Modern Family's Reid Ewing Confirms He's Gay, but Doesn't Call It Coming Out: ''I Was Never In''

After seemingly coming out, Reid Ewing points out that he was "never in."

The Modern Family actor, who recently opened up about his struggle with body dysmorphia, nonchalantly confirmed that he is gay in a Twitter exchange during which someone asked if he had just outed himself by complimenting another guy's looks.

Ewing, 27, wrote an essay for Huffington Post's Healthy Living section in which he detailed his personal experience battling body dysmorphia and the different plastic surgery procedures he underwent in a quest to obtain a certain look.

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"Body dysmorphic disorder is a mental illness in which a person obsesses over the way he or she looks," he wrote in his essay. "In my case, my looks were the only thing that mattered to me."

"I think people often choose cosmetic surgery in order to be accepted, but it usually leaves them feeling even more like an outsider. We don't hear enough stories about cosmetic surgery from this perspective," confesses the 27-year-old.

On Saturday, he tweeted about a Good Morning America feature from 2011 about body dysmorphic disorder that was attached to his story and got a conversation going on Twitter.

Saw Eugene Bata on @GMA in the Body Dysmorphia segment connected to my article and I just want to say he is hot af.

? Reid Ewing (@media_reid) November 21, 2015

@MichaelJMapes I was never in

? Reid Ewing (@media_reid) November 21, 2015

In response to Ewing's tweet calling Eugene Bata, the man who was featured in the story, "hot af," a Twitter follower questioned his sexuality, wondering, "@media_reid Did you also just out yourself?" to which the actor responded, "I was never in."

The actor since has been applauded by his followers for bravely being open about his sexuality and helping to spread awareness about mental illness.

"Since reading about your struggles with Body Dysmorphia I now respect you so much! And this coming out response is brilliant :)" wrote one follower.

"Good for you man! Happy to see people comfortable and proud of who they are!" noted another.