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- Modern Family alum Aubrey Anderson-Emmons came out as bisexual in an Instagram post shared on Monday, June 16
- The actress lip-synced to a scene from the ABC sitcom featuring one of her TV dads, Jesse Tyler Ferguson’s Mitchell Pritchett
- Anderson-Emmons is best known for playing the adopted daughter of Mitchell and Cameron Tucker (Eric Stonestreet) from season 3 to season 11
Aubrey Anderson-Emmons is living her truth.
The 18-year-old actress, best known for playing Lily Tucker-Pritchett on the beloved ABC sitcom Modern Family, came out as bisexual in an Instagram post shared on Monday, June 16.
In a video, Anderson-Emmons lip-syncs to a scene from Modern Family featuring Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Sofía Vergara. In the scene, Gloria Delgado-Pritchett (Vergara) says, “You are Vietnamese,” to which a young Lily says, “No I’m not, I’m gay, I’m gay!”
Mitchell Pritchett (Ferguson) then says, “Honey, no, you’re not gay. You are just confused!”
Anderson-Emmons mouths Lily’s lines while laughing in the video. She also added on-screen text which reads: “people keep joking so much abt [sic] me being gay when I literally am (I’m bi).”
She captioned the post, “happy pride month to all and to all a goodnight hehehe,” including a slew of hashtags.
Anderson-Emmons’ fans took to the comments to send their support and excitement.
One of the biggest sentiments the actress’ followers shared was to wish her a happy Pride Month.
Many, on the other hand, joked about how happy and proud her Modern Family character’s TV parents, Ferguson’s Mitchell and Cameron Tucker (Eric Stonestreet), would be for her.
Mitchell and Cameron are one of the most celebrated and recognized gay couples on television in the 21st century. The show even won two GLAAD Media Awards throughout its run for its everyday depiction of a gay couple.
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Anderson-Emmons joined Modern Family in 2011 for season 3 as Mitchell and Cameron’s adopted daughter when she was just 4 years old.
She remained part of the cast throughout the series’ end, until it concluded with season 11 in 2020.
Anderson-Emmons recently celebrated her 18th birthday and is pursuing her dreams of being a singer by taking on the indie-pop world under the name Frances Anderson.
She released her first single, “Telephones and Traffic,” on May 23 and is set to release her newest song, “Don’t Forget Me,” on June 27.
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