Stranger Things star Noah Schnapp, 18, comes out as gay

One of the young stars of Netflix’s smash hit Stranger Things has come out as gay in a TikTok video – revealing his family’s reaction to the news.

Stranger Things star Noah Schnapp has come out as gay in a clip on TikTok in which he detailed his family’s reaction to the news.

The 18-year-old US-Canadian actor shared the lighthearted video, revealing to his 31.4 million followers that his loved ones already knew about his sexual orientation when he worked up the courage to come out to them, New York Post reports.

“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 on the clip.

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Noah Schnapp came out as gay on TikTok.

In the eight-second video, the actor was seen lying in his bed while mouthing the words of a woman saying, “You know what it never was? That serious. It was never that serious. Quite frankly, will never be that serious.”

“I guess I’m more similar to Will than I thought,” the actor, who plays Will Byers in the Netflix series, captioned the post.

Viewers previously speculated that Schnapp’s character was a member of the LGBTQIA+ community, which the teen confirmed in July 2022 when he told Variety, “He is gay, and he does love Mike.”

Schnapp plays Will Byers (right) in Stranger Things, pictured with Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler and Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven. Picture: Netflix

Schnapp’s video was praised in the comments section, with fans writing things like, “I’m so proud of you,” “So happy for you,” “We love you,” and “Noah you are iconic”.

“Can we all appreciate that Noah just came out to the whole world and realize [sic] how much courage it takes to do that when you’re a literal celebrity,” read one remark.

Schnapp shot to fame on the record-breaking Netflix series. Picture: Jean-Baptiste Lacroix/AFP

A few fans expressed admiration for the Netflix star’s announcement, with one writing, “One of these days I might have that courage.”

Other TikTok users claimed they also “knew it,” while a few were in total shock.

This story originally appeared on New York Post and was reproduced with permission

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