Noah Schnapp Confirms Fan Theory That Will Byers Is Gay
In a new interview, Noah Schnapp has finally confirmed that his Stranger Things character Will Byers is gay, after previously saying that his sexuality was up for interpretation.
The 17-year-old actor told Variety, “I mean, it’s pretty clear this season that Will has feelings for Mike. They’ve been intentionally pulling that out over the past few seasons. Even in Season 1, they hinted at that and slowly, slowly grew that storyline.” Schnapp further delved into how obvious it was that Will was gay from the very first episode of the show.
“It was always kind of there, but you never really knew, is it just him growing up slower than his friends?” Schnapp said. “Now that he’s gotten older, they made it a very real, obvious thing. Now it’s 100% clear that he is gay and he does love Mike. But before, it was a slow arc. I think it is done so beautifully, because it’s so easy to make a character just like all of a sudden be gay.”
As for his character’s development in the latest season, Schnapp added, “I think for Season 4, it was just me playing this character who loves his best friend but struggles with knowing if he’ll be accepted or not, and feeling like a mistake and like he doesn’t belong. Will has always felt like that. All his friends, they all have girlfriends and they all fit into their different clubs. Will has never really found anywhere to fit in. I think that’s why so many people come up to me and tell me that they love Will and they resonate with him so much, because it’s such a real character.”
Season 4 of Stranger Things is streaming on Netflix.
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