 Sadie Sink admitted that she lied to get the role of ‘Max’ in Stranger Things

Sadie Sink recently said that she made up a story to land the desired role in the fourth season of the popular Netflix series Stranger Things. Sadie made an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Thursday.

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Sadie gained fame as Max Mayfield in the popular science fiction series Stranger Things.

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She admitted that she attended an audition when she was 14 years old and was given the part.

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The actress recently appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and opened up about how she “got the role” in the hit show.

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Sadie also revealed that she was at her “speech and debate practice” when she got the call from the show’s creators, The Duffer Brothers.

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She added, “I said I had rollerblading experience, which is just a lie. And the two don’t go hand-in-hand, so I don’t know why I thought that would mean anything.”

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The actress even said that she “truly didn’t like it” and “had no idea how to do it.” She continued by acknowledging that she “had a really big fall” on the first day, which “just set a poor tone for the entire voyage.”

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Sadie Sink has been having a phenomShe earlier admitted that the casting supervisors were reluctant to cast her in season 2 because of her age of 14. Sink insisted on another chance because she believed Max was the perfect part for her and would not accept a no. enal few years professionally.

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