did not hold back on the specifics of her imagined former identity either. “I was definitely a man,” Brown asserted, before adding with a smile, “Hopefully a closeted gay man.” It is a strikingly specific detail for a theory built entirely around a small mark on her lower back, but Brown appeared completely confident in her reasoning throughout the exchange.
Not everyone at the table was on board with the theory. Partridge admitted he does not believe in the concept of reincarnation or past lives at all, prompting Brown to simply respond, “Okay, well, that ends that then,” before the conversation moved on. The exchange captured the easy chemistry between the two stars, who have now spent years building the franchise together on screen.
The moment quickly made its way across social media after Entertainment Weekly shared the story, racking up millions of views within hours. Between the wedding drama of ‘Enola Holmes 3’ and Brown’s unfiltered off screen musings, it is clear her press tours generate almost as much conversation as her films. What do you make of Millie Bobby Brown’s confidence that she spent a past life as a closeted gay soldier felled by a sword to the spine?
