Sofia Vergara: two marriages, two divorces, and complicated relationships
10 july 2025 в 23:13
Sofia Vergara is not only a beloved actress and judge on «America's Got Talent», - but also has a highly publicized personal life. The 53-year-old star has been married twice: first to her high school sweetheart Joe Gonzalez, 54, and then to actor Joe Manganiello, 48. Sofia and Joe were married for seven years before announcing their divorce in July 2023.
«We have made the difficult decision to divorce», - the couple said in a joint statement to Page Six. «As two people who love and care for each other very much, we politely ask for respect for our privacy at this time as we transition into this new phase of our lives». A few days later, Joe filed for divorce, citing «irreconcilable differences».
According to court documents obtained by HollywoodLife, they had a prenuptial agreement. Both agreed to keep their individual assets and pay their own legal fees. Sources close to the couple told Page Six that the split was mainly caused by different views on expanding their family. Joe reportedly wanted children, while Sofia was not interested.
Learn more about Sofia’s two ex-husbands and the marriages she shared with each of them below.
Sofia and Joe first met through her former co-star Jesse Tyler Ferguson at a White House Correspondents' Association dinner in 2014. At the time, she was engaged to Nick Loeb, but they broke up a few weeks after the event. Joe reflected on how captivated he was by Sofia at the event in an interview shortly thereafter.
The couple went on their first date in 2014. The event took place in New Orleans, Louisiana, where Sofia was filming «Hot Pursuit» at the time. «I said, 'I'm going to New Orleans. If you’re not free, I’ll just sightsee, but I’ll be there and if you’re free, I can invite you out,'» Joe recalled on Jesse Kagle’s show. «She said, 'You're crazy.' I said, 'See you next week.'»
The relationship was confirmed to the world in August 2014 when Sofia spoke highly of her new beau. «You know, I’m just having a great time and it’s a special time in my life, and I’m trying not to think too much about it. It’s something very new, so we will see what happens», - she said in an interview with Extra, adding that she introduced Joe to her family in Miami, Florida. When asked if she approved of him, she asked, «What's not to approve of?»
Sofia and Joe moved in together by November 2014 and got engaged in December 2014 after he proposed. They tied the knot on November 22, 2015, in front of family and friends at The Breakers resort in Palm Beach, Florida. Sofia posted a gorgeous wedding photo with them at the altar on Instagram. «Goodnight. Thank you», - she captioned the post.
They continued to make their red carpet debut as a married couple in December 2015 at the premiere of «Star Wars: The Force Awakens» and attended many other events together throughout their years together. Admiring his wife in 2020, Joe said it didn’t take him long to realize that he could «trust» her.
Sofia and Joe officially announced their split in July 2023, and a source told Page Six that they had been «drifting apart» before making the difficult decision to go their separate ways. «Sofia and Joe have been drifting apart for a long time and are now taking some distance from each other to think about their future», - the source said.
Before Sofia married her second husband, she was married to her first husband, whose name was also Joe. She was just 18 when she said «I do» to her first spouse in 1990. Although their marriage lasted only two years, they welcomed their son, Manolo Gonzalez Vergara, in 1991, a year before their divorce. Very little is publicly known about their love story, as it happened before Sofia broke into the film and television industry, but Manolo, who is her only child, has repeatedly spoken about his father on social media. One example is in June 2017 when he wished him a Happy Father’s Day on Instagram
«We have made the difficult decision to divorce», - the couple said in a joint statement to Page Six. «As two people who love and care for each other very much, we politely ask for respect for our privacy at this time as we transition into this new phase of our lives». A few days later, Joe filed for divorce, citing «irreconcilable differences».
According to court documents obtained by HollywoodLife, they had a prenuptial agreement. Both agreed to keep their individual assets and pay their own legal fees. Sources close to the couple told Page Six that the split was mainly caused by different views on expanding their family. Joe reportedly wanted children, while Sofia was not interested.
Learn more about Sofia’s two ex-husbands and the marriages she shared with each of them below.
Sofia and Joe first met through her former co-star Jesse Tyler Ferguson at a White House Correspondents' Association dinner in 2014. At the time, she was engaged to Nick Loeb, but they broke up a few weeks after the event. Joe reflected on how captivated he was by Sofia at the event in an interview shortly thereafter.
The couple went on their first date in 2014. The event took place in New Orleans, Louisiana, where Sofia was filming «Hot Pursuit» at the time. «I said, 'I'm going to New Orleans. If you’re not free, I’ll just sightsee, but I’ll be there and if you’re free, I can invite you out,'» Joe recalled on Jesse Kagle’s show. «She said, 'You're crazy.' I said, 'See you next week.'»
The relationship was confirmed to the world in August 2014 when Sofia spoke highly of her new beau. «You know, I’m just having a great time and it’s a special time in my life, and I’m trying not to think too much about it. It’s something very new, so we will see what happens», - she said in an interview with Extra, adding that she introduced Joe to her family in Miami, Florida. When asked if she approved of him, she asked, «What's not to approve of?»
Sofia and Joe moved in together by November 2014 and got engaged in December 2014 after he proposed. They tied the knot on November 22, 2015, in front of family and friends at The Breakers resort in Palm Beach, Florida. Sofia posted a gorgeous wedding photo with them at the altar on Instagram. «Goodnight. Thank you», - she captioned the post.
They continued to make their red carpet debut as a married couple in December 2015 at the premiere of «Star Wars: The Force Awakens» and attended many other events together throughout their years together. Admiring his wife in 2020, Joe said it didn’t take him long to realize that he could «trust» her.
Sofia and Joe officially announced their split in July 2023, and a source told Page Six that they had been «drifting apart» before making the difficult decision to go their separate ways. «Sofia and Joe have been drifting apart for a long time and are now taking some distance from each other to think about their future», - the source said.
Before Sofia married her second husband, she was married to her first husband, whose name was also Joe. She was just 18 when she said «I do» to her first spouse in 1990. Although their marriage lasted only two years, they welcomed their son, Manolo Gonzalez Vergara, in 1991, a year before their divorce. Very little is publicly known about their love story, as it happened before Sofia broke into the film and television industry, but Manolo, who is her only child, has repeatedly spoken about his father on social media. One example is in June 2017 when he wished him a Happy Father’s Day on Instagram
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