Actor Noah Schnapp—who most of us know as Will Byers from Netflix's Stranger Things—has come out. And Schnapp made it publicly known in true 18-year-old fashion... through a TikTok video.
The words, "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," flashed across the screen while Schnapp lip-synched to a trending TikTok audio.
The voice in the audio said:
"You know what it never was? That serious."
"It was never that serious."
"Quite frankly, will never be that serious."
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Schnapp cleverly captioned his video:
"I guess I'm more similar to Will than I thought."
It was made apparent in the latest season that Schnapp's Stranger Things character thought more of his BFF Mike than just a friend.
Viewers of the video were both surprised and excited for the star and also, of course, loved the caption.
\u201cnoah schnapp just came out omg??\u201d— ayden \u15e2 | wakanda forever (@ayden \u15e2 | wakanda forever) 1672955874
that was NOT on my 2023 bingo card
— ayden ᗢ | wakanda forever (@wandasson1) January 5, 2023
\u201cnoah schnapp did not just randomly come out as gay using this caption HES SO UNSERIOUS (i am v happy for him u guys BETTER be nice to him)\u201d— clo (@clo) 1672956534
\u201ccongrats, noah schnapp! we're so happy for you \u2764\ufe0f\u201d— Most (@Most) 1672958004
Many also commented on his journey through the seasons and recalled scenes that now seem so much deeper given the new information.
\u201cknowing that noah schnapp was 10 years old at the start of the stranger things and throughout it was able to not only learn so much about himself and his identity, but incorporate that into such a beautiful character. that takes courage and vulnerability. i\u2019m so happy for him.\u201d— myah (@myah) 1672958439
\u201cno because this scene will hit sm harder now that we know noah schnapp is gay like. he GETS it\u201d— avary \ud83d\udc90 (@avary \ud83d\udc90) 1672966387
\u201cthis scene has more meaning now, proud of noah schnapp \u201d— mili \ud83e\uddf8 (@mili \ud83e\uddf8) 1672959473
\u201cnoah schnapp constantly eating up the role of will byers because he really knows the agony of being a closeted gay huh no wonder he always understood the assignment\u201d— ridz (@ridz) 1672973152
\u201c\u201ci guess i'm more similar to will than i thought\u201d \n\n\u2014 noah schnapp\u201d— blu (@blu) 1672964798
Congrats, Noah!
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