Modern Family actress Audrey Anderson-Emmons proudly announced her sexuality this pride month, when she came out as bisexual through a humorous clip from the show. The ABC sitcom actress played the role of Lily Tucker- Pritchett following twins Emma and Jaden Hiller, who played Lily in the first two seasons. Now, the eighteen-year-old has followed in her on-screen fathers’ footsteps by candidly touching on her sexuality on Instagram. Audrey Anderson Emmons played Lily- the beloved, dry-witted Vietnamese girl and the adopted daughter of one of the couples- from season 3 till the show ended in 2020 with season 11.

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Audrey Anderson-Emmons’ post coming out as bisexual
On June 16, Anderson-Emmons posted a video of herself lip-syncing to a scene from Modern Family, involving herself, Sofia Vergara’s character Gloria Pritchett and her on-screen father Mitchell Pritchett, played by Jesse Tyler Ferguson.

On being told that she is Vietnamese by Gloria, Lily exclaims, “No I’m not, I’m gay, I’m gay!”.

Mitchell Pritchett explains to his daughter, “Honey, no, you’re not gay. You are just confused!”.

For context, Anderson-Emmons’ character was adopted by a gay couple in the show, Mitchell Pritchett and Cameron Tucker (played by Eric Stonestreet).

The actress wrote on the video, “people keep joking so much abt me being gay when I literally am (I’m bi).”
She posted the video with the caption, “happy pride month to all and to all a goodnight hehehe #modernfamily#lily#pridemonth#bi”.

The internet’s response

Support poured in for Anderson Emmons, as her fans applauded the news and wished her a happy pride month. Some also joked about how proud her on-screen fathers would be, while others gushed over the use of the iconic scene.

Fellow Modern-Family actress Ariel Winter, who played Alex Dunphy, Lily’s cousin, also extended support to Audrey by liking her post.

Audrey Anderson-Emmons joined the cast of Modern Family in 2011 when she was four years old. In 2012, she became the youngest person to be awarded the Screen Actors Guild Award. She was also the youngest Asian American child star on the red carpet during the 2012 and 2013 Primetime Emmy Awards. Currently, she is pursuing her dream of becoming a singer and has released her first single ‘Telephones and Traffic’ on May 23.