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Did You Catch that ‘Stranger Things’ x ‘Queer Eye’ Crossover?!

There’s nothing better than bingeing one of your favorite Netflix shows. But what if two of your most-liked series from the ’Flix joined forces? Well, we’re happy to report that season three of Stranger Things featured an unexpected little Queer Eye cameo. Can you believe?

It all started in the premiere episode when Nancy (Natalia Dyer) interrupts a meeting at a newspaper. The editors are seated around a table and guess who plays one of them? Contestant William Mahnken from season two of the hit makeover show.

Queer Eye celebrated the news on Twitter with still images of Mahnken in character, writing, “From Atlanta to Hawkins, Indiana @SilverLimePHoto has gone so far! We SHANNAN this!,” referencing Mahnken’s wife, Shannan, and his proclivity for using her name instead of the word “love.”

But that’s not all. When William reappears in episode two, Shannan joins him. In the show, they’re on a date at the same place Hopper (David Harbour) gets stood up by Joyce (Winona Ryder) and subsequently storms out. Take a peek at them in a photo from the scene below.

Mahnken joked about his and his wife’s cameo on Twitter, writing, “Who caught Shannan from @QueerEye looking lovingly at @DavidKHarbour on our date in the second episode of @Stranger_Things?” Spoiler alert: Us.

The Queer Eye alum also memorialized his big Stranger Things debut with a photo alongside his fellow editors.

He captioned it with a little ST joke: “Amazing coworkers at the Hawkins Post!!! Thanks to Jonathan for taking the photo since Nancy was busy solving the mystery of the store brand creamer. @Stranger_Things,” he said.

Fans, like us, rejoiced at the Stranger Things and Queer Eye cameo. As one Twitter user, @LucyQuiinn_, wrote, “William from Queer Eye being cast in Stranger Things is truly the most catered to I have ever felt as a consumer.” Accurate.

Mahnken can be seen in episodes one, two, three and seven of the new season of Stranger Things. All we can say is, Mr. DeMille, William Mahnken is officially ready for his closeup.



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