Noah Schnapp came out as gay on TikTok on Thursday. The American actor, revealed by the series Stranger Things of which he embodies one of the main heroes, posted a video where he makes a playback on a declaration of the tiktokeuse@princessazula which has become a meme.
Namely: “You know what it never was? Very important. It was never a big deal – and, honestly, it never will be a big deal. Never. (“You know what it never was? That serious. It was never that serious – and, quite frankly, will never be that serious. Never.”)
In recent days, many users of the social network echoed these remarks to evoke personal misadventures (a romantic break-up, an anxiety attack, etc.) and put them into perspective or, on the contrary, as an antiphrase in order to signify that, on the contrary, what happened to them was “important”.
“When I finally told my loved ones that I was gay…”
On his video, Noah Schnapp clarifies the context, which gives all its meaning to his post: “When I finally told my friends and family that I was gay after staying in the closet, afraid to come out , for eighteen years and that all they answered was: “we know”. »
In the comments, the 18-year-old actor specifies: “I imagine that I look more like Will than I thought. ” In Stranger Thingsthe character he plays, Will, is actually in love with Mike, his best friend.
Noah Schnapp has starred in Netflix’s hit series since season 1, which launched in 2016. Season 4, which went live last summer, was the platform’s most-watched content of 2022.