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Aubrey Anderson-Emmons Comes Out as Bisexual in Tribute to Modern Family Scene

She lip-syncs a classic Lily line in a Pride Month post that underscores her journey from child actor to bisexual musician.

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Modern Family alum Aubrey Anderson-Emmons proudly came out as bisexual on her Instagram.

Overview

  • On June 16, Anderson-Emmons shared an Instagram video lip-syncing a Season 4 clip where young Lily declares “I’m gay” and overlaid text reading, “people keep joking so much abt me being gay when I literally am (I’m bi).”
  • She recently celebrated her 18th birthday on June 6 before choosing Pride Month to make her first public acknowledgment of her bisexuality.
  • Former Modern Family castmates and fans responded with support, many noting how proud her on-screen parents Mitchell (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) and Cameron (Eric Stonestreet) would be.
  • Anderson-Emmons joined the sitcom at age 4 in 2011 and portrayed Lily Tucker-Pritchett through its 2020 finale, growing up in a landmark LGBTQ+ family storyline.
  • Under the stage name Frances Anderson, she released her debut single “Telephones and Traffic” on May 23 and is set to launch her next track “Don’t Forget Me” on June 27.