Modern family actress Ariel Winter has reportedly split from her boyfriend of six years.
The 28-year-old performer called it quits with 31-year-old Luke Benward in August 2025, People claimed on Thursday.
‘They just realized after almost six years that they were better as friends,’ a source told People.
Winter and Benward have ‘tons of love still there between them,’ the source added. ‘They are still best friends and share the pups, so everything is really good.’
He has not appeared on her Instagram pages since last year and their last public outing was in July 2025.
The two dramatically moved out of Los Angeles four years ago for a quieter life in Tennessee.
Modern family actress Ariel Winter has reportedly split from her boyfriend of six years
The 28-year-old performer called it quits with 31-year-old Luke Benward in August 2025, People claimed on Thursday. Seen in 2021
Winter frequently praised Benward as her ‘safe space’ and credited their long-term friendship as the foundation for their partnership.
She credited him for helping her through the ‘difficult times’ during the 2020 pandemic.
Winter has also called him her ‘guiding light’ through tough days as she battled stress from fame.
They were friends for years before they began dating in late 2019. She has said going from friends to lovers was the ‘best thing ever.’
Winter has been working on a new Disney project.
She is again voicing the character of Princess Sofia for the new film Sofia The First: Royal Magic.
She’s been the character for a Disney TV show since 2012.
She thanked the creator of Sofia The First, Craig Gerber, in a May 7 Instagram post saying he ‘honored me 15 years ago by casting me as Sofia.’
‘They just realized after almost six years that they were better as friends,’ a source told People Winter still thinks Benward is ‘the best.’ Seen in 2024
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