Sofía Vergara Jokes About Kevin Hart’s Appearance on Modern Family: ‘I Was Lucky Because I Wasn’t in That Scene’

Sofía Vergara recalls Kevin Hart’s appearance on Modern family.

During the performance at The Graham Norton Show on Friday, Griselda star, 51, cheekily joked that she was relieved she didn’t have to spend time with Hart, 44, during his cameo on the sitcom in 2012.

“I was lucky because I wasn’t in that scene,” Vergara told host Graham Norton, with Hart sitting next to her. “I didn’t really see him that day, it was [Modern Family costar] Phil Dunphy. But I knew he was there in that episode. And it was great to have him in one episode – I was in 11 seasons,” she joked.

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“It was, you know, one of my favorite things in the whole world because it was like going to work with my family and it was amazing,” the actress continued before poking fun at the comedian and actor once again, “ — And that days [Hart] I wasn’t there, so it really doesn’t make any difference in my life.”

Vergara famously played Gloria Delgado-Pritchett Modern family for 11 seasons before ending in 2020. Meanwhile, Hart made two appearances on the sitcom in the third season as Andre’s neighbor in the episodes “Treehouse” (2011) and “Planes, Trains, and Cars” (2012).

On a more serious note on the show, Vergara talked about the “heartbreaking” moment when the original cast said goodbye after the final season.

Hart appeared on ‘Modern Family’ in its third season in 2011 and 2012.

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“We were all very, very sad, because, you know, it’s the people you want to see every day and you split up when you’re done,” Vergara said.

“Also, the day we finished Modern family, two weeks later the pandemic happened. So we haven’t seen each other. Like really, it was like, oh, suddenly we don’t see each other anymore. It was really hard.”

Vergara shared that she connects with the cast today “every chance we can.”

“I’m still connected to a lot of them,” Hart added jokingly. “We still talk. Because they say… my episode was one of the best!”

Vergara appeared on ‘The Graham Norton Show’ with Hart on Friday.

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The pair continued to poke fun at each other on the show, while Hart continued to explain the premise of his new action movie Lift. After we talked for a while, Vergara said, “Took you a long time, huh!”

“What?” Hart replied. “You know what? In this, I’m not the Kevin you knew. I’m the big one, I’m the leading man.”

“Good for you, but it took you a long time,” Vergara added.

“You should start respecting me more now that I’m an action star,” Hart said as the audience laughed. “I’m not Kevin from Modern family. Things have changed!”

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