VIDEO: How Is Modern Family's Sarah Hyland Like Her "Bratty" Geek Charming Character?

Sarah Hyland's character Dylan in the upcoming Disney Channel original movie Geek Charming may seem a bratty rich girl, but the Modern Family star says it's just an act.

"I start out off very diva-esque, bratty, spoiled," Hyland says. "She puts on this persona she thinks people will like, but the real Dylan is actually a lot like me, really goofy and straight-A student."

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In the film (Friday, 8/7c), Hyland stars opposite real-life boyfriend Matt Prokop, who plays film geek Josh. Dylan agrees to become the subject of his documentary about her quest to be crowned Blossom Queen — and although the two seem like polar opposites, they eventually come to realize that they have much more in common than they thought.

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Hyland says that what sets Geek Charming apart from the "rich girl and geeky guy fall in love" mold is that the two main characters are faced with real issues: Dylan struggles with her mom's death and Josh has an absentee father. "It's not very 'everything is perfect in this world,'" she says. "Bad things happen to good people — it's just what you make of it that really counts and I think that's why this is so different."

Watch our interview with the Geek Charming couple:

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Geek Charming premieres Friday at 8/7c on Disney Channel.