‘American drama queen’ reveals the reason for divorcing her young husband after 7 years of marriage and a decade of togetherness

In a recent interview in El País newspaper , Sofia Vergara first talked about the reason for breaking up with actor Joe Manganiello last year after 7 years of marriage and a decade of togetherness. “I recently divorced my second husband, who had been with me for nearly 10 years. The marriage broke up because he was younger than me. He wanted children and I didn’t want to become an old mother,” Sofia Vergara said.

Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello. Photo: FilmMagic

Sofia Vergara has a 32-year-old son from her first marriage and does not wish to have more children. The Modern Family actress said: “I feel like giving birth at an old age would be unfair to a child. I respect anyone who does that, but it’s not right for me anymore. I gave birth to my son in At the age of 19, my child is now 32 years old. I’m looking forward to becoming a grandmother, not a mother.”

The American TV star said she almost entered menopause at the age of 50. Now she can only support her son in taking care of his grandchildren for a while and then live her life, not wanting to return to her childhood. petty.

Sofia Vergara said she is no longer suitable to have children in her fifties. Photo: Instagram

In July 2023, Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello announced their divorce: “We have made the difficult decision to separate. We still love and care for each other very much, and we hope to respect our privacy. during this time while both are adjusting to their new lives.”

Sofía Vergara married actor Magic Mike in 2015 in a lavish wedding ceremony in Palm Beach after a year of meeting. During 7 years of marriage, the star couple has always been together, supporting both work and life. Sofia and her husband were once praised as one of the most beautiful star couples in the American entertainment industry.

Before marrying Joe Manganiello, Sofía Vergara was engaged to businessman Nick Loeb, three years younger. The two, who had planned to have children, went through in vitro fertilization of two embryos. However, they annulled their marriage in 2014. Two years later, Nick Loeb filed a lawsuit demanding that Sofía Vergara allow the two embryos to be born, but lost the lawsuit because the actress objected.

Sofía Vergara was born in 1972 in Colombia. She has been modeling in Colombia since she was a teenager. After her brother was murdered, Sofía moved to Florida, USA to stay with her cousin to find a new, stable life. In the early 2000s, Sofía began her acting career in America. She became famous when participating in the TV series Modern Family in 2009. Her role as Gloria in this popular comedy series brought Sofia 4 Golden Globe nominations, 4 Primetime Emmy nominations and 7 Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations. For many consecutive years, Sofia has been the highest paid American television actress. Since 2018, she has been paid $500,000 for each episode of Modern Family. In addition to her acting career, Sofia films commercials and runs her own fashion line. Her assets are currently about 180 million USD.