Oh no! Sofia Vergara cries for help as she gets heel caught in escalator grate... but it's just a bit of overacting for Modern Family
She puts on a convincing act.
Sofia Vergara wailed and flailed in a shopping mall in Los Angeles on Tuesday, making quite a commotion.
That's because the 44-year-old actor was living out many people's worst nightmare, as her heel got stuck in an escalator grate... for a scene in ABC's Modern Family.
Sofia plays the matriarch of the Pritchett family in the hit comedy show as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett.
In this particular episode Gloria took her son, Manny Delgado played by Rico Rodriguez, 18, to the mall to do a little shopping.
Somehow, as the character of Gloria is following her on-screen son up the escalator, crisis strikes.
The award-winning actor really went for it, screaming and crying at the top of her lungs, in an alarmingly realistic performance.
Sofia waived her arms frantically as if she were about to die when her heel got stuck in the grate at the base of the escalator.
She was looking for help from Manny, but it's not clear if it ever came from the boy.
Thankfully it was all for show, and the star was never really in any danger.
She and her co-star, Rico, were seen smiling and walking together after the dramatic ordeal.
Between breaks on set, Sofia noshed on a healthy lunch to keep up her energy for that taxing display, filing her plate with fresh salad.
Since they were shooting in a mall she also found time to do a little shopping.
Apparently whatever cosmetic she was smelling passed the sniff test, as she was seen making a purchase from the counter before heading back to film.
