Stranger Things’ Noah Schnapp Confirms Will Byers is Gay

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In an interview with Variety magazine on Thursday, actor Noah Schnapp confirmed that his Stranger Things character Will Byers is gay.In a past interview, Schnapp described public opinion as wanting to label his character’s sexuality and that there wasn’t a need to rush to such conclusions. “I find that people do reach to put a label on him and just want to know, so badly, like, ‘Oh, and this is it.’ He’s just confused and growing up and that’s what it is to be a kid,” Schnapp explained.

Following the release of season 4 volume 2, Schnapp confirmed Will’s sexuality, explaining that he wanted to prevent any spoilers from coming out until things became clearer in the newer episodes.

Schnapp told Variety, “Now that he’s gotten older, they made it a very real, obvious thing. Now it’s 100 percent clear that he is gay and he does love Mike,” Prior to this, the actor described the personal narrative as one that was built on a “slow arc.” He praised the way that the storyline was curated, adding that it was done “so beautifully, because it’s so easy to make a character just like all of a sudden be gay.”The actor recalled two points within the most recent season that were vital in understanding Will’s state of mind which called for personal growth.

One of these scenes was Will and Mike’s van ride which solidified the “truth” of “loving his best friend” while not knowing how to tell him (Mike).