Modern Family’s Sarah Hyland Is Grateful For Her Bond With Co-Star Julie Bowen

Beyond her on-screen mom Julie Bowen, Sarah Hyland also revealed to Glamour that she appreciates all the relationships she developed with the other women on the show, especially since most of the cast consists of men. Hyland said, “The show is a male-dominant cast, really, so the female relationships have meant so much to me. It’s been amazing to have Julie Bowen and Sofia Vergara to look up to as role models because they’re so funny, smart, talented, and kind.” The actress also noted that she loves having seen her on-screen sister, Ariel Winter — who she calls beautiful, intelligent, and opinionated — as well as her on-screen niece, Aubrey Anderson-Emmons, grow into themselves.

Further, she discussed what she’s learned from her female castmates, including Bowen. On the topic of looking up to Bowen, Hyland explained that Bowen had taught her how to filter herself and be strategic about what she talks about. The actress continued, “She’s taught me how to keep, at times, my mouth shut. Watching her in interviews, in work settings — really just in life — her brain is the most fascinating thing to me.”