Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello were together for nearly a decade when they announced their divorce in July 2023. At the time, the pair didn’t explain the reason for their shocking split. Six months since then, the Modern Family actress has now broken her silence on her separation from the True Blood star. While talking with the Spanish-language newspaper El País, Vergara explained she and Manganiello went their separate ways over one issue they just couldn’t move past.
Why Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello Split
Vergara and Manganiello divorced over being in different stages of their lives. The America’s Got Talent host, who is 51 years old, made it clear that she didn’t want any more kids. She welcomed her first and only child, Manolo Gonzalez Vergara, with her first husband, Joe Gonzalez, in 1991. Since her son is fully grown, Vergara feels like she’s at that point in her life to become a grandmother.
When my son becomes a dad, let him bring the baby to me for a while and then I’ll give it back to him and go on with my life.
Sofia Vergara
On the other hand, Manganiello, who is 47 years old, doesn’t have any kids of his own. Since he wishes to become a father one day, Manganiello and Vergara knew their marriage would ultimately end over having different views on the topic.
My marriage broke up because my husband was younger; he wanted to have kids and I didn’t want to be an old mom. I feel it’s not fair to the baby. I respect whoever does it, but that’s not for me anymore.
Sofia Vergara
As for whether Vergara will ever date again, the actress revealed she’s open to finding love as long as he comes “with [his own] children.”
Although Vergara was briefly linked to Dr. Justin Saliman in the fall, it appears the pair are no longer together. While promoting her new Netflix series Griselda on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon earlier this week, Vergara confirmed she was single and eager to jump back into the dating pool.