David Harbour Reacts to 'Stranger Things' Costar Noah Schnapp's 'Terrific' Coming Out as Gay

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David Harbourhas nothing but love forStranger ThingscostarNoah Schnapp.While promoting his new Netflix movieWe Have a Ghost, theViolent Nightstar expressed his admiration for the 18-year-old actor aftercoming out as gayon Jan. 5.“I’m always happy for people that aretrue to themselvesand come out. That was terrific,” Habour, 47, told E! News of Schnapp’s announcement.Netflix/Kobal/ShutterstockLast month, Schnapp came out as gay in a TikTok video, lip-syncing to an audio clip in which he said, “You know what it never was? That serious. It was never that serious. Quite frankly, will never be that serious.“Over the video, Schnapp wrote, “When I finally told my friends and family I was gay after being scared in the closet for 18 years and all they said was ‘we know.'““I guess I’m more similar to Will than I thought,” he captioned the clip, referring to his character Will Byers on the hit Netflix series.Over the show’s four seasons, fans have repeatedly questioned whether Will was gay, with some evencriticizing the series for not explicitly stating the seemingly obvious sooner.In July, Schnapp addressed Will’s sexual orientation, confirming that the teenager has romantic feelings toward best friend Mike Wheeler (Finn Wolfhard).“Obviously, it was hinted at in Season 1: It was always kind of there, but you never really knew, ‘Is it just him growing up slower than his friends?'” Schnapp toldVariety. “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.“Earlier this month, Wolfhard reacted to Schnapp coming out as gay.“When I saw it, I just had a big smile on my face,” Wolfhard, 20, toldGQof Schnapp’s announcement. “I was just reallyproud of him.“Back in May, Schnappopened up to PEOPLEabout how viewers of the serieswould see his beloved character of Will “in a different light” in season 4.“I feel like people are used to seeing him fighting a monster or struggling with the supernatural side ofStranger Things,” he said. “But this season, it’s just more about his personal struggles and struggles with his identity, and I think it’s interesting for the audience to see that.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.We Have a Ghostis available to stream on Netflix Feb. 24.Stranger Thingsis now available to stream on Netflix.

David Harbourhas nothing but love forStranger ThingscostarNoah Schnapp.

While promoting his new Netflix movieWe Have a Ghost, theViolent Nightstar expressed his admiration for the 18-year-old actor aftercoming out as gayon Jan. 5.

“I’m always happy for people that aretrue to themselvesand come out. That was terrific,” Habour, 47, told E! News of Schnapp’s announcement.

Netflix/Kobal/Shutterstock

Last month, Schnapp came out as gay in a TikTok video, lip-syncing to an audio clip in which he said, “You know what it never was? That serious. It was never that serious. Quite frankly, will never be that serious.”

Over the video, Schnapp wrote, “When I finally told my friends and family I was gay after being scared in the closet for 18 years and all they said was ‘we know.'”

“I guess I’m more similar to Will than I thought,” he captioned the clip, referring to his character Will Byers on the hit Netflix series.

Over the show’s four seasons, fans have repeatedly questioned whether Will was gay, with some evencriticizing the series for not explicitly stating the seemingly obvious sooner.

In July, Schnapp addressed Will’s sexual orientation, confirming that the teenager has romantic feelings toward best friend Mike Wheeler (Finn Wolfhard).

“Obviously, it was hinted at in Season 1: It was always kind of there, but you never really knew, ‘Is it just him growing up slower than his friends?'” Schnapp toldVariety. “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.”

Earlier this month, Wolfhard reacted to Schnapp coming out as gay.

“When I saw it, I just had a big smile on my face,” Wolfhard, 20, toldGQof Schnapp’s announcement. “I was just reallyproud of him.”

Back in May, Schnappopened up to PEOPLEabout how viewers of the serieswould see his beloved character of Will “in a different light” in season 4.

“I feel like people are used to seeing him fighting a monster or struggling with the supernatural side ofStranger Things,” he said. “But this season, it’s just more about his personal struggles and struggles with his identity, and I think it’s interesting for the audience to see that.”

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We Have a Ghostis available to stream on Netflix Feb. 24.Stranger Thingsis now available to stream on Netflix.

source: people.com