The INSIDER Summary:
- Ariel Winter, an actress on "Modern Family," gets a lot of hate from social media trolls over her outfits.
- Her latest shamer was her estranged mother, Chrisoula Workman.
- Workman told In Touch that she feels "sad that she feels the need to expose herself."
- Winter responded to her on Twitter, defending her style choices.
- "What's sad is that you lie consistently," Winter wrote. "Also, why is it that you only choose to talk to me through the press? I'm doing just fine."
Ariel Winter doesn’t let sexist comments from haters stop her from dressing the way she wants to. On social media, commenters regularly criticize the 19-year-old "Modern Family" actress over her "revealing" outfit choices. And Winter isn’t shy about standing up for herself, especially on Instagram.
But Winter’s most recent critic wasn’t a standard internet troll.
It was her estranged mother, Chrisoula Workman. In a recent interview with In Touch, Workman criticized her daughter's outfits.
"She needs to grow up. I would tell her to dress properly, be the beautiful person she is. I feel sad that she feels the need to expose herself when it’s not necessary," Workman told In Touch. "Ariel is smart, beautiful and talented. She is a legitimate actress. She does not need to do this. She is beautiful with her clothes on."
Winter, a body positivity champion, clapped back at Workman on Twitter, saying that she's fine.
What's sad is that you lie consistently. Also, why is it that you only choose to talk to me through the press? I'm doing just fine. 🚫Toxic.
— Ariel Winter (@arielwinter1) June 7, 2017"What's sad is that you lie consistently," she wrote. "Also, why is it that you only choose to talk to me through the press? I'm doing just fine."
Winter was legally emancipated from Workman in 2015 after a lengthy court battle based around charges of physical and emotional abuse, food deprivation, and the "sexualization" of a minor, according to E! News.
Workman denied the allegations, but she has reportedly not been in contact with her daughter since.
Following her emancipation from her mom, Winter had breast reduction surgery and began to take more fashion risks, often doccumenting and defending them on Instagram.
This is the second time this week that Winter has shut down body-shamers on social media.
As long as haters criticize her, she’ll keep calling them out like the self-confident queen she is.
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