Sofia Vergara Admits She Was ‘Surprised’ By Media Reaction To Her Divorce

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Sofia Vergara anticipated a flurry of press when she introduced her divorce from Joe Manganiello final 12 months, however what she obtained as a substitute shocked her.

“You can’t hide those things,” Vergara stated of her break up in an interview with “CBS Sunday Morning” over the weekend.

But fortunately, the media response “wasn’t bad.”

“I have to say the press was very respectful and very nice, and I thought that they were going to invent more things. You know, how it usually is,” the “Modern Family” actor stated. “I was surprised that they kind of just said what it was, and that was it. You know, I’ve been moving on.”

Manganiello and Vergara started courting in 2014, they usually tied the knot the next 12 months. The two introduced they’d made the “difficult decision to divorce” in July 2023.

“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,” they stated in a joint assertion to People journal.

In November, Vergara opened up about her “very difficult” 12 months in an interview with People, however informed the outlet that she was wanting ahead to 2024.

“I’ve had a very interesting year,” Vergara stated. “I don’t want to say ‘bad’ or anything like that, but it’s been very interesting and very difficult.”

“I went through a divorce this year, the SAG strike that went on for so long,” she added.

Manganiello and Vergara, seen here at the 2023 Vanity Fair Oscar part in Beverly Hills, California, divorced in July last year.
Manganiello and Vergara, seen right here on the 2023 Vanity Fair Oscar half in Beverly Hills, California, divorced in July final 12 months.
Amy Sussman by way of Getty Images

After a turbulent 2023, Vergara introduced this week that she is again on the courting market and has seemingly zeroed in on one particular market: New York City.

“Who doesn’t love New York City? The people, it’s the energy,” the “Griselda” star stated throughout an look on “The Tonight Show” with Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday. “I think that you have more options with men, also.”

“I’m single now, so in New York there’s more people. There’s not only actors or writers or directors, I think there’s, like a bigger [pool]. I’m going to spend more time in New York,” she stated to cheers from the viewers.

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