Gorgeous exes Joe Manganiello and Sofia Vergara have been over for a few months now. I have wept, and there are no more tears left to cry. When the news broke in July, there had been rampant speculation over what caused their break up. But now, Sofia has publicly spoken about why they decided to call it quits on their genetically blessed relationship. It’s good to know for real, isn’t it?
In an interview with the Spanish newspaper El Pais, Sofia said that their 10-year age gap and their differing view on children created a bit of an issue.
“Well, I’m newly divorced from my second husband, who I was with for 10 years. My marriage broke up because my husband was younger,” the 51-year-old explained.
“He wanted to have kids and I didn’t want to be an old mum. I feel it’s not fair to the baby. I respect whoever does it, but that’s not for me anymore.
“I had a son at 19, who is now 32, and I’m ready to be a grandmother, not a mother. So, if love comes along, he has to come with [his own] children. I’m almost in menopause; it’s the natural way of things. 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; that’s what I have to do.”
In November 2023, days after the hot-as-hell couple told the world via a statement that they were ending their seven-year marriage, gossip goblins TMZ claimed to have gotten hold of Sofia and Joe’s divorce papers.
Dang, they certainly don’t fuck around, do they?
In court docs obtained by TMZ, the Magic Mike star cited “irreconcilable differences” (don’t they all?) as the reason for their split.
What exactly were those differences? Well, they’re exactly what Sofia said in her latest interview.
According to the documents, the biggest one of all is that Joe wanted to have kids but Sofia did not as she already has an adult son, Manolo Gonzalez Vergara.
The documents also revealed that the couple have a $100 million prenup in place which “protects the assets they’ve both accumulated during their married years.”
A source told the outlet that Sofia has no plans to contest the agreement, which she reportedly had him sign prior to their nuptials back in 2015.
In their statement to Page Six, the couple wrote:
“We have made the difficult decision to divorce. As two people that love and care for one another very much, we politely ask for respect of our privacy at this time as we navigate this new phase of our lives.”
Shortly after, a source spilled the tea to the publication, writing: “Sofía and Joe have been growing apart for a while now and are taking some distance from each other to contemplate their future.”
Fans had speculated for a while the couple had split, based on their social media activity.
Sofia spent some time living her best life in Italy with a bunch of girlfriends to celebrate her 51st birthday sans Joe and, perhaps more tellingly, sans wedding ring.
Fans’ eyebrows were raised when Sofia posted a photo while on vacay with the interestingly worded caption: “When life gives u lemons u come to Italy to squeeze them.”
AKA when you’re going through hell in your marriage, fuck off to Italy to enjoy some sunshine and Aperol spritzes with your besties to cure your blues.
One fan commented, “Is anyone else wondering where’s Joe?” while another said, “Wondering where her husband is, he hasn’t shown up in any of the photos of videos.”
Manganiello also made things suss by posting a birthday tribute to his wife on his own Instagram that simply read: “!!Feliz Cumpleaños Sofía!!!” (“Happy Birthday Sofía” in Spanish.)
When it was first posted, fans voiced their suspicions in the comments.
“Am I the only one who doesn’t like the way it sounds? ‘Sofía’ …. not even ‘ My love, My beloved wife,’” one fan commented. Another wrote: “Joe, I hope you guys are ok, that was a very different (cold) happy birthday wish to your wife, compare[d] to previous ones!”
Meanwhile, another source told the publication: “At the start of Sofia’s big birthday trip those close to her were explaining away Joe’s absence with the excuse that he was busy filming back on the East Coast; that excuse barely held up due to the writers strike, but once the actor’s strike took effect, he could have been on the first flight… and he quite clearly is not.
“So now no one out there with her is even attempting to pretend that it’s not over. It’s over. It’s done.”
Sofia Vergara and Joe Mangainello got hitched in a lavish Palm Beach ceremony in November 2015.
Around 400 guests were in attendance, which included Sofia’s Mordern Family co-stars Ariel Winter, Ed O’Neill, Eric Stonestreet, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Julie Bowen, Sarah Hyland and Ty Burrell, as well as Manganiello’s True Blood co-stars Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer.
We’ll miss their smoking hot couple selfies.
