Noah Schnapp, actor of “Stranger Things”, came out of the closet: “I finally told my friends and family that I was gay”

Noah Schnappone of the protagonists of the hit television series Stranger Things, informed his followers on Thursday that he is gay.

the actor of 18 years He came out of the closet with a video on his TikTok account and the following text: “I finally came out to my friends and family that I was gay after being scared in the closet for 18 years and all they said was ‘we know.'”

The post also included the comment “I guess I’m more like Will than I thought”, alluding to the character that made him famous throughout the world and that many fans believe is also gay. In July, the young actor had already spoken about Will’s sexual orientation in the Netflix series: “Yes, I think it is. Obviously, he was hinted at in season 1 – he was always there, but it was never really known. Now that he has aged, they made it very real and obvious. Now It’s 100% clear that he’s gay and loves Mike. (his best friend in the series)”.

The video of Schnapp’s announcement went viral in a few seconds and many followers have been quick to express their support for him. The reaction of the actress is still awaited Millie Bobby Brownwith whom he has maintained a great friendship since the beginning of the series in 2016.

The recent season of stranger things broke various Netflix records, including being the first production to reach more than a billion hours played. In addition, prepare a spin-off of this universe although not much information about it has yet been revealed. In addition to this, its creators, the brothers Duffersigned a deal with the platform to direct multiple television projects in the near future, including a live-action series of Death Note and an adaptation of The Talisman1984 novel written by Stephen King.

Noah Schnapp has been acting since he was 12 years old, when he got his first leading role. Since then, he has participated in various film productions, among which stand out Bridge of Spies, “The Circle”, “We Only Know So Much”, “Abe”, “Waiting for Anya” Y “Hubie’s Halloween”. Also, she has provided her voice for the animated films “Snoopy and Charlie Brown: Peanuts the Movie” Y “The Legends of Halloween”.

Regarding his famous role in “Stranger Things”, Schnapp recalled a funny anecdote that led to a wise advice of his parents, who unknowingly marked the rest of his life. “I hardly auditioned for Stranger Things,” the actor began, adding that “it was a point in my career where I was a little fed up because I was doing a lot of auditions and I wasn’t getting anything.”

It was this that, coincidentally, led him to question a more sporting career, in which baseball, and to reject the proposal for the casting as a first reaction. However, his parents encouraged him to “just a couple more tries”, so he followed the advice of his parents and that additional test became the “great success that relaunched his career”.

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