Aubrey Anderson-Emmons, best known for playing Lily Tucker-Pritchett on Modern Family, has come out as bisexual at 18. The actress made the announcement during Pride Month, bringing a personal update full circle with a nod to her TV roots.
In a short clip posted to social media, Anderson-Emmons referenced a well-known scene from the series in which a young Lily declares, “No I’m not, I’m gay, I’m gay!”—a line played for laughs back then, now reclaimed with purpose. “People keep joking so much abt me being gay when I literally am (I’m bi),” she wrote over the video, casually confirming the news with the kind of Gen Z irreverence that lands with precision.
She ended the post with a simple, “happy pride month to all and to all a goodnight hehehe,” tagging it with the usual suspects: #modernfamily #lily #pridemonth #bi #pride.
The response was immediate and overwhelmingly positive. Longtime fans of the show chimed in with support, many noting how proud her on-screen dads, Mitch and Cam, would be.
Anderson-Emmons, who joined Modern Family at age four and stayed for nearly a decade, hasn’t made a big spectacle out of the announcement—and that’s part of the point. In 2025, coming out can be as simple as quoting an old line, adding a few hashtags, and moving forward. No press tour, no fanfare. Just truth.
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Last modified: June 18, 2025
