“There were a lot of different versions of that scene,” Finn explained. In a 2019 with the Hollywood Reporter, Wolfhard discussed a Season 3 scene in which Mike tells Will that it’s “not my fault you don’t like girls.” It isn’t the first time Finn has spoken about the subject. I think you find out slowly through the season, Will’s kind of love towards Mike and I think it’s a really beautiful thing.” When asked if he believes Will’s feelings for Mike are “shifting towards a more endearing, kind of heartfelt, romantic affection,” Finn replied: “Yeah. Over the weekend, Digital Spy caught up with Finn, who addressed the possibility that Will is gay. “Sometimes I think it’s just scary to open up like that, to say how you really feel, especially to people you care about the most,” Will tells Mike, “because what if they don’t like the truth?”
In Episode 5, Schnapp’s Will appears to suggest he’s pondering whether to come out to Finn Wolfhard’s Mike, as the pair have a heart-to-heart moment. Ever since Season 3 of Stranger Things premiered back in 2019, fans of the hit Netflix series have been theorizing that Noah Schnapp’s character Will Byers is gay.įresh off the release of Season 4: Volume 1, fans seem to believe that the show’s creators are ready to give a definitive answer regarding Will’s sexuality.
