Just four days after Ariel Winter confirmed her breakup with long-term boyfriend Luke Benward — with whom she had lived in Nashville since 2022, a relationship that spanned four years — the Modern Family star revealed a surprisingly comforting next chapter: she is now living in Los Angeles with her onscreen brother Nolan Gould as her real-life roommate, a transition that honestly feels very on-brand for someone who has always seemed to keep her closest bonds exactly where the cameras first built them.
Quick Facts
- Ariel Winter moved in with Nolan Gould — Just four days after confirming her breakup with long-term boyfriend Luke Benward, Ariel Winter moved to Los Angeles and is now living with her Modern Family costar Nolan Gould as real-life roommates.
- Their living situation mirrors Modern Family — Winter described their roommate life as “their own little reboot,” seeing each other every day and even considering giving audiences a peek into their daily life, including watching Temptation Island together.
- A friendship rooted in the show — Winter (28) and Gould (27) first met at ages 11 and 10 during the first season of Modern Family, playing younger siblings in the Dunphy family on one of ABC’s most successful comedies ever.
- No official Modern Family reboot exists yet — Despite the show winning 22 Emmys and earning 85 nominations, there has been no spinoff or reboot, though Jesse Tyler Ferguson revealed producers were once brewing a spinoff idea with Eric Stonestreet that ultimately did not work out.
Their Own Little Reboot
When People caught up with Ariel Winter, she laughed off any formal Modern-Family reboot talk, pointing out that she and Nolan Gould — her onscreen sitcom costar — are already real roommates in real-life, seeing each other every day.
Winter even admitted the two of them have considered giving audiences a peek into their current life, because their nights watching Temptation Island together are so hilarious and funny that it would make for great reality TV entertainment — and honestly, living together sounds like the best unscripted show nobody asked for.
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Ariel Winter Workman |
| Date of Birth | January 28, 1998 |
| Age | 28 years old |
| Birthplace | Fairfax, Virginia, USA |
| Profession | Actress |
| Known For | Modern Family (Alex Dunphy) |
| Years Active | 2002 – Present |
| Current City | Los Angeles, California |
| Former Partner | Luke Benward |
| Roommate | Nolan Gould |
Life Imitating Art
In an interview published on May 18, Ariel told People that the 28-year-old has been spending more time out here in Los Angeles, where she and Nolan rent a house and live as real roommates — and before you worry that this sounds like a fictional Modern-Family reboot, she added and noted it is very much their actual day-to-day life.
The two sitcom costars are simply living together and seeing each other every day, giving audiences something far more entertained-worthy than the Dunphy family’s reality TV show ever did, because this little slice of real television family show energy needs no script.
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A Bond Built Before They Were Famous
Created by Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan, Modern-Family became the most-watched comedy on ABC, a hugely successful sitcom that won 22 Emmys and earned 85 nominations.
At the heart of it were Winter, now 28, and Gould, now 27, who met as two wide-eyed kids aged just 11 and 10 years old during the first season, playing the younger siblings of the Dunphy family alongside dad Phil (Ty Burrell), mom Claire (Julie Bowen), and older sis Haley (Sarah Hyland).
While there has been no spinoff or reboot beyond a few commercials where cast members reprised their roles, Jesse Tyler Ferguson did reveal that producers were brewing the idea of a spinoff with Eric Stanistreet, though it ended up not working out as Ferguson chose to pursue other projects — and the real bond the show built between its cast never needed a sequel to prove itself.
