Andrea Barber and Jodie Sweetin Reveal WhichFull HouseCharacters They Think Were Queer

Mar. 15, 2025

Andrea Barber and Jodie Sweetin in ‘Full House’ in 1995.Photo:United Archives GmbH/Alamy Stock Photo

United Archives GmbH/Alamy Stock Photo

Andrea BarberandJodie Sweetindon’t think theirFull Housecharacters were 100% straight.

On the latest episode of their rewatch podcastHow Rude, Tanneritos!, the longtime costars and close friends took questions from listeners, with one fan asking whichFullandFuller Housecharacters they personally see as queer.

“Steph, for sure,” Sweetin, a long-time LGBTQ+ ally, immediately said of her character.

The actress, 42, noted that in season 4 of Netflix’sFull HouserebootFuller House, her character casually mentions that she had a girlfriend for a time. In a2018 tweet, costarCandace Cameron Bureconfirmed that Sweetin actually adlibbed the line, so her shocked reaction in the scene was her genuine reaction on set.

Jodie Sweetin in ‘Fuller House’ in 2016.Michael Yarish/Netflix

Michael Yarish/Netflix

Responding to the listener’s suggestion that her character, Kimmy Gibbler, is “queer coded,” Barber, 48, said that “Kimmy does not fit into any boxes. Like, she doesn’t want labels or boxes.”

“Kimmy loves the person, doesn’t care the package,” Sweetin agreed, adding that Barber’s character might be pansexual.

Andrea Barber in ‘Full House’ in 1994.ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty

ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty

As for the rest of the original cast, Barber and Sweetin noted that out actorBlake McIver Ewing, who appeared in severalFull Houseepisodes as Michelle Tanner’s classmate Derek and appeared in the series finale ofFuller House, would agree that his character probably grew up to be queer.

“I don’t know about anybody else in the main cast, though,” Sweetin said.

“We didn’t talk about that in the ’80s, right?” Barber agreed. “Three men living in a home together in San Francisco — you’d think it would come up. But it didn’t.”

The cast of ‘Full House’ in 1987.ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty

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Barber and Sweetin also recalled the moment inFuller Housewhen their characters locked lips. The season 1 episode saw Kimmy’s ex-husband Fernando (Juan Pablo Di Pace) trying to woo her back, with Stephanie stepping in to sing a romantic song for him when he becomes too nervous. Her serenading is so effective, Kimmy plants a passionate kiss on her.

“That was a great moment,” Barber said. “It’s so weird because, like, I’ve known you so long. It was comfortable.”

“I would do it again,” Barber added.

“I would too,” said Sweetin.

source: people.com