'Modern Family' star Ed O'Neill took photo with Britney Spears but didn't recognise her!

Modern Family star Ed O'Neill lost a few cool points with his daughter when he failed to recognise Britney Spears at an airport.

The veteran actor was just about to board a plane to Hawaii at Los Angeles International Airport, when he spotted a fan heading towards him, reported the New York Daily News.

"I was flying alone to Hawaii and I was waiting for my flight to board," he told Finding Dory co-star Ellen DeGeneres during a recent appearance on her US talk show.

"They told me the flight was boarding and... I saw a woman approaching me... I was leaving; she came up and said, 'Oh, Mr O'Neill, I love Modern Family, and you're my favourite on the show'. And I was like, 'Well, I'm here, I'm the only one here...'," (She said), 'Could you please, and I know you're in a hurry... So I said, 'Sure, fine, you know, OK'." "So she sat there and we took it (photo) and I said, 'Have a nice trip, I'm going', and I left." Spears then posted the snap on social media.

"So the next day my manager texts me and goes, 'What is this? 53,000 likes? It's Britney Spears'," the actor added.

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Ed admits his daughter was not impressed, adding, "I mean, look at the look on my face- do I look like I'm sitting with Britney Spears? My daughter, Sophia, she said, 'You are a moron'."