An actress from the series Modern Family feared the worst when she found out who she would be working with on set. Were her concerns justified?
Which actress is it? Sofía Vergara plays the character Gloria Delgado-Pritchett in Modern Family. Thus, she is part of the Delgado-Pritchett family, one of three families that the series revolves around.
When Sofía Vergara found out who would play her husband in the story, she was anything but thrilled. Moreover, she feared that working with this actor could be far from fun.
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Who was the co-star? Sofía Vergara’s husband in the series is named Jay Pritchett and is portrayed by none other than Ed O’Neill. Anyone who has never heard this name probably knows his face.
Ed O’Neill starred in over 250 episodes of the cult series Married… with Children. This secured him a permanent place among the most iconic actors in the genre, even though he almost didn’t get the role at first. Many would probably have been pleased to work with the actor.
However, Sofía Vergara felt differently. In the podcast Hart to Heart on YouTube, she shared that she was quite stunned when she heard who her co-star would be:
I just thought: ‘Oh my God!’ I remember when they first told me that he would, well, be my husband. And I just thought: ‘Oh my God, I’m going to be stuck on set with this old guy for hours and it’s going to be so boring.’
Sofía Vergara via Hart to Heart
Vergara thus feared the worst. After all, O’Neill is over 20 years older and the actress probably thought she was going to encounter a walking sleeping pill.
Did the concerns turn out to be true? Despite her worries, Sofía Vergara filmed the series and soon realized that she was wrong. Her fears did not materialize; on the contrary: In the Ellen Show, the actress shared that she loved working with O’Neill.
The actual experience on set was far more positive than expected. The series Modern Family became a success and aired from 2009 to 2020 over 11 seasons and 250 episodes. Anyone who generally enjoys the sitcom/comedy genre and is eager for more will find 5 recommendations on MeinMMO that are similar to Married… with Children.
