Stranger Things actor to officiate co-star's wedding

Stranger Things actor Matthew Modine has said he will officiate the wedding of his co-star Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi, Jon Bon Jovi's son.

Modine plays Dr Martin Brenner, the "Papa" of Brown's character Eleven in the Netflix sci-fi series.

"I have one of those licences to get people married, and Millie thought it'd be great, and then Jake said it would be a great idea," Modine said.

He added that the couple "loved what I wrote for them to join hands and to become husband and wife".

The 65-year-old said he had only officiated one wedding ceremony before, but it was "such a beautiful thing to be able to join two people in holy matrimony".

The couple have been dating since 2021 and announced their engagement in 2023.

Posting a picture of herself with Bongiovi, the English actress wrote: "I've loved you three summers now, honey, I want 'em all."

An engagement ring could be seen on her finger, and Brown added a white love heart emoji to her post.

A date for their wedding ceremony has not been made public.

The actress, now 20, rose to fame as a child star on the smash hit Netflix series, with the forthcoming fifth season set to be the show's last.

Bongiovi, 21, one of rock star Bon Jovi's four children, recently landed his second major acting role in coming-of-age film Rockbottom.

Modine is also known for films including Full Metal Jacket and The Dark Knight Rises, and appeared in the Oscar-winning Oppenheimer.