Julie Bowen debunks press driven feud with Sofía Vergara

Julie Bowen recalled being ‘pitted against’ Sofia Vergara during Modern Family days.

In a recent interview with Jennie Garth’s Choose Me podcast, the 54-year-old actress reflected on the constant pressure she felt about the rift with Vergara on the set of Modern Family.

"I felt it on Modern Family. The press kept trying to make me and Sofia, sort of Betty and Veronica,” she told the host.

“And I know they did that with you and Shannen. I mean, I remember it," she said while referring to Garth and the late Shannen Doherty’s days on Beverly Hills, 90210.

"They were just determined to pit us against each other, like we hated each other," Bowen continued.

Bowen revealed how much she admired Vergara, "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 are. And I love – she is funny and self-effacing and bawdy, and she loves life, and she loves dancing and eating cake and all these things.'"

She further pointed out about the faux feud, "I found that to be really disappointing on the part of the press, but I just never fed into that."

Moreover, Bowen noted that she "learned so much from being around [Vergara] about what it is to be a really powerful, completely in herself woman."