Ariel Winter Split From Luke Benward After Nearly 6 Years, Staying Best Friends

7 articles · Updated · PopCulture.com · May 18

August 2025 marked Ariel Winter and Luke Benward’s quiet breakup after nearly six years together, according to PEOPLE.
A source said they decided they were better as friends, with plenty of love remaining and the pair still sharing their dogs.
July 2025 was the couple’s last public sighting, at a screening of Don’t Log Off, the thriller they starred in and produced together.
March 2025 also brought a major personal shift for Winter, who said she was leaving Los Angeles after years of scrutiny over her body and appearance following her child-star fame on Modern Family.

Ariel Winter fled LA to escape scrutiny. Has her new life in Tennessee truly provided the healing and privacy she was desperately seeking?

They co-produced a film just before splitting. Did working together professionally seal the fate of their nearly six-year personal relationship?

As celebrities flee LA, are data privacy laws strong enough to stop the digital scrutiny that follows them to their new homes?