Jesse Tyler Ferguson's Modern Family Daughter Sends Him to 'Voicemail'

Jesse Tyler Ferguson He has nothing but love for him Modern family Stars – even if it's his TV daughter, Aubrey Anderson EmmonsSometimes he lets him read.

“I just called her the other day and it went straight to voicemail,” Ferguson, 49, said exclusively. Us Weekly Anderson Emmons, 17, while promoting his partnership with Tovala for their smart oven.

He joked that the silence was a blow to his ego. “I thought, 'Oh my God, you sent me to voicemail!'” Ferguson continued. “I call her, and she sends me to voicemail. She's like, 'Oh my God, my TV dad is calling me.'

The actor noted that he met Anderson-Emmons when she was only 3 years old, so he still thinks of her as a little girl sometimes. “But, you know, I'm a different person now,” he admitted.

Ferguson played Mitchell Pritchett Modern family for 11 seasons from 2009 to 2020. Anderson Emmons joined the cast in 2011 as Mitchell and her husband, Cameron Tucker (Eric Stonestreet) Daughter of Lily Tucker Pritchett.

Although Ferguson didn't like his former representative sending him a voicemail, he said we He would like to reunite with Anderson-Emmons and… The rest of the film's cast.

“We've been away from these characters for four or five years, so let's go and see what happens in five years,” he said of his ideas for the film. “maybe Mitch and Cameron You're still far away and want to see these characters together, so it could be about a family reunion.

Ferguson added that he “would like to reach out to Lily” and find out how to do it She's acting like a teenagerwhich will be “almost on her way to college.”

As for the rest of the story, he felt it shouldn't be “too different from the show.” Instead, Ferguson suggested the potential move would be a “deeper history of what has happened over the last five years” and what the children are “dealing with” in that time.

The script doesn't really matter to Ferguson, who revealed that the close cast are “dying to be all together again.” We love each other a lot.”

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if Modern family The cast is reuniting and it has to be quick, according to Sofia VergaraWho played Gloria Delgado Pritchett.

“We don't have much time, since then Ed (O'Neill) “It's old,” Vergara, 52, joked during a January appearance The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonIn reference to her TV husband, who played Jay Pritchett.

Vergara later admitted that she didn't think they needed to reunite yet. “I don't know, but it doesn't seem right,” she added. “I feel like we need more time.”

Meanwhile, Ferguson said we Vergara's comments about O'Neal, 78, prove how close the cast was during the sitcom's run.

“We like to tease each other a lot. We like, you know, to make each other laugh,” he explained. “Ed has a great sense of humor. He read that. He was like: “I can't believe she said that.” But also, well, Ed, you're the oldest. “If we look chronologically, you're the one we're most worried about.”

While fans and Ferguson alike wait for someone to get the green light A Modern family reunionthe actor remains busy with other projects – one of which is collaborating with Tovala to promote their smart oven.

“I love Tuvala. I'm very busy Now that I have two kidsHe said we Partnership. “I have this podcast (“Dinner's On Me”). I actually eat out on my podcast. So, sometimes I need to prepare meals for my family who doesn't eat out with me on my podcast. I need to do something easy. “

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Ferguson explained that the device makes dinner time easier Stress free. “I'm also a foodie. I don't like just serving a meal in the microwave,” he said, noting that the Tovala smart oven makes him feel like he's “still kind of involved” in the cooking process.

the Tovala smart oven It allows customers to order pre-prepared meals and place them in the warmer for easy dinner and dessert at home.

“It can be healthy, or it can be a little bit naughty, like their desserts are delicious too. “So, you know, I love that,” Ferguson joked. “It kind of gives me options to eat healthy when I want to eat Much fancier than I'd like, and it tastes incredible, too.”

For more information about the Tovala smart oven, visit their website, tovala.com.

With reporting by Amanda Williams