Sofia Vergara always shares her appreciation for her Modern Family friends. The Colombian icon took a moment in her latest interview to talk about the future of the series and explained that her on-screen husband, Ed O’Neill, must be there to reprise his role as Jay.

The Hollywood star, who played Gloria in the popular series, is currently enjoying the success of her Netflix role in “Griselda” and pursuing new drama projects, but would like to continue playing her role in “Modern Family” in the future.

“I would die to be on that set,” she told Variety when asked if she would like to return for a new season or a special episode. “It would be so much fun. A TV movie, maybe?” she said, explaining that producing a “Modern Family” movie would be a great idea.

She also spoke about O’Neill, saying that production must begin soon. “I always joke with him (saying), ‘Ed, don’t die, because if we do the sequel, it’s going to take some time and you’re the oldest of us. You can’t be dead,'” she told the publication.

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Sofia mentioned the numerous Emmy nominations she received for her role as Gloria. “I tell Julie Bowen that too,” the actress said of her co-star’s win as Claire. “I’ve been nominated four times. Julie has too, and I always rub it in her face: ‘One of these is mine, but I’m just letting you have it in your house.'”

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The star has a great relationship with Steven Levitan, the series’ co-creator. “Sofía has that rare combination of strength, wit and beauty,” he told Variety. “She was always the first to laugh at herself, which signaled to everyone on set that it was OK to laugh with her.”