Ariel Winter Celebrates a Cheeky New Year by Posing in a Thong Bikini

As if growing up in the spotlight wasn't already difficult, Winter said this public hate "was quite possibly the worst thing for someone's self-esteem and confidence." 

"So, I spent a lot of time trying to change myself to try and fit a standard and it turned out, you know, I never would fit that standard," she said. "So, I kind of gave up on that and I started focusing on the relationship I have with myself, which is the most important one, I think."

Winter said this journey really "paid off."

"Now, I go to post a photo, and I don't care what people write on my picture," she continued. "I'm really grateful if somebody writes something positive to me, and, you know, I would then love to go and write something positive on their page. But if someone writes something negative, you know if you don't like my photo, you can go unfollow me."

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