Sarah Hyland says 'Modern Family' producers 'insisted' she wear high heels while she was in the 'most excruciating pain' due to gout

• Sarah Hyland opened up about her experience filming "Modern Family" while dealing with health issues.
• The star said she was once made to wear high heels despite having "excruciating pain" in her feet.

Sarah Hyland opened up about her experience filming "Modern Family" while dealing with numerous health issues in a July appearance on former costar Jesse Tyler Ferguson's podcast.

According to BuzzFeed News, Hyland said she didn't "remember a lot of filming" due to her chronic health issues. (Hyland was born with kidney dysplasia, and subsequently needed several kidney transplants.)

"I was always focused on essentially just surviving and knowing my lines and being there 100% when they yelled action, and then immediately collapsing when they yelled cut," Hyland said on the July "Dinner's On Me" episode.

The former costars went on to discuss an episode they filmed that involved the cast pushing a car, and Hyland revealed that she was using crutches due to a medical issue when the cameras weren't rolling.

"I was on dialysis, I had gout. It was wild," the 32-year-old said, before adding that she was made to wear high heels for the scene despite being in the "most excruciating pain" because of her illness.

"They put me in high heels. They had not established my outfit yet, and they insisted that I was wearing heels," Hyland said of the "Modern Family" producers. She added that there were photos of her using crutches "on the internet."

While Hyland said she tried her best to stay focused on work while dealing with chronic pain, she thanked Ferguson for being a source of support for her on the show, especially during her moments of severe discomfort.

"I just want to let you know how appreciative I am for that," she told Ferguson.

Hyland has been open about her experience with kidney dysplasia and subsequent complications in the past. In 2019, she celebrated her "precious little brother" Ian, who gave Hyland her second kidney transplant after her first (from her father) was rejected by her body.

She also revealed that she doesn't like to wear Spanx to hide her stomach, which sometimes appears distended as a result of her kidney dysplasia.