Julie Bowen Has the Best ‘Parenting Tips’

It takes a village! Jesse Tyler Ferguson will get by with somewhat assist from his associates — and leans on one former Fashionable Household costar for assist whereas elevating his and husband Justin Mikita‘s two sons.

“Julie Bowen [is] on velocity dial for me,” Ferguson, 47, completely instructed Us Weekly on Tuesday, Might 23, whereas selling his new “Dinner’s On Me” podcast. “I ask her about so many parenting suggestions.”

Bowen, 53, performed Claire Dunphy on Fashionable Household from 2009 to 2020, when it ended after 11 seasons. Ferguson, for his half, portrayed Claire’s youthful brother, Mitchell Pritchett, on the Emmy-winning comedy. The pair have remained shut associates off display and the Montana native nonetheless appears to be like to the Blissful Gilmore actress for her help along with his little ones.

“I haven’t known as her at 3:00 a.m. but, however I feel she would choose up if I did,” he instructed Us.

Ferguson, who shares sons Beckett, 2, and Sullivan, 6 months, with Mikita, 37, famous that he’s able to pay it ahead ought to former costar Sarah Hyland turn into a mother sometime. (Bowen, for her half, shares son Oliver, 16, and twins John and Gus, 14, with ex-husband Scott Phillips.)

When Hyland, 32, wed Bachelor Nation’s Wells Adams in 2022, the Cocaine Bear actor and his partner had been entrance and middle for the ceremony. Whereas Ferguson instructed Us that he doesn’t assume the Geek Charming actress is “attempting” for teenagers simply but, he’s at all times able to help.

“I might say, ‘Simply be married for just a few years.’ That’s what Justin and I did,” the Emmy nominee defined on Tuesday. “We stated, ‘Let’s do, like, 5 years of simply being married, simply the 2 of us, after which we’ll discuss children.’”

The Meals Between Buddies: A Cookbook writer added: “Hopefully that’s what they’re doing. But when they wanna [get started], I’m right here for recommendation.”

Ferguson realized he was “actually good with children” whereas engaged on Fashionable Household, however he and Makita don’t have any plans to broaden their brood additional.

“It type of simply labored out that two boys had been what made sense for us,” he stated when requested whether or not he wished to attempt for a lady. “I feel we’re finished. I feel two is it for us.”

Along with elevating a household with the Shucked musical coproducer, Ferguson has been staying busy each on and off digital camera.

On Tuesday, the Class alum launched his “Dinner’s On Me” podcast from Sony Music Leisure. The weekly present paperwork Ferguson chatting with a visitor at eating places in Los Angeles and New York Metropolis about quite a lot of matters.

“I by no means envisioned myself as a podcast host. [But] some producers had this concept and so they thought I may be an excellent match for it,” the Broadway Rising producer recalled to Us. “I’m at all times one to attempt a brand new problem. It was additionally an ideal alternative for me to do two issues that I actually like — and that’s chatting with folks I am keen on and consuming at [a] actually nice restaurant. So it looks like a no brainer.”

The Pronoun cofounder gushed over the brand new enterprise, which included quite a lot of homework to arrange for every visitor.

“My Kind A persona is admittedly kicking in arduous and I’m, like, doing quite a lot of analysis, studying books about these folks I’m interviewing, listening to different podcasts that they’ve finished,” he stated. “That has been a very enjoyable strategy to type of, not solely put together for the job itself, however simply to study extra about these those that I already thought I knew so nicely.”

Hearken to Ferguson’s “Dinner’s On Me” podcast right here.

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With reporting by Christina Garibaldi