The two stars of Stranger Things, both 21, have become best friends off-screen<\/a> ever since meeting on the show in 2015 \u2014 so much so that Schnapp is now the godfather of Brown’s daughter<\/a>, whom she welcomed via adoption<\/a> over the summer with her husband, Jake Bongiovi<\/a>.<\/p>\n Schnapp tells PEOPLE that his bond with Brown was immediate the moment they met on set.<\/p>\n “We just always feel so comfortable around each other. There’s no forcing anything,” he says. “It’s just been like that since the first day we met in 2015.”<\/p>\n Phillip Faraone\/Getty Images for The Weinstein Company\/Netflix Millie Bobby Brown and Noah Schnapp attend The Weinstein Company & Netflix’s 2017 SAG After Party<\/p>\n “No matter how much time we spend apart, it’ll always feel like [we’re] just right back to where we were,” he continues.<\/p>\n “I know she supports me, and I support her, and it’s just nice when it goes beyond the work. She’s family.”<\/p>\n Schnapp, who plays Will Byers, also admits that it’s “so annoying” he and Brown, who plays Eleven, don’t have more scenes together in the show.<\/p>\n “We never get to work together, so the little moments we do have onscreen, it’s the best day ever,” he says.<\/p>\n Working with her is “so fun” and “so comfortable,” he continues. “It just feels so easy. That’s what’s so important in this job, is to feel comfortable to be vulnerable, and with her, it’s just so much easier.”<\/p>\n Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Monica Schipper\/WireImage<\/p>\n Noah Schnapp and Millie Bobby Brown attend the Los Angeles premiere of Netflix’s “Stranger Things” Season 5 at TCL Chinese Theatres on November 6, 2025<\/p>\n “I think Eleven and Will are just tied together in so many ways and such similar characters. I love getting to see them on screen together and getting to work with Millie.”<\/p>\n At the season 5 premiere in Los Angeles, Schnapp called Brown his “best friend for life<\/a>” as he reflected on how tight-knit the whole cast is.<\/p>\n “They all truly are just family to me, and it shows on screen,” he told PEOPLE. “I mean, thank God we’re so close.\u201d<\/p>\n Volumes 1 and 2 of Stranger Things season 5 are streaming now on Netflix. The finale premieres Dec. 31 at 8 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n![\"Phillip](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/5ed95af71ed4c58e6dd1783d4104dbb0.jpeg\"\/)
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