In typical fashion, Heaton honored Dyer on Instagram in January 2020 for her birthday. The post, captioned with a single birthday-cake emoji, shows the two happily embraced together with smiles all around.
A month after Dyer's birthday post, Heaton was interviewed by GQ in February 2020. He addressed keeping their relationship low-key and attributed this to them not really knowing what their relationship was at first. "Stranger Things" showrunner Matt Duffer did note, however, that their connection was instant, saying, "That first audition, we did a chemistry read with [Heaton and] Natalia and sparks were flying."