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.
that was NOT on my 2023 bingo card
— ayden ᗢ | wakanda forever (@wandasson1) January 5, 2023
Many also commented on his journey through the seasons and recalled scenes that now seem so much deeper given the new information.
Congrats, Noah!
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