Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello’s divorce was one of the most surprising separations in 2023, as the couple was not only one of the most loved by the public but also one of the most solid marriages in Hollywood.
For that reason, when both announced through their social networks that they had decided to end their relationship due to “irreconcilable differences,” we all knew that, behind that explanation, there was actually much more hidden.
We had to wait several months to finally know the main reason that drove the couple to end, as Sofia herself decided to break the silence and reveal the cause of their divorce, ending the gossip and rumors.
The Colombian actress explained in an interview for the newspaper El País that the end of her marriage with Joe had nothing to do with her ex-husband’s sobriety but with the future plans they each had and the direction in which they wanted the relationship to go, which were completely different.
Sofia commented that after seven years of marriage, Manganiello had intentions of becoming a father, while she considered her motherhood to be in the past.
“I’m a newly divorced woman from my second husband, who I was with for ten years. My marriage broke up because my husband was younger, he wanted to have children, and I didn’t want to be an old mum. I feel it’s not fair to the baby,” she said.
In this way, she confirmed that despite the great love that existed between them, the age difference and the desire to grow a family were the causes of the end of their relationship.
Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello’s Love Story
Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello’s love affair was almost at first sight, as he was smitten as soon as he met her, even though Vergara was engaged to Nick Loeb. The connection was so obvious, that within a couple of weeks of Sofia ending her relationship, Joe did everything he could to get her number and get in touch with her.
That’s how they started talking, and Joe realized he wanted to be with the actress. “I knew quickly that I could trust her, and she knew quickly that she could trust me. And we’re both the kind of people who can put the other person ahead of ourselves (…) I was able to put her wishes before my own, whatever they were, and she was able to do the same. Once you have that, you don’t let go,” Joe told People magazine in 2020.
In September 2014, they made their first official appearance as a couple on the red carpet of the Primetime Emmy Awards, and since then, they became one of Hollywood’s most beloved couples. In late 2014, Joe Manganiello proposed to Sofia Vergara, and in November 2015, they tied the knot in a lavish ceremony in Palm Beach.
This story was published in Spanish by Mariana Martell in Cultura Colectiva
