Noah Schnapp Comes Out As Gay

Noah Schnapp , Comes Out As Gay.

'TMZ' reports that the 18-year-old 'Stranger Things' star made the announcement via TikTok on Jan.

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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.', Noah Schnapp, via TikTok.

He was also lip-syncing this TikTok sound: "You know what it never was?

That serious.

It was never that serious.

Quite frankly, it will never be that serious.".

Fans have speculated for years that Schnapp's character, Will Byers, is gay because he's enamored with Mike Wheeler.

In the video's caption, Schnapp said, "I guess I'm more similar to Will than I thought.".

He also spoke about his character's sexuality in an interview with 'Variety' over the summer.

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.

, Noah Schnapp, via 'Variety'.

But before, it was a slow arc.

I think it is done so beautifully, because it’s so easy to make a character just like all of a sudden be gay, Noah Schnapp, via 'Variety'