Reid Ewing, best known for playing Haley’s dumb, pretty boyfriend Dylan on “Modern Family,” quietly came out as gay on Twitter just after publishing a first-person account of his experience with body dysmorphia and plastic surgery.
In the essay on HuffPo on Friday, Ewing wrote, “I genuinely believed if I had one procedure I would suddenly look like Brad Pitt.”
On Twitter, Ewing tweeted that Eugene Bata, who was profiled for his own body dysmorphia on ABC several years ago, was “hot af”:
As of now, poor Reid is getting pummeled with questions and offers from gays for…you know what:
To which Ewing responded:
The boy has had a busy day and amazed that the coverage of his sexuality has overtaken that of his BDD:
Welcome to the club, Reid.