Sofia Vergara And joe manganiello They were married for seven years before their shocking split.
The former couple first met at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in May 2014 spider man reached out to the actor jesse tyler ferguson Asking for Vergara’s number after breaking off their engagement nick loeb. Although she was initially hesitant to pursue a relationship with Manganiello, Vergara eventually agreed to share her contact information – and the two began dating shortly thereafter.
After six months of dating, Manganiello proposed to the Colombian-American actress on December 24, 2014. got married In a lavish ceremony in Palm Beach, Florida in November 2015.
Vergara and Manganiello had no children during their marriage, which ended after about eight years.
Here’s everything you need to know about Vergara and Manganiello’s split.
Vergara and Manganiello announced their decision to divorce on July 17, 2023, after seven years of marriage.
“We have made the difficult decision to divorce,” they said in a statement. page six In those days. “As two people who love and care for each other very much, we politely ask that our privacy be respected at this time as we enter this new phase of our lives.”
Magic Mike The actor officially filed for divorce on July 19, 2023, citing “irreconcilable differences.” They have listed the date of separation as July 2, 2023 in the filing.
At the time of their separation, Vergara and Manganiello did not publicly reveal the specific reasons behind their split. However, a source said People They “were separated for some time” and “trying to work things out, but they’re focusing on different areas of their lives.”
“They definitely love each other and respect each other, but once the initial passion wears off and other areas get in the way, small differences become bigger,” the source said.
Another source claimed that they had been arguing over small things for months.
Meanwhile, a separate insider said disagreements over having kids contributed to their split.
In an interview with a Spanish newspaper in 2024 el paisThe America’s Got Talent The judge shared his explanation as to why his marriage with Manganiello ended.
Vergara said, “My marriage broke up because my husband was young; he wanted to have kids and I didn’t want to be an old mother.” “I think it’s not fair to the child. I respect whoever does this, but it’s not for me anymore.”
Vergara and Manganiello finalized their divorce on April 5, 2024.
In response to Vergara’s comments, Manganiello explained men’s journal“That’s simply not true.”
How I Met Your Mother The actor said he wanted to have children with Vergara and that they “tried to have a family for the first year and a half,” but “essentially everything didn’t work out.”
“We had a big conversation right out of the gate during the first month of dating,” she explains. “I said, ‘If you’re done with the kids, I understand. Just tell me, and I’ll know what it is, and that’s OK.’ But it was not so with him. And I swore to him that if it didn’t work I would never leave.”
Manganiello attributed the end of their marriage to growing distance, saying, “Sometimes, it just happens.”
More recently, Manganiello addressed their divorce in his memoir, BloodinessHe revealed he battled a serious autoimmune disease during his marriage modern Family Actress.
“As I stood there watching [Bubbles, his dog]Two things dawned on me: first, my marriage was over; Second, perhaps my life would have been more productive if I had been public about my condition,” he wrote. “I had come to understand that there were aspects of my life that were more important than acting.”
According to Manganiello, his relationship with Vergara was emotionally distant, alleging that Vergara refused to hug him or show him affection. He also claimed that his ex-wife made fun of Bubbles, whom he had adopted, during a period when he was experiencing suicidal thoughts.
Following Manganiello’s claims in his memoir, griselda The actress reposted a cryptic message from her son, ManoloAbout dealing with narcissistic people.
“Remember kids…it doesn’t matter how much you do [a narcissist],” the post reads. “They’ll be mad at you for it and nothing will ever be enough, and they’ll always try to somehow paint you as the bad guy.”
While Vergara did not explicitly identify Manganiello as his subject, true Blood The actor responded during an appearance cbs morningSaying that “Whoever said that should read the book first and understand what the book is really about, because it’s not about that.”
“It’s about the pain that I went through,” Manganiello said.