Modern Family actress Ariel Winter has revealed that she’s undergone breast reduction surgery.
The 17-year old star said she was tired of the unwanted attention on her body, making the decision to reduce her breast size from 32F to a 34D.
In an interview with Glamour.com, the teen revealed that she was overwhelmed physically and emotionally when she suddenly developed large breasts aged just 15. The TV actress underwent the procedure on June 4th.
Speaking about her decision, the 5ft 1 star said:
“It really did happen overnight. I remember being in my sister’s wedding and being so flat and thinking, ‘I just wish I could grow boobs!’ And then overnight I did. But then they kept growing and growing and growing, and it didn’t seem like they were going to stop.
“I was 15 years old with [size] F [breasts]. How do you navigate that?”
Adding to her awkwardness was the constant media spotlight, with Ariel saying the constant media scrutiny led her to feeling objectified:
“It made me feel really uncomfortable, because as women in the industry, we are totally oversexualized and treated like objects. Every article that has to do with me on a red carpet had to do with ‘Ariel Winter’s Crazy Cleavage!’ or ‘Ariel Winter Shows Huge Boobs at an Event!’ That’s all people would recognize me by – not, ‘Oh, she does great work on Modern Family.'”
Despite her confident appearance, the young star felt unhappy in herself.
She reveals she decided to undergo breast reduction surgery earlier this year, telling just a few family and close friends.
Happy with her decision, and loving her new body, Ariel said:
“I didn’t want to not tell anybody and then have another million stories [say], ‘What happened to Ariel? She looks so different.’ And I also think there’s some good that can come from [telling] my story. It’s something that I did to better my life and better my health, and I think that can benefit a lot of young girls. I have felt happier with myself than I ever have.”
