Modern Family’s Ariel Winter Is Nolan Gould’s Roommate After Breakup

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These Modern Family costars are now modern-day roommates.

Just four days after confirming her split from boyfriend Luke Benward, whom she’d lived with in Nashville since 2022, Ariel Winter shared that her former onscreen brother, Nolan Gould, is now her roommate in Los Angeles.

Ariel recently shared with People magazine that she and her Modern Family co-star, Nolan Gould, are actually roommates. She joked that she gets asked all the time about a Modern Family reboot, but they’re already living together in real life!

The 28-year-old described their living situation as similar to a small-scale version of the TV show Modern Family, saying they see each other every day.

Ariel believes people would enjoy watching her and Nolan’s real life just as much as they enjoyed watching the fictional Dunphy family on their reality TV show.

Honestly, it’s really funny when we watch shows like Temptation Island together at night,” she said. “We’ve considered sharing that with others because we think people would enjoy it.

Before giving her address to the 27-year-old, Ariel—who recently mentioned she and her ex remain close friends—had described her strong relationship with her co-star, who plays her brother on screen.

In May 2025, she told People magazine that she and Nolan are very close. He played her younger brother in a project, and they remain best friends.

Ariel also formed close bonds with her fellow actors, such as Julie Bowen, Sofía Vergara, and Jesse Tyler Ferguson.

She described the cast as a true family, and admitted it was difficult when the show ended in 2020. It felt strange realizing they wouldn’t see each other regularly anymore, like suddenly realizing, ‘We won’t be together on set every Monday?’

And now Ariel gets to have a piece of that family with her every day.

She and Nolan aren’t the only celebrities who’ve lived with another famous person. Here are some other well-known stars who were once roommates.

After ending her relationship with her boyfriend of many years, Luke Benward, and leaving Nashville, the Modern Family actress, Ariel Winter, moved in with her television brother in Los Angeles.

She shared with People magazine in May 2026 that she’s actually living with her Modern Family co-star, Nolan Gould. She says people often ask if the show will return, but the two are genuinely roommates in real life, which is a funny situation.

She described their living situation as being similar to a small-scale version of the TV show Modern Family, saying they see each other daily.

Lola Tung, known for The Summer I Turned Pretty, and Joshua Bassett, from High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, lived together when Joshua first moved to Southern California.

The 23-year-old explained on TikTok that she and Matthew, her first roommate in Los Angeles, are now very close, like best friends.

The actress and model became BFFS when they shared a dorm at USC in Los Angeles. Fight on ladies! 

It’s surprising to learn that these two actors actually lived together when they were first starting out. Jamie Dornan recalled on Live With Kelly and Michael in 2015 that when the agency sent them audition scripts, he received a much larger stack – around 25 – compared to just three that his roommate received.

The Beverly Hills, 90210 star shared in his memoir that he and the Oscar-winning actor were very poor in the ’90s, surviving on a diet of instant ramen, cheap beer sold in plain white cans, and Marlboro Light cigarettes.

Cole Sprouse and Madelaine Petsch, who play characters on Riverdale, are close friends off-screen as well! When the show was filmed in Vancouver, Cole Sprouse and Madelaine Petsch shared a place in Los Angeles. Madelaine Petsch has also lived with Cole Sprouse at other times.

Ryan Seacrest, the host of American Idol, and Jared Padalecki, known for Supernatural, once shared a home in Los Angeles. During an appearance on Live With Kelly and Ryan in 2017, Padalecki and Seacrest reminisced about a party they threw in their apartment, sparked by their discovery of a nearby Chinese restaurant that offered free crushed ice. Seacrest playfully noted that Padalecki was successful with women then, just as he is now.

Before they became famous on shows like Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and Broad City, the two actresses lived together in New York City while starting their careers.

When Ryan Gosling and Justin Timberlake were both on The Mickey Mouse Club, Gosling lived with Timberlake and his family because his mother was still working and living in Canada.

According to series creator Ryan Murphy, actor Powell got his big break on Scream Queens because he was living with Glee star at the time.

Ryan Murphy shared that his co-creator, Ian Brennan, suggested Glen Powell for a role. Brennan had met Powell through a mutual friend, Chord Overstreet, and was impressed by his improvisational skills. Murphy then met Powell, who immediately loved the script. Murphy described Powell’s reaction as if he’d been searching for the part his whole life.

Before becoming famous comedians, the director and star of Funny People shared a modest apartment in the San Fernando Valley, costing $900 a month. Even after Adam Sandler moved to New York City for Saturday Night Live, he kept paying his share of the rent, worried he might lose his job.

Even though they only planned to live together briefly before filming the 2010 movie Blue Valentine, the actors connected so well they ended up living together for a full month.

On the set of Parenthood, Mae Whitman and Matt Heizer are colleagues, but off-set, they’re roommates and close friends. Whitman shared with Glamour that she hopes to live near Heizer for the rest of her life and for their families to remain close as they age.

The actor from Bridesmaids stayed with the How I Met Your Mother star’s house while filming a movie in Los Angeles.

Ewan McGregor, known for his roles in Obi-Wan Kenobi and Fantastic Beasts, and Jude Law shared a room together in London when they were starting out as actors. They later became business partners and co-founded a production company.

When filming for the first season started, the main male actors from Gossip Girl decided to live together in an apartment in New York City.

They met while on vacation in Italy and quickly became friends, sharing a passion for acting. Soon after, they both moved to Los Angeles to pursue their dreams.

During a 2013 appearance on Watch What Happens Live, actress Lauren Graham shared a story about a time she and Connie Britton lived together in an unfurnished house. She explained they were so broke, they practically lived on Rice Krispies Treats!

The singer, known for “Straight Up,” happily hosted the former American Idol judge at her home for more than a year.

The Vanderpump Rules star shared on Watch What Happens Live that she used to live with the Magic Mike star. It makes you wonder who was the most popular one back then!

The Hollywood actors lived together for three years in the ’80s. 

The two actors lived together while studying at SUNY Purchase in New York City.

More SUNY Purchase roommates! The actresses bunked together while studying in college.  

These two actors have known each other for a long time! They grew up in the same town and later chose to live together while also participating in the same acting workshop.

You know, it’s funny how connections happen! I recently learned that before they became a famous director-actor duo, they actually lived together as roommates way back when they were students at the University of Texas. It just goes to show you never know where you’ll meet your future collaborators!

The former vice president was roommates at Harvard University with the award-winning actor.

Back in the 1960s, the Hollywood A-listers called each other roommates.

Before he became famous, Hackman let the actor from Meet the Fockers stay at his place, even offering him a place to sleep on the floor.

The late-night host and Larry David from Curb Your Enthusiasm were roommates in Chicago and started a business taking care of pets to earn some extra income.

The comedian and the shoe designer were high school classmates and later shared an apartment together in New York City’s Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood.

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