Sofía Vergara retains telling Ed O’Neill to not die earlier than ‘Fashionable Household’ sequel

Sofía Vergara is eager on the prospect of extra Fashionable Household — as long as her onscreen husband, Ed O’Neill, is round to participate too.

“I all the time joke with him,” the actress informed Selection in a brand new interview, “‘Ed, do not die. As a result of if we do the sequel, it would take a while, and you are the oldest of us. You’ll be able to’t be useless!'”

Vergara starred for 12 years on Fashionable Household as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett, the tempestuous and far youthful spouse to O’Neill’s Jay. She was nominated for 4 Emmys for the function, and whereas she by no means took residence the gold, Fashionable Household did one thing that awards alone do not all the time assure: It made her right into a star.

“I might die to be on that set,” Vergara, 52, mentioned of the sitcom, which bowed after 11 seasons and a concluding particular in 2020. Speculating about what kind a reunion may take, she added, “It might be a lot enjoyable. A TV film possibly?”

As for her reference to O’Neill, 78, it appears that evidently the pair’s rambunctious, faux-hostile display screen dynamic concealing an interior core of pure affection extends off display screen as effectively. After seeing O’Neill play L.A. Clippers proprietor Donald Sterling on this yr’s FX miniseries Clipped, Vergara mentioned she quipped to O’Neill, “You look f—ing previous.”

The actress has been on the highway selling Griselda, the Netflix miniseries by which she stars as Griselda Blanco, the notorious Colombian drug lord who was murdered in 2012. Vergara co-produced the miniseries and was just lately honored with an Emmy nomination for her efficiency.

She has thus change into the primary Fashionable Household core solid member to earn an Emmy nomination because the present’s 2020 wrap, although costar Jesse Tyler Ferguson did get one trophy nearer to EGOT standing after profitable a Tony for his efficiency within the 2022 Off Broadway baseball play Take Me Out.

Vergara’s nom marks a major achievement for an actress who’d change into synonymous along with her beloved sitcom character. The murderous machinations of Griselda Blanco are a far cry from the home antics of Gloria Pritchett, however Vergara has stiff competitors within the class. She’ll be vying for the gold alongside Oscar winners Jodie Foster (True Detective: Night time Nation) and Brie Larson (Classes in Chemistry), in addition to Juno Temple (Fargo) and Naomi Watts (Feud: Capote and the Swans).

Evaluating the expertise of enjoying Griselda to that of Gloria, Vergara mused, “Again then, my strains had been simple… It wasn’t like monologues.” Getting into the sneakers of a ruthless crime boss, Vergara “needed to examine myself, like, ‘Sofía, this girl simply killed tons of of individuals and children.’ It was very troublesome to not romanticize her or to make it appear to be she was the hero. She’d change into a psychopath.”

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Outdoors of scripted tv, Vergara is in her fifth season as a decide on America’s Received Expertise. The fact competitors present is at the moment airing weekly on NBC, and the 2024 Emmy Awards will air dwell on ABC on Sunday, Sep. 15, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.