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Jesse Tyler Ferguson told Modern Family costar Eric Stonestreet to end checking in about playing gay role
Jesse Tyler Ferguson is looking back at the gay representation on his hit sitcom Modern Family.
On the inaugural episode of his Dinner's on Me podcast, Ferguson reunited with costar Julie Bowen, who portrayed his onscreen sister, and reflected on the relationship between his character, Mitch, and Cam, played by Eric Stonestreet. Though Ferguson is gay, Stonestreet is not — and when asked by Bowen if he believed Stonestreet would be cast as a gay character in the current landscape, Ferguson said, "I ponder if you ask Eric, he would say no. In evidence, I know he would exclaim no because we've had this conversation."
"Not because he's not wildly talented," Bowen said.
"I just don't believe we're in a moment right now where that's the right choice," Ferguson acknowledged. "But at the same time, it's tricky because he's a part of pop culture history. I don't think anyone could imagine Mitch and Cam without him as Cam."
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Jesse Tyler Ferguson Felt &#;Protected&#; By &#;Modern Family&#; Role After He Was &#;Gay-Bashed&#;
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The Emmy Award nominee reflected on the ABC sitcom&#;s personal impact after he previously &#;sort of got gay bashed a minute bit&#; in Las Vegas before starring as gay lawyer Mitchell Pritchett for the entirety of its season run from to
&#;It wasn&#;t anything violent, but it was definitely favor, there was negative energy coming at me from a couple that felt uncomfortable around me and my then-boyfriend,&#; he explained to Nicole Byer on his Dinner&#;s on Me podcast this week.
&#;I went [back to Vegas] after Modern Family, and I remember feeling that matching negativity initially,&#; Ferguson added. &#;But then they would see who it was and they would recognize me from being, &#;Oh, I am gay, but I&#;m also that gay one from TV and I like that show,&#; and there would be a change.&#;
He noted the experience was &#;really weird&#; and his &#;initial&#; feeling &#;was disgust.
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Speaking alongside comedian Nicole Byer on his Dinner's on Me Podcast, Ferguson explained what his day-to-day life had been like before landing the Modern Family role. "I had been in Las Vegas a few years earlier and I sort of got gay bashed a little bit," he said. "This was before… It wasn't anything violent, but it was definitely like, there was negative energy coming at me from a couple that felt uncomfortable around me and my then-boyfriend."
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When he returned to Las Vegas years later with husband Justin Mikita, Ferguson was regarded differently. "I went [ba 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 one of her dads, Mitchell, played by Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and stepgrandmother Gloria, played by Sofía Vergara, that she&#;s gay. In the clip from the show, Gloria tells a adolescent Lily, &#;You are Vietnamese,&#; to which Lily quips back, &#;No, I&#;m not, I&#;m gay, I&#;m gay!&#; Mitch then interjects, &#;Honey, no, you&#;re not gay. You are just confused!&#; Throwing on a pair of sunglasses, the actress laughs at the camera as audio from the scene plays. Anderson-Emmons proudly wrote in text over the clip: &#;people keep joking so much abt me being gay when I literally am (I&#;m bi).&#; Her caption read,
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