Modern Family child star Aubrey Anderson-Emmons, 18, comes out as bisexual

Aubrey Anderson-Emmons is coming out for Pride Month.The “Modern Family” alum — known for playing Lily Tucker-Pritchett in the beloved sitcom — revealed she is bisexual in a video that paid homage to her character.In the social media clip posted via Threads on Monday, June 16, Anderson-Emmons was seen lip-syncing to an iconic scene from the ABC show, in which her character tells her TV dad, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and Sofía Vergara she’s gay.Throwing on a pair of sunglasses, the actress laughs at the camera as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett (Vergara) tells a young Lily, “You are Vietnamese,” to which Anderson-Emmons’ character quips back, “No, I’m not, I’m gay, I’m gay!”Mitchell Pritchett (Ferguson) then interjects, “Honey, no, you’re not gay.You are just confused!”Anderson-Emmons proudly wrote in text over the clip: “people keep joking so much abt [sic] me being gay when I literally am (I’m bi).”Her caption read, “happy pride month to all and to all a goodnight hehehe #modernfamily #lily #pridemonth #bi #pride.”Her fans immediately flocked to her comment section to sing her praises while also noting that her famous sitcom fathers — Ferguson’s Mitchell and Eric Stonestreet’s Cameron Tucker — would be proud of her.“Omgggg cam and mitch would be so happy ,” one person commented on the video.

“LMFAOOOO!!! Mitch and Cam are gonna be so proud!!! ,” added another.“Like fathers like daughter,” shared a third.

“Perks of having gay dads,” a fourth commented.Mitchell and Cam’s marriage is one of the most celebrated same-sex unions on television in the 21st century, with the show taking home two GLAAD Media Awards during its 11-season run.Anderson-Emmons joined “Modern Family” as Mitchell and Cam’s adopted daughter in 2011 for the series’ third season.She replaced the original actresses, twins Ella and Jaden Hiller, who took turns as Lily during the first two seasons.The sisters were recast after rep...