Andy Bailey is Joe Pritchett's former manny (male nanny), Phil Dunphy's former real estate assistant and Haley Dunphy's love interest in the Modern Family.
Andy Bailey was played by American actor Andy DeVine and he was introduced to the show in the sixth episode 'The Help' of Modern Family's fifth season. In the episode, Gloria hires Andy as a male nanny for her and Jay's son Joe Pritchett. While Jay was against the idea of a male nanny and considered Andy weird, Bailey didn't take long and bonded with the entire family in no time.
Andy DeVine did an absolutely brilliant job at playing Andy Bailey on ABC's hit sitcom Modern Family. The character has been pretty memorable and was last seen in the show in episode 21 'The Escape' in season 9 which aired on May 9, 2018.
Who is Andy Bailey?
Andy Bailey hails from Utah and works as Manny (a male nanny) for families. Gloria Delgado-Pritchett hired him to babysit her and Jay's son Joe Pritchett. Andy is a gentleman just like Phil Dunphy, and is also known for his excellent comedic timing. If noticed carefully, Andy Bailey and Phil Dunphy share a lot of similar traits in the show.
Andy started off as a nanny but bonded well with the entire family. In the ahead season, Andy bonded well with Phil Dunphy and became his student/real estate assistant. While he was at it, he was also seen being in a relationship with Haley Dunphy (Phil Dunphy's eldest daughter) in the show.
Before all of it, Andy was engaged to his long-distance, U.S. Coast Guard girlfriend, Beth, who he had dated for 10 years.
What happened between Andy Bailey and Haley Dunphy?
Andy and Haley first started off as enemies as they were seen hating each other's guts in the show. But as the series continued, both the characters began feeling attracted to each other. While they try to dismiss their feelings, the chemistry starts to become intense. However, Andy makes it clear that he has a fiance named Beth who he is head over heels in love with.
At the start Andy's obsessive lover-boy behavior towards his long-distance fiance Beth grossed out Haley but later in the episodes, she realized that Beth did not reciprocate the same feeling for Andy. Haley tries to save Andy from breaking his heart but fails at it. Amidst all this, both of them start to feel strong feelings for each other.
Andy and Haley give in to their feelings and share a passionate kiss in episode 7 'Phil's Sexy, Sexy House' in season 7. In the same season, Andy breaks off his engagement with Beth in episode nine 'White Christmas', and begins dating Haley Dunphy.
Why did Haley Dunphy and Andy Bailey break up?
The two began on a rough note but then went ahead to be passionate lovers in the show. Haley who is known for her on-and-off relationship declared that Andy was the first boy she truly fell in love with. However, their relationship came to an end after Haley and Phil convinced Andy to move back to Utah so he can pursue his dream career as a real estate agent.
Andy and Haley tried having a long-distance relationship but things didn't work and they decided to call it quits in the show.
Where can you watch Modern Family?
You can watch all 11 seasons of Modern Family on Hulu. The OTT platform provides its users with a one month free trial period and after that, the users have to buy the plan in order to continue streaming their favorite shows and films.
FAQs
Q. Who does Haley Dunphy end up with in the show?
A. Haley Dunphy goes ahead and marries her long-term on-and-off boyfriend Dylan Marshall by the end of the series. Before marrying the two have two kids George and Poppy in the show.
Q. Who was Andy Bailey's long-distance fiance?
A. Beth was Andy Bailey's long-distance fiance in Modern Family.
Q. Why did Andy Bailey break his engagement with his long-distance fiance Beth?
A. Andy Bailey and Beth call off their engagement after she confessed that she has been cheating on him for a few months with two other guys.
