“Stranger Things” star Noah Schnapp (18) has come out as gay. The actor posted a video on TikTok on Thursday afternoon (local time) in which he reveals his sexual orientation – and his family’s reaction.
In the 8-second video, the 18-year-old syncs an audio clip with the words: “You know what it never was? So serious. It was never that serious. Honestly, it will never be that serious.” Sounds a bit cryptic, but he provides the explanation right away – his outing.
Of the video, Schnapp wrote, “When I finally told my friends and family I was gay after 18 years of being scared in the closet, all they said was, ‘we know.'”
Captioning the clip, the actor said, “Guess I’m more like Will than I thought I was” — referring to his alter ego on the Netflix series, Will Byers.
For years, Stranger Things fans have speculated that Will Byers is gay. Because it’s obvious on the show that he has a crush on Mike Wheeler (played by Finn Wolfhard). It seems like Schnapp is now confirming the fan theory with his outing.
The “Stranger Things” stars (from left): Millie Bobby Brown (Eleven), Noah Schnapp (Will Byers), Finn Wolfhard (Mike Wheeler), Charlie Heaton (Jonathan Byers) and Eduardo Franco (Argyle)
In July, the Canadian-US Actor interviewed by “ Variety‘ spoke about his character’s sexual orientation and confirmed that the teenager has romantic feelings for his best friend Mike.
“Obviously it was hinted at in season one: it was always kind of there, but you never really knew, ‘He’s just growing up slower than his friends?'” Schnapp told the industry publication. “Now that he’s gotten older, they’ve made it a very real, obvious thing. Now it’s 100 percent clear that he’s gay and loves Mike.”
The question remains to whom the actor gave his heart in real life.
