Stranger Things’ Noah Schnapp Clarifies Will’s Sexuality, Reveals Doja Cat’s Reaction to Apology

Throughout this final season of the hit Netflix series, Noah Schnapp’s character has hinted at something he keeps to himself, with many speculating it has to do with the character’s sexuality. Will is the only young protagonist not to have had a romantic relationship in the series.

Fan speculation has been that Will is struggling because he’s gay and doesn’t know how to date. As difficult as it may be for some members of the LGBTQ+ community to be authentic in 2022, it was exponentially harder to do in the 1980s.

A few key scenes have also made fans think that Will’s situation is even more complicated, as he’s also developed romantic feelings for his best friend Mike, played by Finn Wolfhard. Mike, however, is in a relationship with Millie Bobby Brown’s Eleven.

So, is there any truth to the rumors or could Will be harboring a different secret? For a while now, Schnapp has said he doesn’t know either, telling Variety in May that Will’s sexuality is “up to the public’s interpretation.”

Now, however, he’s willing to be a little more direct about what’s going on. “I mean, it’s pretty clear this season that Will has feelings for Mike,” Schnapp told Variety in a new interview. He said the Duffer Brothers “pulled that off” throughout the series.

“For season 4, it was just me playing this character who loves his best friend but struggles with whether he’ll be accepted or not, and feeling like a mistake and like he doesn’t belong. said Schnapp. “Will always felt like that. »

The young actor revealed that one of the most powerful scenes of the season was actually a direct result of the moment between Will and Mike where Will basically told Mike how he felt without actually telling him – he was talking about the Eleven’s feelings for Mike.

Due to the way this scene played out and the response of Will’s older brother, Jonathan (Charlie Heaton), the Duffers added the scene where Jonathan basically tells Will that he knows the truth about Will and that ‘he still loves him and will be there for him – all without ever explicitly declaring anything.

“It was only after they did the scene of me in the van, where they saw me crying and the protection you see with Jonathan looking in the rear view mirror. They were like, we need a scene with this,” Schnapp explained.

“So they wrote it while we were filming,” he continued. “It’s also really important that people see that Will isn’t alone – because all we see of him is struggling and feeling down and he can’t be himself. »

Schnapp also addressed the recent mini-feud he got embroiled in with Doja Cat when he shared his DMs asking her to help him slip into this season’s ‘Stranger’ star DMs, Joseph Quinn. Quinn’s metalhead Eddie Munson quickly became a fan favorite.

“I posted this without thinking too much about it, but obviously it hurt her feelings. So, as I should, I apologized,” Schnapp said, further sharing that Doja was “totally okay with that, and was like, ‘I’m sorry for reacting.’ »

” Everything was fine. I love it. I’m like the biggest fan of his music, and I told him. I was like, you are literally my role model,” he added. ” It’s perfect. »

He went on to point out that “people make a big deal out of everything when it’s on the internet, but, in reality, it’s like a two-minute thing.”

Ahead of the fifth and final season, Schnapp said he was hoping for an exit scene for Will. He said the Duffers told him “that they’re going to focus more on Will and build that storyline.”

So he also hopes they cover his weird connection to the Mind Flayer, how he can still sense Vecna ​​and more. “I always wondered why Will was the first victim and the first captured? he thought. “I just want everything to flow together and to work out. »