Stranger Things actor Noah Schnapp comes out as gay: ‘I’m more similar to Will than I thought’

Stranger Things actor Noah Schnapp, who plays closeted gay teenager Will Byers, has come out as gay. The 18-year-old Netflix star took to his official TikTok account to reveal about his sexuality.

In his TikTok video, Schnapp says, “When I finally told my friends and family I was gay after being scared in the closet for 18 years and all they said was ‘we know’” as he lip-synced over an audio clip and said, “You know what it never was? That serious. It was never that serious. Quite frankly, will never be that serious.” In his caption, he wrote, “I guess I’m more similar to Will than I thought.”

Back in June 2022, speaking to Variety about Stranger Things 4, Schnapp noted that there have been hints about Will’s sexuality and feelings toward his longtime friend Mike since the first season of the series. Setting the record straight, he said that Will Byers is gay.  “It was always kind of there, but you never really knew, is it just him growing up slower than his friends?” Schnapp told the outlet. “Now that he’s gotten older, they made it a very real, obvious thing. Now it’s 100% clear that he is gay and he does love Mike. But before, it was a slow arc. I think it is done so beautifully, because it’s so easy to make a character just like all of a sudden be gay.”

Noah Schnapp said that Will’s “jealousy” over Mike’s relationship with Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) propels him to tearfully speak up. “Sometimes when you’re different you feel like a mistake,” a choked-up Will tells Mike, who doesn’t seem to be grasping the weight of Will’s words. “This scene was really important for him, because it really solidified that truth: that he loves his best friend and he doesn’t know how to tell him,” Schnapp said of his character.

Noah Schnapp will return as Will Byers in the final season of Stranger Things.

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