“Modern Family” Star Ariel Winter Speaks Out After Undergoing Shocking Breast Reduction At Age 17!
You might know Ariel Winter from the hit show “Modern Family” but this week she’s making the headlines for another reason.
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The 5’1″ star just underwent a breast reduction, taking her from a size 32 F to a 34 D at age 17.
In her tell-all interview with Glamour, she says that years ago she was flat-chested and wishes for larger breasts. But be careful what you wish for… because by age 15, a growth spurt put her at a size 32 F virtually over-night. And she says it was NOT all it was cracked up to be.
“It was so painful. I had a lot of back problems. I really couldn’t stand up straight for a long period of time. It started to hurt so bad that I couldn’t take the pain. My neck was hurting so bad and I actually had some problems with my spine. I had been discussing my chest with doctors for many years, but when I finally said, ‘I’m thinking of doing this,’ he said, ‘Your back is going to thank you so much.”
But not only was there the physical pain, but there was also the criticism that hit home for the young actress, especially when it came to trying to look nice on the red carpet.
“It was really hard. There was so little that I could wear that was age-appropriate. I’d have to wear the dress that was super tight and formfitted everywhere because if I didn’t, it didn’t look good. I didn’t really have an option other than to wear fitted clothes. Everyone would [say], “Why is she dressing so mature? That’s so inappropriate for her age!” I understood what they were saying. It’s not like I wanted to pick out those inappropriate dresses, it’s just that I didn’t really have another choice, or I was going to get ridiculed. It’s hard when you’re a teenage girl and you already have a lot of ridicule and then you pile on more, and it’s kind of…it just gets too much.”
And it truly made her upset:
“I definitely seemed confident; I’m an actress, that’s what we do. But on the inside, I wasn’t feeling so happy.”
But since the reduction, she says she’s never been happier.
“You feel like a new person. You feel like this is how I was supposed to be.”
To read her FULL interview with Glamour, CLICK HERE!