Millie Bobby Brown Shares The Travel Habit Jake Bongiovi Has That Annoys Her Most

Millie Bobby Brown has shared the one travel habit of Jake Bongiovi's that gets under her skin, and it is the kind of thing many couples may recognize right away.

Every relationship has its small annoyances. You can love someone deeply and still be driven mad by one habit they refuse to drop, especially when that habit somehow becomes your problem too.

For some people, it might be loud chewing. For others, it could be leaving cups around the house or loading the dishwasher in a way that makes no sense at all. In Brown's case, the issue seems to begin the moment a trip is planned.

The Stranger Things and Enola Holmes star said the habit usually shows up when she and Bongiovi travel together. Instead of arguing over where to stay or what to do on vacation, their travel problem starts before the packing is even finished.

Brown and Bongiovi married around two years ago and now live on a farm in Georgia, where they are raising their daughter together. The celebrity couple tend to keep most of their family life private, so even a small detail about their marriage can quickly get attention from fans.

That is what happened after Brown gave a rare peek into their dynamic in an interview clip with Crocs in August 2025. The clip later went viral, partly because the complaint was simple, funny, and a little too relatable.

The star shared one frustrating habit her husband has Roger Kisby/Getty Images for Netflix

Why the clip got people talking

The travel confession caught on because it felt more like a real couple complaint than a polished celebrity answer. Brown was not sharing a dramatic marriage problem. She was describing the sort of small, repeated habit that becomes funny only because it happens so often.

The clip also resurfaced at a time when fans were already interested in Brown and Bongiovi's life together as a young married couple and new parents. The Independent reported that the August 2025 Crocs interview drew fresh attention online after Brown described Bongiovi's approach to travel packing.

What made the story spread was not only that he forgets things. It was that, based on Brown's telling, not packing seems to be part of the plan.

As Brown explained it, Bongiovi does not simply forget a shirt or leave a toothbrush behind. When they go away together, he apparently avoids packing clothes altogether.

That is a bold choice for any trip. Most people would at least think about the basics: passport, toiletries, phone, charger, medication, and enough clothes to get through a few days without panic-buying a whole new wardrobe.

"My husband, he doesn't pack any clothes, just ever," said Bobby Brown. "So, we'll leave, and I'll have a huge suitcase, and he'll have nothing with him, just his phone, never really a charger, he just steals mine."

In theory, traveling light sounds freeing. In practice, it becomes a little harder when someone still needs socks, shirts, and everything else people usually bring from home.

Brown said they do end up finding a workaround once they arrive. The issue is that the workaround is exactly what Bongiovi seems to be counting on: shopping at the destination instead of packing before leaving.

That may work for him, but it also explains why Brown sounded so amused and annoyed at the same time. His missing suitcase does not stay his problem for long.

Bobby Brown revealed that her husband doesn't pack for trips Stephanie Augello/Variety via Getty Images

"And then takes his computer and then goes, 'Mill, I don't have any clothes' and I go, 'No sh*t, Sherlock, you didn't pack anything', and he goes, 'Yeah, I don't know, maybe I'll just have to go shopping here', and that is where he gets you," she said.

She added: "So he likes not to pack, and then go to a place to pack for a trip that he did not pack for."

Brown has spoken about Bongiovi's taste for shopping before, too. During an appearance on the Call Her Daddy podcast, she shared another detail that made their spending styles sound very different.

This time, Brown explained that their travel-shopping problem is not just about needing something basic after they arrive. It is also about where Bongiovi wants to go when those basics need replacing.

The actor explained: "If I need socks, he'll be like, 'Let's go to Prada', and I'll be like, 'Let's go to Target'."

So, in their marriage, there are socks you buy because you forgot to pack. Then there are designer socks that somehow become part of the vacation budget.