Ariel Winter is best friends with THIS ‘Modern Family’ star

Modern Family star Ariel Winter sat down for an interview with People for their cover story where she opened up about which of her former co-stars she is closest to.

Having played the role of Alex Dunphy on the show for 11 seasons, she remarked, "I was 11 when it started. I don't think I had any idea of if it was going to be successful or not. I was just like, 'Oh, awesome, I got a job.' What I was so excited for was to get the chance to work with Al Bundy [Ed O'Neill, who played her grandfather, Jay Pritchett.]”

"But once the show started, it was an immediate hit, and it was so exciting to have that opportunity. And being on the same show for so long? I feel like that doesn't really happen anymore," she added.

Although she is close to all of her former co-stars, she is closest to Nolan Gould, who played her little brother, Luke Dunphy, "I'm extremely close to Nolan,. He plays my little brother, and he and I are still best friends."

About the end of the series, the actress admitted, “It was hard. We were like a real family. It was weird knowing it would just be over, and I wouldn't get to see everybody all the time anymore. It was like, wait, yeah, wait, we're not going to be together on Monday? So on the one hand, I didn't want it to end, but at the same time, I was ready to start something new as an adult.”

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