Sofia Vergara is not only a beloved actress and America’s Got Talent judge, but she’s also had a highly publicized love life. The 53-year-old star has been married twice: first to her high school sweetheart Joe Gonzalez, 54, and later to actor Joe Manganiello, 48. Sofía and Joe were married for seven years before announcing their split in July 2023.
“We have made the difficult decision to divorce,” the couple said in a joint statement to Page Six. “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.” Days later, Joe filed for divorce, citing “irreconcilable differences.”
According to court documents obtained by HollywoodLife, they had a prenup in place. Both agreed to retain their individual assets and cover their own legal fees. Sources close to the couple told Page Six the split was largely due to differing views on expanding their family. Joe reportedly wanted children, while Sofía was not interested.
Below, learn more about Sofía’s two ex-husbands and the marriages she shared with each of them.
Sofia and Joe first met through her former co-star, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, during the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in 2014. At the time, the former was engaged to Nick Loeb, but the two split a few weeks after the event. Joe reflected on how captivated he was by Sofia at the event, in an interview shortly after.
“There was a picture someone snapped at the White House Correspondents’ dinner where they caught me looking at Sofia Vergara’s butt,” he explained. “When you talk about being manipulated, that’s what I’m talking about. It’s like a moment of Zen. There is nothing in my brain. If only I could meditate that well. I don’t go after other people’s women. She’s got a guy. If she was single, I would be like, poof!”
Once word of Sofia and Nick’s split got around, Joe made his move by asking Jesse to ask Sofia for her phone number, and although she felt she wasn’t ready to date at the time, he eventually won her over. “When she broke up with her fiancé at the time, Joe — like, immediately, the moment it was out in the world — called me and was, like: ‘I need her number.’ And then I called Sofia and I was, like, ‘Can I give Joe your number?’ And she was, like, ‘Ay, no!’ … but like, wanting me to give the number: ‘Oh no, you go ahead, okay, okay.’ And so I did the number exchange and he took over from there,” Jesse said about the moment during an appearance on The Late Late Show with James Corden.
