Overview

• Ariel Winter, 27, left Los Angeles in 2020 after Modern Family's finale to escape painful memories and start a new chapter in her life.
• She revealed that years of body shaming and online bullying as a child star severely impacted her self-esteem, calling it a formative and damaging experience.
• Winter was removed from her mother’s custody at age 14 due to abuse allegations and later emancipated at 17, crediting her sister Shanelle Gray for providing stability during her teenage years.
• She now works with SOSA (Safe From Online Sex Abuse) to combat online predators, inspired by her own experiences of grooming and child sexual abuse.
• Winter continues her acting and production career while developing a podcast and cooking show, emphasizing her commitment to using her platform to support others.