'Modern Family' Costars Jesse Tyler Ferguson & Julie Bowen Visited the ER With Their Kids on Thanksgiving
Modern Family costars and onscreen siblings Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Julie Bowen both made unexpected visits to the emergency room while celebrating Thanksgiving with their families this year.
The close pals played Mitchell Pritchett and Claire Dunphy on the hit sitcom. Years after the show went off air, they’re still close.
Amid the festive celebrations this week, they took to social media to reveal that their holidays took an unexpected turn that led to medical emergencies. Jesse even revealed how Julie showed him support through the difficult experience.
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Julie shared a photo of her son in silhouette posing in front of the entrance to the emergency room late on Thanksgiving.
“It’s not a holiday without a trip to the ER. (He’s fine, btw) HAPPY THANKSGIVING,” she wrote in the accompanying caption.
The actress shares Oliver, 17, and twins John and Gustav, 15, with ex-husband Scott Phillips. She did not clarify which of her sons needed the hospital trip, but we are glad that he’s doing alright.
In the comments section, Jesse‘s husband Justin Mikita chimed in to reveal that they had an emergency room visit, too.
Jesse took to Instagram on Friday morning (November 29) to share a selfie that he took in a hospital bed while cradling one of his young sons in his arms.
“I have received a lot of parenting wisdom from @itsjuliebowen so seeing I wasn’t the only one with a kid in the ER on Thanksgiving was comforting,” he wrote in the accompanying caption. “(He’s also fine.) Thank you to the kind folks at Lennox Health. NYC really DOES have the best healthcare.”
Jesse and Justin share two sons Becket, four, and Sullivan, two. He did not clarify which of his sons wound up ill on the holiday, but we are glad that he is alright!
Did you see that Julie recently weighed in on a possible Modern Family reunion?