Even though it’s been off the air since 2020, Modern Family remains one of the best sitcoms of all time , particularly for how relatable it was to watch the various dynamics in one family play out from episode to episode. When Julie Bowen recently reflected on her time on the ABC series, she recalled press often pitting her against co-star Sofia Vergara and how far it was from “real life.” When Bowen was recently a guest on the I Choose Me With Jennie Garth podcast, the two actresses spoke about their experiences with the media pitting women against each other.
Here’s how the Modern Family actress responded: I felt it on Modern Family. The press kept trying to make me and Sofia, sort of Betty and Veronica. And I know they did that with you and Shannen [Doherty].
I mean, I remember it. I remember it so clearly. .
.. I remember seeing you guys on some morning show, where you were taking some correspondent thrift shopping or something.
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And I was like, ‘Oh, they’re friends!’ We’re not getting real life in the press. Bowen also recalled going grocery shopping sometimes and seeing her face next to Sofia Vergara’s in a magazine at the checkout line and thinking how “crazy” it was that they were being depicted as enemies. As she continued: They were just determined to pit us against each other, like we hated each other.
It's this scarcity mindset that only one woman can be happy at a time. And I was like, 'Oh, no. I love Sofía, and I love how different we a.