Noah Schnapp, who is best known for his role as Will Byers in the Netflix series Stranger Things, has come out as gay.
The 18-year-old actor took to his TikTok account on Thursday afternoon (January 5) to post a video in which he confirmed his sexuality to fans for the first time. In the video, the Stranger Things child star lip-syncs to the words, “You know what it never was? That serious.”
Text on the video reads also reads, “When I finally told my friends and family I was gay after being scared and in the closet for 18 years, and all they said was ‘we know.’”
In comments on Noah's TikTok, fans were quick to support the actor, cheering him on and telling him they're happy for and proud of him.
@noahschnapp I guess I’m more similar to will than I thought
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