--- title: Stranger Things Charlie Heaton, Natalia Dyer Are a Couple description: 'Stranger Things' fans can now ship Jonathan and Nancy as a pair off-screen because their real life counterparts are now officially dating. canonical: https://time.com/5049857/stranger-things-charlie-heaton-natalia-dyer-dating-in-real-life-internet-reactions/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-12-05T16:43:48.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-12T23:49:42.000Z og:title: Your Favorite 'Stranger Things' Couple Is Still Dating og:description: Jonathan and Nancy forever og:url: https://time.com/5049857/stranger-things-charlie-heaton-natalia-dyer-dating-in-real-life-internet-reactions/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdb6ae3d206734710/69893cb60a4a2220689d3f86/charlieheatonandnataliadyeratemmys2018.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: NBC's "70th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards" - Arrivals og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Your Favorite 'Stranger Things' Couple Is Still Dating twitter:description: Jonathan and Nancy forever twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdb6ae3d206734710/69893cb60a4a2220689d3f86/charlieheatonandnataliadyeratemmys2018.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # _Stranger Things_ Charlie Heaton and Natalia Dyer Are Still An Official Real-Life Couple ## Video: The Stranger Things Opening Credits Could Have Looked Really Different [Watch (HLS stream): The Stranger Things Opening Credits Could Have Looked Really Different](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/9kbPh5t1.m3u8) (1:59)  _Published 2017-10-24. In the summer of 2016, the hypnotic glowing red Stranger Things font lured fans into every new episode on Netflix like it was a chapter in their own personal paperback_  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Updated: Dec 12, 2023 11:49 PM UTCPublished: Dec 5, 2017 4:43 PM UTC  LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 17: 70th ANNUAL PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS -- Pictured: (l-r) Actors Natalia Dyer and Charlie Heaton arrives to the 70th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Microsoft Theater on September 17, 2018\. NUP\_184215 (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images) LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 17: 70th ANNUAL PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS -- Pictured: (l-r) Actors Natalia Dyer and Charlie Heaton arrives to the 70th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Microsoft Theater on September 17, 2018\. NUP\_184215 (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)Kevork Djansezian/NBC—NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Updated: Dec 12, 2023 11:49 PM UTCPublished: Dec 5, 2017 4:43 PM UTC [_Stranger Things_](http://time.com/4985669/stranger-things-cast-duffer-brothers/) fans have long shipped Jonathan and Nancy ([sorry, Steve!](http://time.com/5004529/stranger-things-steve-season-2/)) as the ultimate teenage romance, but it’s their off-screen romance in real life that really has fans of the [Netflix show](http://time.com/5376655/new-on-netflix-september-2018/) swooning. **Read More**: [Here’s What We Know So Far About Stranger Things Season 3](http://time.com/5002685/stranger-things-season-3-details/) Ever since actors [Charlie Heaton](http://time.com/4994339/stranger-things-season-2-explained/) and Natalia Dyer made their red carpet debut as a real-life couple at the 2017 Fashion Awards in London — which caused the Internet to collectively lose their minds — fans have been vocal about their enthusiasm for this star-crossed _Stranger Things_ pair. The shipping of Jonathan and Nancy has only increased over the progression of the _Stranger Things_ seasons and as the two have been spotted together at other events, most recently, the 2018 Emmy Awards. With [the next installment of the popular show confirmed and coming back for a summer 2019 season 3 release date](http://time.com/5002685/stranger-things-season-3-details/), there’s even more reason to celebrate everyone’s favorite couple. And, as might be expected, fans have taken to social media to ardently share their many feelings — ranging from sincere shock to unabashed joy — about Heaton and Dyer taking their romantic relationship public. Read the most fervent responses from _Stranger Things_ fans below. > [](https://twitter.com/ItsShelbyMariee/status/938051763898372096) > [](https://twitter.com/wonderrlannnd/status/938019412468154373) > [](https://twitter.com/ughxkm/status/937997873295142913) > [](https://twitter.com/svfwan/status/937957447477719040) > [](https://twitter.com/madwizx/status/937913437010657280) > [](https://twitter.com/ColetteMiranda/status/937897787299045377) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5049857/stranger-things-charlie-heaton-natalia-dyer-dating-in-real-life-internet-reactions/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5049857/stranger-things-charlie-heaton-natalia-dyer-dating-in-real-life-internet-reactions/"},"headline":"Stranger Things Charlie Heaton and Natalia Dyer Are Still An Official Real-Life Couple","datePublished":"2017-12-05T16:43:48.000Z","dateModified":"2023-12-12T23:49:42.000Z","description":"Jonathan and Nancy forever","url":"https://time.com/5049857/stranger-things-charlie-heaton-natalia-dyer-dating-in-real-life-internet-reactions/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrities","viral","Stranger Things"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdb6ae3d206734710/69893cb60a4a2220689d3f86/charlieheatonandnataliadyeratemmys2018.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdb6ae3d206734710/69893cb60a4a2220689d3f86/charlieheatonandnataliadyeratemmys2018.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"NBC's \"70th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards\" - Arrivals","caption":"NBC's \"70th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards\" - Arrivals","creditText":"Kevork Djansezian/NBC—NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5049857/stranger-things-charlie-heaton-natalia-dyer-dating-in-real-life-internet-reactions/","name":"Stranger Things Charlie Heaton and Natalia Dyer Are Still An Official Real-Life Couple"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"The Stranger Things Opening Credits Could Have Looked Really Different","description":"In the summer of 2016, the hypnotic glowing red Stranger Things font lured fans into every new episode on Netflix like it was a chapter in their own personal paperback","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/9kbPh5t1/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2017-10-24T20:45:57.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/9kbPh5t1.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/5049857/stranger-things-charlie-heaton-natalia-dyer-dating-in-real-life-internet-reactions/","duration":"PT1M59S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/5049857/stranger-things-charlie-heaton-natalia-dyer-dating-in-real-life-internet-reactions/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```