Noah Schnapp comes out as gay: Stranger Things star, 18, reveals he ‘was scared and in the closet for years’ in emotional TikTok video – before quipping: ‘I guess I’m more similar to Will Byers than I thought!’
- Noah Schnapp of Stranger Things fame came out as gay on social media
- The 18-year-old actor shared the news in a TikTok clip where he wore a hoodie
- ‘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 over the video
- He also said in the video: ‘I guess I’m more similar to Will Byers than I thought!’
- Byers is his Stranger Things character who was announced as gay in July
Noah Schnapp of Stranger Things fame came out as gay on social media on Thursday afternoon.
The 18-year-old actor shared the news in a TikTok clip where he wore a gray hoodie while laying on a white pillow.
‘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 over the video.
His news: Noah Schnapp of Stranger Things fame has come out as gay on social media. On Thursday the actor shared the news in a TikTok clip where he wore a hoodie while laying on a pillow. Seen in December
His note: ‘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 over the video
He also said in the video: ‘I guess I’m more similar to Will Byers than I thought!’
In the video he is mouthing a woman’s voice as she says, ‘You know it never was that serious, it was never that serious, quite frankly we will never be that serious.’
His real life seems to be mimicking his reel life.
Back in July, Noah confirmed that his Stranger Things character Will Byers is gay and in love with his best friend Mike Wheeler, admitting he was previously careful in discussing the topic to avoid spoilers.
In a recent interview the actor opened up about growing up alongside his onscreen persona and the importance of his sexuality’s ‘slow arc’.
Speaking to Variety, the breakout star said: ‘Obviously, it was hinted at in Season 1: It was always kind of there, but you never really knew, is it just him growing up slower than his friends? 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.’
Casual: The 18-year-old actor shared the news in a TikTok clip where he wore a hoodie while laying on a pillow
Noah explained that not having Will ‘all of the sudden be gay’ was done ‘beautifully’, adding it was important to see the paced portrayal be important to viewers who saw their pasts reflected in his character.
‘They are writing this real character and this real journey and real struggle and they’re doing it so well,’ he said.
Noah also told the outlet that he did feel it would be a spoiler to confirm Will’s journey with discovering his sexuality.
Before the news: Back in July, Noah confirmed that his Stranger Things character Will Byers is gay and in love with his best friend Mike Wheeler, admitting he was previously careful in discussing the topic to avoid spoilers
‘I think it has been tricky. Years ago in Season 1, I didn’t know where the Duffers wanted to go with this character. So I was kind of figuring it out along with the audience,’ he said. ‘But now that I’ve spoken to them and seen the show, I know what they want to do with it.’
Noah added that Will’s ‘multifaceted trauma’ has been challenging in his growth as an actor, because the role he plays is affected by some many different things.
He told Variety: ‘…I really have to take into account, like, this isn’t just a single layer thing of he’s struggling with coming out…he was taken by the Demogorgon and then his friends, they never acknowledged him, and now he’s scared to come out and doesn’t know if they’ll accept him.’
Schnapp recently started his freshman year at the University of Pennsylvania.
With a pal: The star seen with Mayan Lopez at the 2022 People’s Choice Awards held at the Barker Hangar on December 6
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