Noah Schnapp’s ‘Stranger Things’ storyline helped him to come back out as homosexual.

The 18-year-old actor publicly got here out earlier this yr, after Will Byers – his character within the hit Netflix present – did the identical factor.

Speaking to Variety previous to the actors’ strike, Noah defined: “Once I did fully embrace that Will was gay, it was just an exponential speed towards accepting it for myself.

“I might be in a totally completely different place if I didn’t have Will to painting, and to embrace and assist me settle for myself. I believe if I by no means performed that character, I most likely would nonetheless be closeted.”

Noah also revealed that Millie Bobby Brown – his ‘Stranger Things’ co-star – has been hugely supportive of him over recent months.

The actor said: “I saved making an attempt to do it in individual along with her, and it was too exhausting. So then I simply FaceTimed her sooner or later in the course of a Party City and I used to be like, ‘Millie, I’m homosexual.’ And she was like, ‘Oh, Schnapper! You advised me lastly!'”

Noah actually came out via a TikTok video in January.

The teenage star shared the news with his fans, after previously telling his friends and family.

He wrote at the time: “When I lastly advised my family and friends I used to be homosexual after being scared within the closet for 18 years and all they mentioned was ‘we all know.'”

In the TikTok clip, Noah is also seen lip-syncing to a woman’s voice.

He says in the video clip: “You know, it by no means was that critical, it was by no means that critical, fairly frankly we’ll by no means be that critical.”