Is Noah Schnapp gay

Schnapp made the announcement in a TikTok video captioned, "I guess I'm more similar to Will than I thought," referencing the character he plays on the ...

Now it's 100% clear that he is gay and he does love Mike." "Now that he's gotten older, they made it a very real, obvious thing. Commenters on the video showed a great deal of support for Schnapp, with some users writing messages like "SO proud of you!!"

Noah Schnapp, who plays Will Byers in Netflix's hit show "Stranger Things," announced his sexuality in a TikTok clip on Thursday.

Now it's 100% clear that he is gay and he does love Mike." "Now that he's gotten older, they made it a very real, obvious thing. all they said was 'we know,'" the video read.

The 'Stranger Things' star admitted that he had a lot in common with his character, Will Byers.

[Variety](https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/stranger-things-noah-schnapp-will-byers-gay-doja-cat-1235317378/) at the time. He also said that it’s pretty clear that Will is in love with his friend Mike. “Now that he’s gotten older, they made it a very real, obvious thing,” Schnapp added. “I guess I’m more similar to Will than I thought,” Schnapp wrote in a caption for the TikTok. [most-shipped couple](https://www.them.us/story/top-12-tumblr-ships-2022-queer-owl-house-stranger-things) on Tumblr in 2022, ranking highest on a list that included all queer relationships in the top 12. Will has always felt like that.”

The actor had previously confirmed that Will Byers, his character on the Netflix sci-fi hit, is gay.

Your welcome basket is in the mail.” NSYNC pop star Lance Bass, who is gay, was among the commenters, writing: “Welcome to the fam! “But before, it was a slow arc. It was never that serious. Quite frankly, it will never be that serious.” That serious.

I guess I'm more similar to Will than I thought,” he captioned a recent TikTok.

[currently a freshman](https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/08/noah-schnapp-lifeguard-summer-job-grounded-flaunt-magazine-universtiy-of-pennsylvania-business-degree) studying business at the University of Pennsylvania, [addressed his character’s sexuality](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/07/stranger-things-noah-schnapp-confirms-will-is-100-gay-and-does-love-mike) for the first time over the summer. “It was always kind of there, but you never really knew, is it just him growing up slower than his friends?” Schnapp said of Will’s [lack of romantic story line](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/06/stranger-things-lets-talk-about-will-vol-2) to [Variety](https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/stranger-things-noah-schnapp-will-byers-gay-doja-cat-1235317378/). [26 Most Anticipated Movies](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/12/most-anticipated-2023-movies?itm_content=footer-recirc&itm_campaign=more-great-stories-010323)of 2023 [Billy McFarland Is Sorry](https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/12/billy-mcfarland-is-sorry-really?itm_content=footer-recirc&itm_campaign=more-great-stories-010323)—Really. “Even in season one, they hinted at that and slowly, slowly grew that storyline. It was never that serious. That serious.