Noah Schanpp believes that he “would still be closeted” if he had never played Will Byers on StrangerThings.
, Scnapp confirmed that the character of Will Byers was gay—a step that was met with overwhelming support from“Once I did fully embrace that Will was gay, it was just an exponential speed towards accepting it for myself,” said Schnapp. “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.
Eventually, Schnapp found the courage to come out—first to his twin sister, Chloe, and then to his close family and friends, including his“I kept trying to do it in person with her, and it was too hard,” he said. “So then I just FaceTimed her one day in the middle of a Party City and I was like, ‘Millie, I’m gay.
that he shared with his 31 million followers on TikTok. Schnapp said that after posting the TikTok which has received over 14 million likes, he received thousands of messages from friends, family, and fans congratulating him on coming out. "When I opened my phone at the end of the car ride, it was, like, a thousand texts of hearts and congratulations and rainbow flags,” says Schnapp. “I was crying. I was like, ‘I made it. I’m done. I don’t have to worry.
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