Sarah Hylandfamous for her role as Haley Dunphy on the comedy series Modern Family, expressed interest in a possible return of the series during an interview with the magazine People at the Drama Desk Awards gala, held last Monday, June 10.
The actress, who played Haley during all 11 seasons of the ABC production, indicated that she would be willing to reprise her role under certain conditions.
“I would like to see a script first”he declared. “I think creatively I would want to know what Haley was doing. I want to see his career back and all that, his creativity, and I want him to be able to do both.”. According to Hyland, she would like to explore the professional and creative path of his character.
Since the end of Modern Family in 2020, during which the character of Haley was trying to balance her job with raising her newborn twins.fans have speculated about possible future installments of the series.
The 33-year-old star expressed her hope that Haley would follow in her fictional mother’s footsteps, Claire Dunphyinterpreted by Julie Bowen. “I would love to see that creative side return for Haley. So yeah, I don’t know,” Hyland added.
Jesse Tyler Fergusonanother former cast member, fueled these rumors when she posted photos from the set of the Dunphy family home on her Instagram Stories on May 23. Sarah Hyland He was quick to express his excitement at the prospect of reuniting with the cast:
“Yeah. Love Modern Family with all my heart and soul. Jesse and I are very close, and her husband Justin and my husband Wells, the four of us vacation together. “I would love to be with everyone again.”
In November 2023, Hyland attended a cast reunion hosted by her former co-star, Sofia Vergaraat home.
Vergara shared images from the event on Instagram, where Hyland could be seen alongside members of the main cast, including Ferguson, Bowen, Eric Stonestreet, Ariel Winter, Rico Rodriguez, Ed O’Neill and Nolan Gouldalthough unfortunately the actor Ty Burrell, who played Phil Dunphy, could not attend.
Julie Bowen, who plays Claire Dunphy in Modern Family, reflected on the support she gave her fictional daughter during an abusive relationship in the past. In a podcast episode The Skinny Confidential Him & Her Podcast, recalled how he was a key support figure for Hyland. “I was a responsible adult who was in the right place at the right time.”Bowen expressed.
“I’m sure another responsible adult would have done exactly the same thing. I just love her,” she added, admitting that she feels a maternal connection to the series’ young actors, including Gould, Winter and Rodriguez. “I look at them all as if they were my children. I love them”.
In 2014, Hyland obtained a restraining order against her then-partner Matthew Prokopwho physically and verbally attacked, including an incident in May of that year in which he strangled her during an argument. According to court documents obtained by E! News, Bowen was the one who recommended Hyland leave her home to ensure her safety after Prokop reacted violently.
Modern Family was a sitcom that followed the lives of three interrelated families living in Los Angeles.
The series revolved around Jay Pritchettan older man married to his much younger wife Glorywith whom he raised his stepson Manny. It also focused on Jay’s daughter, Claire Dunphyalong with her husband Phil and his three children haley, Alex and Luke.
Furthermore, it presented Mitchell PritchettJay’s gay son, who started a family with his partner Cameron Tucker after adopting his daughter Lily.
This acclaimed TV production, awarded 22 Emmy Awards, comically portrayed the challenges and everyday situations faced by these modern and diverse families.
