Modern Family star comes out as bisexual five years after sitcom ended
A star of iconic sitcom Modern Family has revealed they are bisexual and used a funny clip from the show in their announcement. Aubrey Anderson-Emmons took to social media to confirm the news to her fans in an amusing upload.
The 18-year-old actress, who played Lily, the adoptive daughter of Cameron, played by Eric Stonestreet, and Mitchell (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) in the popular comedy series shared her news on TikTok using an audio clip from season four. In the episode, a young Lily claims she is gay.
And now, revealing her news, Aubrey lip-synced the scenes as she filmed herself for the platform. The clip hears the fictional character declare: "No I'm not, I'm gay! I'm gay!' after Gloria, played by Sofia Vergara, tells her she is Vietnamese.
Writing over her video, Aubrey said: "People keep joking so much abt me being being gay when I literally am (I'm bi)." And in the caption, she added: "hehe happy pride month and to all a good night #modernfamily #lily #pridemonth #pride #fyp #bi."
Her followers were quick to message on the post, with some also making show references. Others praised her for her upload.
Aubrey was just four years old when she took on the part in Modern Family. She was cast as Lily for the show's third season in 2011.
She also went on to make history as she became the youngest actress ever to win a Screen Actors Guild Award. She received the accoladed as part of the show's ensemble cast.
While Aubrey hasn't been on our screens since the show ended, she has been busy performing in high school stage productions. She also shares a food review YouTube channel with her mother, called FoodMania Review.
Last month, Aubrey revealed how becoming a child star came about. In a viral TikTok post, she shed light on her previous situation.
In the upload, she said: "People ask things like, 'How did you know you wanted to do that when you were four? How do you know you love something when you're so young?' "
She admitted: "And the truth is, you don't." However, she insisted her rise to fame wasn't forced on her.
"My mom wasn't like, "You're going to do this," it was not like that," she went on. I was not abused on set or anything like that, but you don't know what you're getting yourself into at four years old when you sign a contract to be on a show."
She also admitted it was "really hard" for her to grow up among so many opinions of herself.
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