Stranger Things star Noah Schnapp comes out as gay in viral TikTok NetflixNoah Schnapp, best known for his role as Will Byers in the popular TV show, Stranger Things, has come out as gay through a viral TikTok video. Well known for playing the popular Stranger Things character Will Byers, who was recently confirmed as being gay in an interview, Noah Schnapp has taken to his popular TikTok account to confirm his own sexuality and link himself yet again to his character, saying in the caption \u201cI guess I\u2019m more similar to Will than I thought.\u201d The video itself contained a simple joke about his friends and family\u2019s rather unsurprised reaction to him coming out after \u201cbeing scared in the closet for 18 years\u201d where \u201call they said was we know.\u201d In posting the video he then confirmed his sexuality to over 30 million followers. The post quickly went viral, garnering over 7 million likes, and 36 million views in under 12 hours. Along with likes and views, millions of fans, celebrities, and brands took to the comments to show their support for Noah. The comments section was filled with love from the likes of Netflix, BeReal, Glee star Kevin McHale, TikTok star and Trans activist Dylan Mulvaney, and many more. However, it was also filled with support from fans with many stating how they were \u201cSo proud of you! Welcome to the club!\u201d along with how happy they were for him being able to come out and be his true self. Others noticed the Stranger Things caption and commented on how the statement further confirms both Noah\u2019s sexuality and his characters\u2019, with many showing their hopes for Will and Mike\u2019s relationship to blossom in the upcoming final season of the show. Overall, the viral video was filled with support for Noah Schnapp and continues to garner positive comments welcoming him into the LGBTQ+ community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Stranger Things star Noah Schnapp comes out as gay in viral TikTok NetflixNoah Schnapp, best known for his role as Will Byers in the popular TV show, Stranger Things, has come out as gay through a viral TikTok video. Well known for playing the popular Stranger Things character Will Byers, who was recently confirmed as […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-59309","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59309","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59309"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59309\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59309"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59309"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59309"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}