Stranger Things star Noah Schnapp said portraying Will Byers in the popular Netflix series helped him come out as gay ahead of Season 5.In an interview with Variety, the 18-year-old actor detailed how his character helped him come to terms with his own sexuality. “Once I did fully embrace that Will was gay, it was just an exponential speed towards accepting it for myself,” Schnapp explained. “I would be in a completely different place if I didn’t have Will to portray, and to embrace and help me accept myself. I think if I never played that character, I probably would still be closeted.”Schnapp publically came out as gay in January, sharing a TikTok in which he wrote in the caption, “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.'” The video description reads, “I guess I’m more similar to Will than I thought.”RELATED: Stranger Things’ Noah Schnapp Teases Will’s Story as the Show’s Endpoint
Stranger Things star Noah Schnapp said portraying Will Byers in the popular Netflix series helped him come out as gay ahead of Season 5.
In an interview with Variety, the 18-year-old actor detailed how his character helped him come to terms with his own sexuality. “Once I did fully embrace that Will was gay, it was just an exponential speed towards accepting it for myself,” Schnapp explained. “I would be in a completely different place if I didn’t have Will to portray, and to embrace and help me accept myself. I think if I never played that character, I probably would still be closeted.”
Schnapp publically came out as gay in January, sharing a TikTok in which he wrote in the caption, “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.'” The video description reads, “I guess I’m more similar to Will than I thought.”
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