Modern Family star Sarah Hyland called out on-air: ‘Disrespectful’

Modern Family star Sarah Hyland is now a reality TV host – and she just got called out by an angry contestant in a very tense scene.

It's not often a reality TV contestant calls out the host.

A recent elimination round on Love Island USA took a tense turn when a contestant confronted host Sarah Hyland for a comment she made during elimination that some fans felt was standard for the show.

The recent episode saw contestant Keenan Anunay get voted off of the show, after which his partner Vickala “Kay Kay” Gray chose to eliminate herself because she felt like she found what she “came here for” in Anunay.

Hyland then asked if she felt sure that she wanted to leave the reality dating series.

“Before you go anywhere, I just want to make sure that you’re absolutely happy with your decision,” she said.

It's not often a reality TV contestant calls out the host.

He accused her of being "mad disrespectful."

Gray replied, “No regrets.”

Contestant Mike Stark took issue with Hyland’s comment, however.

“Why are you saying it like that?” Stark asked after the surprise elimination. “It sounded mad disrespectful.”

Hyland appeared caught off guard by his reaction. “I’m being disrespectful?” she said, to which Stark replied, “Yeah.”

oh Sarah Hyland ate him UP with that response pic.twitter.com/pmsRHrTWLg

— Hoe-Anna Krupa (@HoeAnnaKrupa) August 19, 2023

His fellow contestant Leonardo Dionicio swiftly apologised on Stark’s behalf, despite him doubling down on his remark.

“Sarah, I apologise for his reaction. I think it’s just the heat of the moment,” Dionicio whispered in her ear.

“Thank you,” she replied. “Boys will be boys.”

Another contestant then apologised on his behalf.

Fans of the show took to Twitter to defend the reality host. Some pointed out that, as host, it was Hyland’s job to make sure Gray was sure she wanted to leave the show.

“Mike calling Sarah Hyland disrespectful for doing her job is crazy. The way these men have been talking to her this season is NOT it. That would not fly on UK. Peacock should kick them off just for that,” one fan wrote.

Another noted, “Sarah Hyland literally just asked Kay Kay if she was sure of her decision because this is a tv show and there’s no going back. She said it in a totally normal way as a host would and Mike pipes up and says she’s being disrespectful???”

This story originally appeared on Decider and is republished here with permission.

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