On “Modern Family,” Julie Bowen played a mom of three who had it all.
Her character, Claire Dunphy, juggled motherhood, a thriving career, and a fun social life.
In real life, though, Bowen found things tougher.
“I don’t know how those people stay in business when they just totally fabricate stories.
But a few nasty rumors were a walk in the park compared to some of Bowen’s other tragedies.
Speaking on her"Quitters"podcast in 2022, Bowen confirmed she developed anorexia.
“I was a very depressed and anxious teenager and I felt a lot of shame about my body.
“I didn’t have time for anxiety anymore.
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“I’m like, ‘I don’t belong here,'” she added.
They sent me out on comedy auditions.
“But Bowen credited her team for giving her the confidence to flex her comedy muscles.
Though claimed in court documents that they’d been separated for a year prior.
The two finalized their divorce seven months later.
In November 2017, the “Hysteria!”
“I’ve spent a lot of time in excellent therapy and butting heads is part of life.
Being perfect is not a good model for your children,” she toldUs Weekly.
Bowen also suggested their split took a financial toll on her despite making millions from “Modern Family.”
“A lot of my cast mates were like, ‘Maybe I’ll buy an island!’
and I was like, ‘Huh, I am not going to be doing that.”
Bowen also confessed her boys don’t open up to her a lot about serious topics.
“Basically, I’m in the desert right now.
It’s like I got dumped by three guys I was madly in love with.
I’m like, ‘Hey, I’m right in the kitchen,’ and they never show up.
John and Gus will forget me,” she recalled, thinking of her newborn twins.
