Noah Schnapp, Will’s face very strange thingsdecided to come out last January (here’s the video). The actor returned to talk about this decision with diversityexplaining that his alter ego’s experience on the show gave him the strength to do the same in real life.
Once I fully came to terms with the fact that Will was gay, it was easy for me to accept that for myself,” he said in an interview conducted ahead of the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike. I would be in a completely different situation if I didn’t have the Will to play, to hug. It helped me accept myself. I think if I had never played this character, I would probably still be in hiding.
Schnapp first confessed to his twin sister Chloe, then to his parents, and then to his friend and co-star. Millie Bobby Brownwho were all loving and also already somewhat aware.
I kept trying to do it in person with her and it was too hard. he said, speaking of BrownSo one day I FaceTimed her in the middle of Party City and said, “Millie, I’m gay.” And she: “Oh, Schnapper! Finally you told me!
Fan reaction on strange affairsafter a season 4 storyline in which Will struggled with a one-sided crush on his best friend, Mike Wheeler also helped pave the way for Noah Schnapp to feel comfortable sharing your personal news with the public.
The press exploded and everyone was like, “Oh, Will is gay! Hooray!” he said. I saw all these comments on Instagram and TikTok. There was nothing wrong with him being gay. I thought: “If he has all this support, then why should I care?”
The actor admitted that after leaving the TikTok video, he did not touch the phone for a while, not wanting to “nervously wait” for a reaction. However, after checking in, he found an outpouring of support from family, friends, and fans.
When I opened my phone … there were about a thousand messages with hearts, congratulations and rainbow flags. I cried. And I thought, “I did it. I finished. I have nothing to worry about”
Well done Noah!
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