Ariel Winter addresses Levi Meaden 'proposal' photo
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"Modern Family" actress Ariel Winter with her boyfriend, actor Levi Meaden. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Ariel Winter is addressing speculation about her relationship with boyfriend Levi Meaden.
The 20-year-old actress tweeted Monday about a “pre proposal” with the Canadian actor.
“Levi ties my shoe after lunch and now it’s apparently a fun pre proposal for the cameras according to the internet????????” she wrote. “ dead.”
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She added, “Dude we didn’t even notice you until you jumped from behind a tree & just nope.”
Winter posted a similar message on Instagram stories.
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A photo of Meaden with his knees bent in front of Winter on a sidewalk had earlier popped up on a few websites.
A Twitter user replying to Winter’s tweet asked the actress about her 30-year-old significant other.
“Why are you getting him to tie your shoe? Are you that lazy and self entitled?” the person said.
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Winter had an explanation when she wrote back.
“Yup! Never learned how to tie my shoe:)))))))))) definitely not because my back had been hurting pretty bad for over a week and he was being incredibly sweet and helping me out,” Winter quipped.