Stranger Things star Noah Schnapp has confirmed a huge fan theory about the show.
Schnapp - who plays Will Byers in the hit Netflix series - has revealed in an interview that his character is gay and in love with his close friend Mike Wheeler (played by Finn Wolfhard).
Fans have been speculating about Will's sexuality for a while, with theories reaching a fever pitch after the recent release of the fourth season. In particular, a scene in which Schnapp's character opens up about feeling "different" was taken as confirmation by many viewers that he had more-than-friendly feelings towards his old pal.
Now, Schnapp has given his take on the situation - confirming that, as far as he's concerned, it's "100% clear that he is gay and he does love Mike."
"Obviously, it was hinted at in season one. It was always kind of there, but you never really knew, is it just him growing up slower than his friends? Now that he’s gotten older, they made it a very real, obvious thing," the actor, 17, told Variety.
Schnapp went on to praise Stranger Things creators Matt and Ross Duffer for their handling of the storyline, saying: "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."
He also touched on the much-talked-about scene between Will and Mike in the back of Argyle's pizza van, when Will opens up about feeling different. "This scene was really important for him, because it really solidified that truth, that he loves his best friend and he doesn’t know how to tell him," Schnapp said.
Later in the interview, Schnapp moved on to talk about his headline-making drama with Doja Cat. The singer called him a "snake" out on social media after he shared private DM's between the two of them, in which she asked him to hook her up with his Stranger Things co-star Joseph Quinn.
Despite the drama, Schnapp assured people that things between him and the singer were all smoothed over.
"I posted that not thinking too much of it, but obviously it hurt her feelings. So, as I should, I apologized and she was totally okay with it, and was like, 'I’m sorry how I reacted,'" he explained, adding: "People make such a big deal out of everything when it’s on the internet, but, like, in reality, it’s like a two-minute thing."
