Ariel Winter Talks Gaining Body Confidence

Ariel Winter has opened up about gaining body confidence after having the experience of growing up…and going through puberty…on camera. The 19-year-old Modern Family star explained that it was rough.

“I went through a lot of hate online, so I tried to change myself for a really long time. I decided that instead of pleasing these other people, I’ll just spend that time pleasing myself. Those people are going to be rude to me regardless of what I do, so I should just try and be happy with what I am.

“It’s hard to be positive about your body all the time. I know because I’m honest about my insecurities that people think I’m 100% positive about my body all the time, but I’m not. I get really uncomfortable, too. But I just remind myself that this is the body I was given. This is who I am.”

Ariel also explained how much happier she’s been since getting a breast reduction in 2015.

“Before then, I didn’t feel like myself, and everyone was so focused on my cleavage, so when I got the breast reduction it helped me feel so much better about my body. I used to have full-scale meltdowns in bathing suit shops because there was nothing I could find to wear. I always felt like crap about myself. It’s gotten a little better, but it’s still definitely hard.”