ARIEL WINTER after her breast reduction

The actress says she suffered neck and back pain and finding clothes that suited her shape was almost impossible but now feels happier than she's ever been

 

Modern Family star Ariel Winter has revealed she underwent breast reduction surgery after years of "struggling" with her size 32F chest.

The 17-year-old actress, who was legally emancipated from her parents in May after being removed from her mother's home in October 2012 amid allegations of abuse, feels "so excited and relieved" after reducing the size of chest from an F to a D cup in June.
"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," she told Glamour magazine

The star is now a D cup

It also meant she didn't feel comfortable in bathing suits, regularly struggled to find things to wear on the red carpet and often received cruel comments from online trolls.
"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. We live in a day and age where everything you do is ridiculed.
"The Internet bullies are awful. I could post a photo where I feel good, and 500 people will comment about how fat I am, and that I am disgusting."

 

Teenage actress Ariel Winter

The final straw came when she went swimsuit shopping with her cousin and struggled to find something she felt comfortable in.
But since undergoing the surgery, Ariel says everyone has been really supportive as they know it's something she's been struggling with for years.
"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."