Stranger Things actor Noah Schnapp announces he's gay: "I'm more like Will than I thought"

The 18-year-old actor

, known for playing Will Byers in the popular series

, has announced that he is

through a video posted on his TikTok account.

"When I finally told my friends and family I was gay after being scared in the closet for 18 years all they said was 'we know,'" a caption to the video is written.

Will, the character played by Noah in

, is gay, and the teen actor has referred to it in the caption posted next to the images with the phrase:

. "

Noah had previously explained that in the fourth season of the series, Will will explore "personal struggles and with his identity."

"I feel like people are used to seeing him fight against a monster or with the supernatural side of Stranger Things. But this season, it will be more about his personal struggles and with his identity. I think it's interesting for the audience," he said a few months ago. .

The interpreter also addressed Will's sexuality during an interview in July.

The actor - who stars in the series alongside

and

- then confirmed that Will had feelings for his best friend Mike, adding that he was "100 per cent clear that he's gay."

Noah then said: "Obviously, it was hinted at in the first season. It's something that was always there, but you never knew it. It's that he's growing up slower than his friends. Now that he's gotten older, they've made it very real. and obvious. It's one hundred percent clear that he's gay and that he loves Mike," he said.

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