Sofía Vergara Spends Emmys 2025 in the Emergency Room Due to ‘Craziest Eye Allergy’

Sofía Vergara had to trade her red carpet glam for a hospital gown on television’s biggest night.

The Modern Family alum, 53, revealed on Instagram that she missed the 2025 Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 14 after being hit with what she called the “craziest eye allergy” just before heading out the door.

“Didn’t make it to the Emmys but made it to the ER 🤣😩,” Vergara wrote, captioning a carousel post that included a close-up photo of her swollen left eye. “Sorry I had to cancel! Craziest eye [allergy] right before getting in the car! 🤣🤣.”

Also in her post was a video of the actress lying in a hospital bed, and another clip filmed as she rinsed out her eye with water in a hospital sink.

Vergara was scheduled to present at this year’s ceremony according to a Sept. 9 press release, alongside a starry list that included Elizabeth Banks, Angela Bassett, Jason Bateman, Kristen Bell, Sterling K. Brown, Jennifer Coolidge, Colman Domingo, Tina Fey, Mariska Hargitay, Jude Law, Sarah Paulson, Sydney Sweeney, Jesse Williams and Catherine Zeta-Jones.

She’s not the only announced name who didn’t make it to the event. Eric Dane was also named as a presenter but did not appear. The 52-year-old actor, who has been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), was slated to help celebrate the 20th anniversary of Grey’s Anatomy.

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The 2025 Emmys were hosted by Grammy-nominated comedian Nate Bargatze.

Among the big winners of the evening were HBO Max’s The Pitt and Apple TV+’s The Studio, which were named the Outstanding Drama Series and Outstanding Comedy Series, respectively. Adolescence was also the big winner in the Limited/Anthology category, sweeping the main category and all the acting prizes.

Noah Wyle (The Pitt), Britt Lower (Severance), Seth Rogen (The Studio), Jean Smart (Hacks), Jeff Hiller (Somebody Somewhere), Hannah Einbinder (Hacks) and Cristin Milioti (The Penguin) were among the stars who took home trophies for their performances.

Stephen Colbert had one of the evening’s best acceptance speeches, after his now-cancelled The Late Show was named Outstanding Talk Series.

Adolescence‘s Owen Cooper, 15, became the youngest male winner ever in the Supporting Actor category for a Limited or Anthology Series. Tramell Tillman made history as the first Black man to win Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, for his role in Severance. 

The Studio set a new mark with its wins for comedy, becoming the most awarded comedy series in a single Emmys season. 

See PEOPLE’s full coverage of the 77th annual Primetime Emmy Awards as they’re broadcasting live on CBS and Paramount+ from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.