Stranger Things 3: Noah Schnapp responds to speculation over Will Byers’ sexuality

‘It’s really up to interpretation,’ says actor

Warning: This story contains mild spoilers for Stranger Things’ third season.

Stranger Things star Noah Schnapp has responded to speculation about his character Will Byers’s sexuality.

A scene in the third episode of the current season three, “The Case of the Missing Lifeguard”, sees Finn Wolfhard‘s character, Mike Wheeler, tell Will: ”It’s not my fault you don’t like girls.”

Some have interpreted the line as meaning that Will is gay. Others, such as Wolfhard himself, has suggested that the line might not have been a direct reference to Will’s sexuality, but rather to his supposed immaturity.

Fans of the show have pointed to other elements that seem to hint at Will’s sexuality, though no official line has been given as of yet.

Schnapp recently discussed the topic with The Wrap, telling the publication of Will’s sexual orientation: “It’s really up to interpretation.”

He expressed a similar point of view to Wolfhard’s, adding: “While all the characters were out developing and growing up, Will was in the Upside Down and he was alone there, not interacting with or connected to his friends or the rest of the world.

“And when he got back, he expected everything to just go back to how it was before, how it was when he was normal and when he was a kid and he wanted to go back to the basement and play [Dungeons and Dragons].”

Stranger Things‘ third season was released on 4 July on Netflix.