Noah Schnapp

The actor, 18, shared the news with his fans online in a video posted to his TikTok account on Thursday.

The actor, 18, shared the news with his fans online in a video posted to his The actor, 18, shared the news with his fans online in a video posted to his TikTok account

Schnapp previously confirmed that his 'Stranger Things' character Will Byers was '100 per cent' gay.

Schnapp added that the fan response to Will’s story has been positive, saying: “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. It was never that serious. That serious.

Schnapp has been a central part of Stranger Things since the hit sci-fi series began in 2016. His character, Will Byers, whose disappearance kicked off the ...

A fifth and final season of Stranger Things is also in the works, though no release date has been announced. Schnapp has been a central part of Stranger Things since the hit sci-fi series began in 2016. Schnapp alluded to the coincidence in his TikTok caption, writing, “I guess I’m more similar to Will than I thought.”

Schnapp made the announcement in a TikTok video captioned, "I guess I'm more similar to Will than I thought," referencing the character he plays on the ...

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. Commenters on the video showed a great deal of support for Schnapp, with some users writing messages like "SO proud of you!!"

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.

The 18-year-old actor is best known for playing Will Byer in all four seasons of the Netflix drama.

“Now that he’s gotten older, they made it a very real, obvious thing. It was never that serious. Quite frankly, it will never be that serious.” That serious. [Stranger Things](https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/news/stranger-things/) star [Noah Schnapp](https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/news/noah-schnapp/) has shared that he is gay. [@](https://www.tiktok.com/@PrincessAzula0/) [PrincessAzula0](https://www.tiktok.com/@PrincessAzula0/)’s quote: “You know what it never was?

Schnapp previously confirmed that his 'Stranger Things' character Will Byers was '100 per cent' gay.

Schnapp added that the fan response to Will’s story has been positive, saying: “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. It was never that serious. That serious.

'I guess I'm more similar to Will than I thought' - Noah Schnapp comes out as gay in a heartwarming TikTok.

Whereas Disney Channel’s Skai Jackson replied with an empowering but blunt - “period”. In the most recent instalment of the coming-of-age phenomenon, it was hinted that Schnapp’s character Will might have feelings for his best friend Mike (Finn Wolfhard). The actor captioned the video ‘I guess i’m more similar to Will than I thought’. Netflix quickly replied with a string of heart emojis. Quite frankly, it would never be that serious.” It was never that serious.

Noah Schnapp said he's 'more similar' to his Stranger Things character Will Byers than he first thought.

Stranger Things will end with the next series, series 5. 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.

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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