Attitudes towards child actors have, once again, come under the spotlight with the treatment of the stars of Stranger Things under scrutiny.

Following a number of incidents where the actors were followed by paparazzi or ‘sexualised’ by adults, Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner, has criticised the behaviour.

Posting on Twitter, the 21-year-old described the adults who waited and followed children as ‘super weird’.

Damn… seeing fully grown adults wait outside the ‘Stranger Things’ kids’ hotels etc , and then abuse them when they don’t stop for them…

— Sophie Turner (@SophieT) November 6, 2017

Is super weird A. What adult in their right mind waits for a CHILD outside their hotel and B is then is offended when the CHILD doesn’t stop

— Sophie Turner (@SophieT) November 6, 2017

Earlier this week, fans abused 14-year-old Finn Wolfhard for not stopping to say hello to them as he walked into his hotel. While some have said this is ‘part of his job’ as an actor, Turner defends their right to be kids.

It doesn’t matter if they are an actor… they are kids first. Give them the space they need in order to grow without feeling like they owe

— Sophie Turner (@SophieT) November 6, 2017

.. in character.. That does NOT mean that this child consented to being followed around with a camera in their face. I don’t care if it

— Sophie Turner (@SophieT) November 6, 2017

“Comes with the job”. It doesn’t.

— Sophie Turner (@SophieT) November 6, 2017

And how dare you shun and demean that child when they don’t pose for an adult strangers photograph or walk over and talk to them when they..

— Sophie Turner (@SophieT) November 6, 2017

Former NBC Executive, Mike Sington, came under fire for his comments that 13-year-old, Millie Bobby Brown “just grew up in front of our eyes”.

Millie Bobby Brown just grew up in front of our eyes. (She’s 13!) #StrangersThings2 pic.twitter.com/5NanY9q2oq

— Mike Sington (@MikeSington) October 27, 2017

He has since apologised for the remark, claiming it was never his “intent” to sexualise her. Video also emerged of a 27-year-old model asking Wolfhard to call her in four years.

Speaking to the media, the actor said that he found the comments “gross”.

Finn talking about the 27 year-old model that sexualized him pic.twitter.com/luAiRVh1mV

— Affinity Magazine (@TheAffinityMag) November 5, 2017

Turner first came to fame at 15 years old playing Sansa Stark in GoT and has been scrutinised by the media since.

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