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Ariel Winter turned to Modern Family co-star Sofia Vergara for body positivity while growing up in front of the camera.“I had a great role model in Sofia [Vergara] growing up, with her being a curvy woman that was super proud of who she was and what she looked like,” she told Self Magazine. “She could see that I was struggling a little bit with how to deal with my body, and was always trying to give me advice, like, ‘Here are some brands that would look good on our body type,’ or ‘Wear whatever you want, and feel good about yourself.’”
Winter explains growing up on TV was a tough time for the now 18-year-old. “Growing up in the spotlight was quite possibly the worst for my self-esteem. I had a hard time finding confidence within myself. When I started [Modern Family], I had a completely different body than what happened overnight at 12 years old. I was stick thin, I had no chest, I had no butt—I had nothing. I was totally flat, and I was so sad about it. Then automatically, overnight, my body changed drastically. I was a D cup and had a bigger butt, and my waist was expanding. Everything was getting bigger. I automatically got this hate and judgment online.”
Ariel underwent a breast reduction surgery last year at just 17 after suffering from back and neck pain, but it was “honestly the greatest choice I made” she says. “I recommend it for everybody—all women that have thought about it and have suffered from having really large breasts and have back problems and just don’t feel right in their own skin.”
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