The ‘Trendy Household’ actress intervened when her on-screen daughter wanted her assist off-screen.
Julie Bowen took her position as on-screen mom to her Trendy Household co-star Sarah Hyland simply as critically off-screen. Years in the past, Hyland was concerned in an emotionally and bodily abusive relationship that required police and authorized intervention. Bowen was there to assist Hyland go away the connection for good in 2014, together with testifying when wanted to corroborate Hyland’s claims. Bowen bore witness to a number of the abuse and its results.
“I used to be a accountable grownup that occurred to be round on the proper time,” Bowen stated on the June 3 episode of The Skinny Confidential Him & Her Podcast. “I imply, I am positive one other accountable grownup would have executed the very same factor. I simply love her.”
Bowen starred as Claire Dunphy on the ABC sitcom for 11 seasons, with Hyland taking part in her eldest daughter, Haley. She stated all the children, now largely adults, she took a maternal position to. “I have a look at all of them like my children,” she continued. “I really like them.”
Hyland was awarded a restraining order in opposition to her ex-boyfriend, Matthew Prokop, in 2014, after alleging Prokop bodily and verbally abused her throughout their relationship. She reported him coking her throughout a March 2014 incident and that he threatened her after they break up. He threatened to burn her home down and hurt her canine, and continued calling and sending harassing texts. He even threatened suicide. Hyland known as Bowen to come back over to her home after Prokop’s outburst, with Bowen advising her to go away for her security.
Prokop was not too long ago arrested in Texas. He was charged with home violence after reportedly threatening to smash his girlfriend’s cranium.
