In a touching TikTok video, Stranger Things actor Noah Schnapp discusses his sexuality.
The 12-year-old actor rose to prominence after landing the role of Will Byers in the smash Netflix thriller.
The now-18-year-old has previously appeared in Steven Spielberg’s historical thriller Bridge of Spies and voiced Charlie Brown in The Peanuts Movie.
On Thursday, the Hubie Halloween star shared a video of himself wearing a grey hoodie lying on the floor, captioning it in reference to his Stranger Things’ character: ‘I guess I’m more similar to Will than I thought.’
On the clip, it also said: ‘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.”‘
During the TikTok, he syncs to: ‘You know what it never was: rhat Serious. It was never that serious. Quite frankly, it would never be that serious.’
Too right!
After years of speculation, Noah previously stated Will in Stranger Things, which also stars Millie Bobby Brown, was gay.
Many of the characters in the phenomenon have spent the series in their first romances, although Will has always remained unmarried and has usually avoided such developments.
Will obliquely professed his affections for Mike (Finn Wolfhard) before breaking down in tears during a critical sequence in season 4, leading viewers to speculate that Will had been in love with him for some time.
‘It’s pretty clear this season that Will has feelings for Mike’, he told Variety. ‘They’ve been intentionally pulling that out over the past few seasons’.
He continued: ‘Even in season 1, they hinted at that and slowly, slowly grew that storyline’.
The performer has also recently offered a tantalising tease about what lies ahead for Will Byers in season 5, which will mark the end of the sensational show.
When asked about Stranger Things’ final outing by Forbes, Noah said: ‘I can just tell you that I’m very very excited for what’s to come.’
He continued: ‘I think they did a great job with Will’s character this season, and beautifully addressed everything they needed to. The way they closed the show is just perfect – the story started with Will, and it’ll end with Will.’
