Stranger Things' Noah Schnapp, 14, Uses MTV TV Awards Win to Flirt with Zendaya

Stranger Things‘ actor Noah Schnapp knows how to make a first impression.

The 14-year-old actor took home the MTV Movie & TV Awards for Most Frightened Performance at the 2018 awards show — and upon taking to the stage, he said: “Hi, Zendaya.”

“I don’t even know how to put in words how grateful I am to be here,” he added. “To all the fans, thank you so, so, so much.”

Noah Schnapp and Zendaya
Noah Schnapp and Zendaya

While on the carpet for the awards show on Saturday, Schnapp gushed over the singer/actress, 21, telling Variety: “She’s so pretty. I love her.”

Zendaya retweeted the video, calling the young actor “so adorable.” “I didn’t even get to meet him,” she revealed.

Schnapp replied in all caps: “IS THAT REALLY YOU HI ZENDAYA U KNOW I LOVE YOU SO MUCH MAYBE NEXT YEAR WE CAN MEET BUT FOR NOW ILL JUST WAVE TO YOU FROM A DISTANCE.”

The 2018 MTV Movie & TV Awards, hosted by Tiffany Haddish, are airing on MTV.