Stranger Things actor Noah Schnapp rushed to hospital with severe flu
STRANGER Things actor Noah Schnapp is recovering after being rushed to hospital with flu.
The 13-year-old actor, who plays Will Byers in the hit Netflix show, tweeted fans a pic from his hospital bed earlier this week after he missed an appearance on Good Morning America.
He wrote: "Hi GMA and ST fans! Sorry I am missing this! Life imitating art.
"Nothing serious but bummed I won't make it. Have fun tomorrow."
The star later revealed he was recovering after receiving treatment.
He tweeted: "Thanks everyone for all the good wishes. Working hard, a bad flu, all ok now... back to my day life."
Stranger Things season 2 trailer teases dramatic return of ElevenHis co-stars sent him their well wishes with David Harbour, who plays Chief Jim Hopper writing: "Lova ya kid. Feel better."
Gaten Matarazzo, who stars as Dustin, tweeted: "Miss you buddy! Get better soon!!"
Noah's predicament had echoes of his character's ordeal in the show - which explores the creepy-goings on in the 1980s fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana.
Haunted by his experiences in sinister parallel world The Upside Down, Will spends some of the second series in a hospital bed being subject to an array of tests by doctors.
First full trailer for Stranger Things 2 teases the hotly anticipated Netflix showThe actor has received critical acclaim for his performance in the second season, and credits Winona for helping him through some of his more tricky scenes.
He told The Guardian: "There was an emotionally challenging scene in season two and she has all the experience, so I thought, why not text her?
"I was like, 'Can you send me a little advice?' She was like, 'send you advice? I’ll come to the set! Meet me in my trailer!'
"She came in an hour early to talk me through it. It ended up great."
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