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Modern Family actress Sarah Hyland has taken out a restraining order against ex-boyfriend Matthew Prokop, claiming he choked and threatened her.
- news.com.au
- 24 Sep 2014
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Proud mum...Modern Family actress Julie Bowen has heaped praise on her TV daughter Sarah Hyland. Picture: Getty Source: Getty Images
MODERN Family star Julie Bowen has heaped praise on her TV daughter for the way she’s handling the drama surrounding an allegedly abusive ex.
Sarah Hyland was granted a temporary restraining order against Matthew Prokop after claiming he threatened her life and terrorised her verbally and physically during the last four years of their relationship.
BREAKS SILENCE: Sarah Hyland opens up on ‘abusive’ ex boyfriend
VIOLENT: Sarah Hyland ‘choked’ by ex-boyfriend Matt Prokop
Troubled...American actresss Sarah Hyland with her ex boyfriend Matthew Prokop. Picture: Instagram Source: Supplied
In court documents, Hyland reveals her TV mum Julie Bowen helped her end the relationship in May after Prokop, who briefly appeared on the show, pinned the actress against a car during an argument about her outfit, grabbed her throat and spat four-letter expletives at her.
Bowen reportedly agreed to pay a visit to her TV daughter’s home to help her “peacefully end the relationship” and urged Hyland to leave as Prokop allegedly lost his cool.
Caring ... Julie Bowen is a mother figure on screen and off. Source: AP
Now Bowen has opened up about the drama, revealing she was more than happy to come to her co-star’s aid, stating, “The reality is I’m just nosy. I stick my nose in anything and everything. I love my kids, my fake kids and my real kids, so if anyone needs help I’m a soft touch”.
Moving on...Sarah Hyland is doing great since she split with her ex says TV mum Julie Bowen. Picture: Michael Buckner/Getty Images Source: Getty Images
And the actress admits Hyland is in a much better place now the drama is behind her and Prokop has been ordered to stay away. Bowen tells Us Weekly, “Oh my God, Sarah is so great. She’s an angel. Just love her. I love her.
“I personally made a million dating mistakes when I was young... but I made them when I was young, didn’t get married, didn’t have babies, and moved on. I think that’s the time to make them.
“Your twenties are for really just effing up... and Sarah is not even 25; she’s already way ahead of where I ever was, so she’s in great shape... You can rebound and do great and I did, and she’s awesome and I’m awesome.”
