Rapper Doja Cat and Stranger Things ’ Joseph Quinn were recently seen packing on the PDA while seemingly on a date in London. Remember that incident between the “Agora Hills” singer and another Stranger Things actor Noah Schnapp in 2022? Schnapp publicly shared screenshots of private messages from Doja Cat , asking him to “tell Joseph to hmu [hit me up]”. Many netizens commented on the inappropriateness of Doja Cat sending such messages to Schnapp at the time, considering that he was just 17 then.
The unanticipated revelation of her crush may have come as a nasty shock to Doja Cat, 28, who called Schnapp, now 19, a “weasel s***” on her TikTok live in retaliation. However, she since apologised and, two years later, it seems to have all worked out for her as she cuddles her new man in public. {"@context":"https://schema.
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Photo: @josephquinn/Instagram According to L’Officiel, Quinn was raised in South London and attended a private school with a strong drama programme. Soon after, he pursued drama at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, graduating in 2015. As the only child of separated parents, he says he had a pathological need for attention.
“I was never a stage kid being taken to auditions from an early age, but I’d always been curious,” he told The Guardian. “It was the only thing I had any natural aptitude for.” After graduating, he was cast in various smaller roles According to L’Officiel, Quinn’s acting career took off when he landed a lead role in the 2015, BBC One series Dickensian , marking his professional debut.
Following this, he landed a role in the miniseries Howards End (2017) and appeared briefly in season seven of Game of Thrones (2017) as Stark soldier Koner. His first feature film role came with Overlord (2018). Stranger Things brought him worldwide fame Stranger Things changed his professional life in ways Quinn didn’t and couldn’t have imagined.
In an interview with British GQ in 2022, he shared how, when he got the life-changing call from his agent in November 2019, he couldn’t believe it. “He called me, like, ‘Who’s that?’ And I was like, ‘What do you mean?’ So he goes, ‘I’m sorry, is that Eddie from Stranger Things ?’” Quinn recounted of how his agent broke the news. “I literally fell to my knees.
‘Like, What? Are you sure?’ It felt like it’d just fallen out of the f***ing sky.” Will Eddie Munson return in season five of Stranger Things? {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"ImageObject","caption":"The role of Eddie Munson in Stranger Things (centre) catapulted Joseph Quinn to global fame.
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jpg"} The role of Eddie Munson in Stranger Things (centre) catapulted Joseph Quinn to global fame. Photo: @josephquinn/Instagram Quinn, who brought the beloved character to life in season four, hinted at a potential return during a chat with Entertainment Tonight. When a journalist said they had a feeling Munson may show up in the last season, Quinn playfully replied, “I might have that feeling, too.
Or maybe I don’t. Who knows? I don’t know! Who knows? Maybe I do.” Since his breakout role in 2022, Quinn’s career has soared.
He starred in 2023’s A Quiet Place: Day One with Lupita Nyong’o and will appear in Gladiator II – set for release in November – alongside Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington and Pedro Pascal. But that’s not all: he has also joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe as the Human Torch in 2025’s The Fantastic Four . He had an awkward interaction with Taylor Swift Although he’s an up-and-coming Hollywood star, Quinn recently admitted he still feels awkward around other celebrities sometimes.
During an episode of the Happy Sad Confused podcast with Josh Horowitz, the actor recalled some embarrassing moments, including the time he met Taylor Swift and was left tongue-tied. “I met Taylor Swift once and said, ‘ You’re Taylor Swift. ’ She was very funny,” Quinn said.
“She said something nice about like the show [ Stranger Things ], and I said, ‘Oh, thanks. You’re Taylor Swift. I meant it as a compliment.
’” In 2022, Doja Cat called out Stranger Things actor Noah Schnapp for revealing her crush on Quinn, which she’d DMed him about ...
2 years later, Quinn and the rapper were spotted cosying up in London Since his Netflix breakout role, Quinn has seen plenty of success and is set to play the Human Torch in 2025 – and then there was his awkward moment with Taylor Swift ...
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