ABC announced its 2012-2013 schedule today and “Modern Family” will remain on Wednesday night at 9:00 PM! No official season 4 premiere date has been announced, but we will post that once its released!

Check out this behind the scenes video with Sarah Hyland from her “Seventeen” magazine photo shoot!

Sarah Hyland is featured on the cover of the June 2012 issue of “Seventeen” where she shares her story about her kidney transplant and involvement with the George Lopez Foundation.

The issue will be in stores on May 22nd!

Sarah Hyland is young, beautiful and on a hit TV show – but the Modern Family actress has been quietly battling a serious illness.

Hyland, 21, has had a lifelong battle with kidney dysplasia and underwent a kidney transplant on April 13, 2012, she reveals in the new issue of Seventeen, on newsstands May 22. 


The actress, who got the kidney from her father and gave the interview while recovering from surgery, says the whole experience taught her who she can really lean on in times of need.


”You know that family is always going to be there for you – no matter what. My dad gave me a freakin’ kidney!” she tells the magazine. “But it’s also the families that you create outside of your family. And you really find out what kind of people you’re friends with.”

Continues the actress: “It was just amazing, and it really opened my eyes to see who’s there for me and who’s not.”

One person who proved he’s there for her is Hyland’s boyfriend, actor Matt Prokop.

“He helps me with my medication and takes me to doctor appointments and all the stuff that I need to do to take care of myself,” Hyland says. “Any other 21-year-old guy would not be there, I guarantee it. I am one of the luckiest people in the world to have him be there for me.”

As for what she’s thankful for, Hyland says, “I have a second chance at life – not a lot of people get that.”

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Haley Dunphy, the big sister on “Modern Family,” appears carefree, spending hours on her cell phone and giving her parents a rough time on the show like any other teenager.

But Sarah Hyland, the 21-year-old actress who plays Haley on the show, has had anything but a carefree life. Hyland’s been struggling with kidney disease since childhood, when she was diagnosed with abnormal kidney development at the age of nine.

“I would be in a lot of pain a lot of the time. If I didn’t get, like, 12 hours of sleep, It felt, like — It felt, like, none at all,” said the Manhattan-born actress.

A secret to the millions of “Modern Family” fans, Hyland would often sit down or text on her phone during a scene to hide her exhaustion.

“You know, if you’re sick, you still go to work. And in between takes, you sit down, or you lay your head down or something,” she said.

As the pain got worse, the actress began looking for an organ donor to avoid spending her life on dialysis. Luckily her father, actor Edward James Hyland, was a perfect match.

Last month, she underwent the transplant surgery and will recover this summer while the show takes a break from filming.

Actress Julie Bowen, who plays Claire Dunphy on the show, has been stopping by to help her clean. Her real-life and on-screen boyfriend, Matt Prokop, has been helping her recover as well.

Hyland offers hope and advice for those struggling with kidney disease: “Know that you’re not alone. Even though it may seem like it a lot of the time. And that if you ask, ‘Why me?’ Well, why not you? You know? It makes you the person that you are today.”

Hyland is a youth ambassador for the Lopez Foundation, where she helps to promote community awareness for organ and kidney donation.

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Sarah Hyland is featured on the cover of the May 10, 2012 issue of “H” magazine! You can check out her feature in the magazine over at TheHMag.com!

ABC finally renewed several of its more successful comedies and dramas in anticipation of its fall upfront presentation in New York on Tuesday.

The alphabet has picked up new seasons of comedies Modern Family, Suburgatory and The Middle.

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Modern Family 3×22 Promo “Disneyland”.

Modern Family star Sarah Hyland sits down with Life & Style and reveals some fun secrets!

My most decadent meal ever was…
I don’t know. I’m a fast food girl.

The most flights I’ve taken in a day is…
Two: to NYC for fashion week and back to LA less than 12 hours later.

The farthest place I’ve traveled is…
Canada, to film a few projects.

Before I was a celebrity, I never imagined I’d own…
An Audi.

When I was little, I wanted to grow up to be…
Shirley Temple.

My biggest guilty pleasure is…
The Bravo network.

One thing no one knows about me is…
I sleep like a bear in hibernation.

Something I find sexy in the opposite sex is…
A sense of humor.

My biggest fantasy is…
Working with Johnny Depp.

Something I never leave home without is…
My phone.

The fashion item I can’t live without is…
A maxiskirt or maxidress. It’s so comfy but still looks fancy.

The most I’ve ever spent on a clothing item or an accessory is…
$400 on a pair of Frye boots.

My favorite vacation spot is…
Anywhere with a beach and warm weather.

The person I’d most like to meet is…
Walt Disney.

My friends tease me about…
How frequently I pee.

My craziest interaction with fans was…
When they made me sit down at their table and take a picture pretending to eat with them.

The most fun thing I’ve done recently is…
Go to Disneyland.

A trend I wish would come back is…
Scrunchies.

The biggest risk I ever took was…
Driving in LA two weeks after I got my driver’s license and had had only a month of driving lessons.

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Sarah Hyland is featured in a special Earth Day themed video on Funny or Die titled “Don’t F*** With Mother Earth”.