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Time of India
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Ariel Winter's self-esteem was 'damaged' after she was body-shamed as teen actress
The Roses - Official Trailer Actress Ariel Winter , who played Alex Dunphy in " Modern Family ", has talked about the downsides of fame during her time on the iconic a conversation with Winter said that while playing Alex Dunphy on 11 seasons of the 22-time Emmy-winner, the media brutally critiqued her physical appearance. In the early seasons of the show, Winter was only 14 years old, which made the negative attention all the more difficult to deal with, reports 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. I mean, I was 14. It totally damaged my self-esteem ," Winter added: "No matter what I was going through, I was a target. It made it very difficult to look at myself in the mirror and go, 'I love this version of me.'"After "Modern Family" came to an end in 2020, Winter said that she and her boyfriend left Los Angeles , but maintains that she "didn't leave the industry."Outside of acting, Winter works with the advocacy group SOSA (Safe From Online Sex Abuse), which helps protect young people from predators online."Technically, yes, I'm a survivor. I've gone through some...," Winter said."But a lot of people have gone through some shit. Calling me a survivor takes away from what I'm here for, which is to help others and shine a spotlight on those that need it."Modern Family aired for 11 seasons from 2009 to 2020. The series follows the lives of three diverse but interrelated family set-ups living in suburban Los Family employs an ensemble cast and is presented in a mockumentary style, with the characters frequently speaking directly to the camera in confessional interview series won a total of 22 Emmy Awards, including five Emmy Awards for Outstanding Comedy Series, four Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series and two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. It also won the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy in 2011.
Time of India
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
'10 Things I Hate About You' director says sequel is 'definitively in works'
Picture Credit: X Gil Junger , who directed the 1999 classic romantic comedy film '10 Things I Hate About You,' starring Heath Ledger and Julia Stiles , has talked about the follow up a recent sit-down with People, Junger said he is working on a follow-up trilogy with original "100 Things" producer Andrew Lazar. The first film is titled " 10 Things I Hate About Dating ," and would be followed by "10 Things I Hate About Marriage" and "10 Things I Hate About Kids," reports Things I Hate About Dating' is definitively in the works as a feature film," said Junger. "We're developing it right now."Junger went on to say that he would "love" to work with Stiles again because her "10 Things" character, Kat Stratford , "really spoke to young women in a very powerful way."He also mentioned Larry Miller, who played Kat's father, as a possible returning cast member, although he said he "hasn't thought" too much about casting yet."If it resonates with (the original cast) and I can have some cameos or even real parts, I'd love (that)," Junger original "10 Things I Hate About You" chronicles the life of Stiles' Kat Stratford, a witty but unpopular teen who lives in the shadow of her overachieving younger sister Bianca, played by Larisa film also stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Larisa Oleynik. The screenplay by Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith is a modernization of William Shakespeare's comedy The Taming of the Shrew, retold in a late-1990s American high school her lonely adolescence is remedied when she meets outcast bad boy Patrick Verona, played by the late Ledger, who died in 2008 at 28 years if he would use the films to in part honor Ledger's life, Junger said, "I think that's a beautiful idea, and the answer is now going to be yes. ...He deserves to be loved."
