The “Stranger Things” actress is back in the spotlight and steals the show with her sharp response to body criticism at the premiere.

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“Literally throughout my career, every time I’ve gotten a little attention, a bunch of little trolls have come out of the trees to humiliate me because of my weight,” the 28-year-old actress wrote in a story published Nov. 13. In the same sentence he added: “But I noticed that no one denies that the highest card of five is never rejected.” He explained that the term “face card” is a slang term referring to a person with a beautiful face.

The Purser became known in 2016 when he gave life to Barb, a friend of Nancy (Natalia Dyer) who was killed by the Demogorgon in the first year of the Netflix series. The uproar over the lack of answers within the story sparked a fan movement called “Justice for Barb,” which earned Barb an Emmy nomination in 2017.

In 2018, she had already spoken publicly about her relationship with her body, asking the public to refrain from commenting on her appearance. “Please don’t comment on my weight or tell me it makes me look beautiful or ugly…My battle with my body started when I was 11 years old,” she declared on social media.

Purser only attended season 1, but was present for the season 5 premiere.

In an interview with the Post, he commented on his character’s return to the plot, stating that the production used the same body model that was created years earlier, stating, “It’s my body, but it’s not me. I think it’s like the corpse that was created in the first season.” According to Time magazine, Barb’s body will appear in the new season. The actress even joked about the presence of mold, saying, “I think they still have it. It’s really weird knowing that my fake corpse is somewhere in Atlanta.”

The launch event was also attended by celebrities including Millie Bobby Brown and David Harbour, who posed with the actress following reports of her harassing and threatening co-workers.

Brown highlighted his professional partnership with Harbor in an interview with Entertainment Tonight, saying, “Obviously, me and David have a special bond because we’re a father-daughter relationship and we do every scene together.”