Sofia Vergara Walks Off ‘America’s Got Talent’ Stage

Again Sofía Vergara didn't like being in the "tot seat" on America’s Got Talent. On Wednesday's show, the 51-year-old judge took a lie detector test by Simon Cowell on a tater tot throne sponsored by Sonic. looks like Sofia Vergara walked off the 'America's Got Talent' stage.

EW says the actress was accused of lying during the test, especially when asked by Heidi Klum if Cowell was like a sweet puppy. She preferred working on America's Got Talent over Modern Family, as confirmed by the lie detector. When asked if she was interested in anyone in the audience, Vergara jokingly replied, "That's it!" She removed the arm cuff and returned to the judges' table seat.

Fans thought Howie Mandel was inappropriate especially because she had recently split from her ex, Joe Manganiello. Mandel told ET that Sofia was okay with the joke and thought it was funny.  How soon did you start dating after your divorce?

In the music industry today, there are several ways to get discovered. TV talent competitions like The Voice, American Idol, and the USA show Nashville Star, which ran from 2003 to 2008, have been launching points for a number of huge country stars.

As we all gear up to watch Blake Shelton on his last coaching appearance on NBC's The Voice tonight (5/23), we look at some country stars and superstars who got their big break winning or just competing in those TV talent-finding shows.

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Kacey followed her Texan friend Miranda Lambert in competing on the USA network's Nashville Star in 2007 and did not win the competition but came in seventh place. Twelve years later, in 2019, she won the Grammy for Album of the Year for her Golden Hour. Blake Shelton was a judge on the popular show when Kacey competed.

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This native Tennessean returned to his home state to compete in Nashville Star in 2006, from where he played club gigs in Texas. Chris did actually win the competition and was signed to RCA Records in Nashville as a result. Young still records for RCA (Sony Nashville ) and has charted eleven number-one songs to date.

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Morgan is the most successful artist to compete on The Voice. On the show in 2014, Wallen made the top 20 in the blind auditions, where he sang a pop song by Howie Day even though he wanted to sing a country song. He later said the producers made him sing the pop song.

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Miranda competed in Nashville Star when she was just 19 years old. She did not win the competition but came in third place. In 2003, the winner of Nashville Star was a guy named Buddy Jewel.

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Carrie is one of the biggest stars to win American Idol next to Kelly Clarkson. Underwood was 22 years old when she won the competition and later shared her diary entry from the night she won. She wrote in part, "Big moment. I took one more look at the amazing crowd and let it sink in for a few seconds. Ryan (Seacrest) said something like 'And your 2005 American Idol is...' My heart beat fast, and I closed my eyes. CARRIE UNDERWOOD!!!"