Noah Schnapp

In a TikTok video, the 18-year-old wrote that his friends and family responded with "we know" after he told them he was gay.

Now that he's gotten older, they made it a very real, obvious thing." "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'," he wrote. In a TikTok video, the 18-year-old wrote that his friends and family responded with "we know" after he told them he was gay.

Noah Schnapp, who plays Will Byers in Netflix's hit show "Stranger Things," announced his sexuality in a TikTok clip on Thursday.

Now it's 100% clear that he is gay and he does love Mike." "Now that he's gotten older, they made it a very real, obvious thing. all they said was 'we know,'" the video read.

The actor had previously confirmed that Will Byers, his character on the Netflix sci-fi hit, is gay.

Your welcome basket is in the mail.” NSYNC pop star Lance Bass, who is gay, was among the commenters, writing: “Welcome to the fam! “But before, it was a slow arc. It was never that serious. Quite frankly, it will never be that serious.” That serious.

"Stranger Things" actor Noah Schnapp shared his sexuality with fans on TikTok Thursday, saying he's "more similar" to his character than he realized.

Lip-syncing to a viral TikTok sound while lying in bed, he called his coming out “never that serious.” Will has always felt like that.” “I guess I’m more similar to will than I thought,” he captioned his TikTok video. Actor Noah Schnapp confirmed his “Stranger Things” character’s sexual orientation in a new interview with Variety. “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,’” he wrote in his TikTok. Actor Noah Schnapp has more in common with his “Stranger Things” character, Will Byers, than meets the eye.

Stranger Things star Noah Schnapp, who essays the role of teenager Will Byers in the acclaimed sci-fi TV show, has come out as gay in a TikTok video he ...

In the second-last episode of season 4 volume two of this Netflix series, Will tries to open up about his feelings to Mike but hides them under the garb of speaking on behalf of Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown). Now it’s 100% clear that he is gay and he does love Mike.’” The actor’s coming out video comes after Stranger Things confirmed that Will Byers is actually homosexual.

Noah Schnapp, who plays the closeted gay teenager Will Byers on Netflix's "Stranger Things," has come out as gay on TikTok.

That is exactly who I was when I was a kid.’ That just made me so happy to hear. “This isn’t just a single layer thing of he’s struggling with coming out. Now it’s 100% clear that he is gay and he does love Mike.” “People have come up to me — I was just in Paris and this, like, 40-year-old man came up to me and he was like, ‘Wow, this Will character made me feel so good. “Now that he’s gotten older, they made it a very real, obvious thing. It was never that serious.

Stranger Things star Noah Schnapp has come out as gay in a TikTok video that's reached over 30 million people on the platform. His...

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Actor Noah Schnapp joked he's more like his "Stranger Things" character Will Byers than he thought after posting a TikTok sharing he is gay.

In the fourth season, Will feels left out when Mike visits Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) and primarily focuses on his romantic relationship with her. Will's sexuality has been a topic of discussion with fans since "Stranger Things" premiered in 2016. They are writing this real character and this real journey and real struggle and they’re doing it so well," Schnapp said. Speaking to Variety in an interview published last July, Schnapp said that producers Matt and Ross Duffers have implied that Will is gay since the first season. That is exactly who I was when I was a kid.' That just made me so happy to hear. "Oh my God," he yells while clutching the sides of his head in fake shock.

I guess I'm more similar to Will than I thought,” he captioned a recent TikTok.

[currently a freshman](https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/08/noah-schnapp-lifeguard-summer-job-grounded-flaunt-magazine-universtiy-of-pennsylvania-business-degree) studying business at the University of Pennsylvania, [addressed his character’s sexuality](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/07/stranger-things-noah-schnapp-confirms-will-is-100-gay-and-does-love-mike) for the first time over the summer. “It was always kind of there, but you never really knew, is it just him growing up slower than his friends?” Schnapp said of Will’s [lack of romantic story line](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/06/stranger-things-lets-talk-about-will-vol-2) to [Variety](https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/stranger-things-noah-schnapp-will-byers-gay-doja-cat-1235317378/). [26 Most Anticipated Movies](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/12/most-anticipated-2023-movies?itm_content=footer-recirc&itm_campaign=more-great-stories-010323)of 2023 [Billy McFarland Is Sorry](https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/12/billy-mcfarland-is-sorry-really?itm_content=footer-recirc&itm_campaign=more-great-stories-010323)—Really. “Even in season one, they hinted at that and slowly, slowly grew that storyline. It was never that serious. That serious.