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Finn Wolfhardis showing his support forStranger ThingscostarNoah Schnapp.
The 20-year-old actor shared his sweet reaction to Schnappcoming out as gayin a TikTok video last month.
“When I saw it, I just had a big smile on my face,” he toldGQ. “I was just reallyproud of him.”
Wolfhard added the cast ofStranger Thingsfunctions like a family.
“We’re not on everyday-text vibes in any way, and not because… it’s like,” he said. “Do you text your cousins every day? Probably not. They’re our family. We’ll talk on each other’s birthdays. We’ll talk once in a while.
He continued, “But in the same way that family works, if I ever needed anything, they’re there.”
As the cast of the Netflix sci-fi series gears up to begin shooting its fifth and final season this spring, Wolfrad admitted “everyone’s on their own quests in real life” as they discover the next chapter in their careers.
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Last month, Schnapp shared his truth and came out as gay in a TikTok video. In the clip, the 18-year-old star lip-synced to an audio clip which said, “You know what it never was? That serious. It was never that serious. Quite frankly, will never be that serious.”
Over the video, Schnapp wrote, “When I finally told my friends and family I was gay after being scared in the closet for 18 years and all they said was ‘we know’”
“I guess I’m more similar to Will than I thought,” he captioned the clip, referring to his character Will Byers onStranger Things.
Over the show’s four seasons, fans have repeatedly questioned whether Will was gay, with some evencriticizing the series for not explicitly stating the seemingly obvious sooner.
In July, Schnapp addressed Will’s sexual orientation, confirming that the teenager has romantic feelings towards best friend Mike (Finn Wolfhard).
“Obviously, it was hinted at in Season 1: It was always kind of there, but you never really knew, ‘Is it just him growing up slower than his friends?'” Schnapp toldVariety. “Now that he’s gotten older, they made it a very real, obvious thing.Now it’s 100% clear that he is gayand he does love Mike.”
Schnapp added that this huge part of Will’s character took time to unpack because in real life, it is a complicated space, specifically for kids who don’t want to be labeled.
“But before, it was a slow arc,” the actor said. “I think it is done so beautifully, because it’s so easy to make a character just like all of a sudden be gay.”
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Schnapp also spoke about playing a gay character at such a young age while in real life, also handling his own personal growth and self-identity.
“I think it’s all just part of the challenge of acting,” he said. “Like, yes, it has been a challenge, but I think it’s just been fun to be able to step into his shoes. Because I really have to take into account, like, this isn’t just a single layer thing of he’s struggling with coming out.”
Back in May, Schnappopened up to PEOPLEabout how viewers of the serieswould see his beloved character of Will “in a different light” this season.
“I feel like people are used to seeing him fighting a monster or struggling with the supernatural side ofStranger Things,” he said. “But this season, it’s just more about his personal struggles and struggles with his identity, and I think it’s interesting for the audience to see that.”
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Stranger Thingsis available to stream on Netflix.
source: people.com
