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Ariel Winter Says She Was a ‘Target’ For Media Body Shaming as a Teen Actress on ‘Modern Family’: ‘It Totally Damaged My Self-Esteem’


Ariel Winter says she was a 'target' for media body shaming while working on the ABC sitcom.

Ariel Winter is opening up about the downsides of fame during her time on the iconic ABC sitcom “ Modern Family.” In a conversation with People, Winter said that while playing Alex Dunphy on 11 seasons of the 22-time Emmy-winner, the media brutally critiqued her physical appearance. “It was every headline I read about myself, like, grown people writing articles about me saying how I looked terrible or pregnant or like a fat slut.

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