"Modern Family" actress Ariel Winter seems to have declared her newfound freedom through a series of Instagram posts. This week, she had several cryptic posts on social media, hinting a possible split with her boyfriend of two years, Laurent Claude Gaudette.
Winter, 17, seemed to be getting overly emotional as she posted about her alleged new relationship status and starting a new chapter of her life. She talked about moving on, which made her fans think that she already parted ways with her boyfriend. Although she didn't elaborate on her Instagram posts, the messages clearly imply that she broke off with Gaudette, 18, according to Hollywood Life.
"In any given moment we have two options: to step forward into growth or to step back into safety," Winter mentioned psychologist Abraham Maslow in her Dec. 3 post. She captioned the post with, "Time to move forward, time to move on..."
On her latest Instagram post on Dec.7, Winter talked about the new chapter in her love life, adding that love doesn't die but simply evolves. Her social media posts are reportedly clues that the 17-year-old actress is now officially back in the market. Winter triggered speculations too when she shared a picture of Beyonce's "Single Ladies," captioning it with, "Start of a new week, start of a new chapter," Us Weekly reports.
Winter started dating Gaudette over two years ago after they met at the Teen Vogue Young Hollywood event in L.A. The couple seemed inseparable and had been pictured together a couple of times in Los Angeles. In April, they attended their prom together. Winter and Gaudette celebrated their two-year anniversary in October. They were also seen together for the last time at the LAX airport during the Thanksgiving weekend.
"It's so awesome to be in love with somebody who's so supportive and wonderful and just somebody who's also your best friend," Winter gushed about her boyfriend early in their relationship.