‘That’s part of being a movie star’

Sofia Vergara is trustworthy about how she processed her high-profile divorce from actor Joe Manganiello, revealing that the expertise was in some methods predictable, but in addition, shocking. 

Of the general public’s curiosity, Vergara stated it was par for the course. “You’re out there. People know. That’s part of being a celebrity. I knew it was going to happen. You can’t hide those things,” she shared on “CBS News Sunday Morning.”

Elaborating on how she dealt with that sort of consideration, Vergara admitted, “It wasn’t bad.”

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Sofia Vergara opened up about her divorce from actor Joe Manganiello. The couple was married for seven years. (Carlos Alvarez/WireImage/Getty Imagaes)

“I have to say the press was very respectful and very nice,” she added. “I thought they were gonna invent more things, you know how it usually is. And I was surprised,” she stated. “They kind of like just said what it was and that was it.”

But it could be remiss of Vergara to not acknowledge the gravity of her state of affairs. “I’ve had a very interesting year,” Vergara informed People journal in November 2023. “I don’t want to say ‘bad’ or anything like that, but it’s been very interesting and very difficult.”

Sofia Vergara beforehand shared that her 2023 had been “very difficult.” (Angela Weiss/AFP through Getty Images)

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“I went through a divorce this year, the SAG strike that went on for so long,” she famous. “I’ve seen my friends struggle – some had to take their kids out of their schools or had problems with their mortgages, so it’s been a weird, weird year.”

“It’s not like it’s bad,” she clarified. “I think all the things are resolving, everything is going to be OK and I’m very excited for next year.” 

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Sofia Vergara’s new present “Griselda” premieres on Jan. 25. (Jemal Countess/GA/The Hollywood Reporter through Getty Images)

With her new present “Griselda” on the horizon, premiering in late January on Netflix, the “Modern Family” star additionally might need a new love connection. She has been noticed with orthopedic surgeon Justin Saliman on a number of events since her breakup with Manganiello. Vergara alluded to this in her interview with CBS, telling this system, “I’ve been moving on.”

Both Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello listed “irreconcilable differences” as their foundation for divorce in papers obtained by Fox News Digital. (Presley Ann/Getty Images)

Manganiello initially filed for divorce from Vergara, 51, in July after seven years of marriage. According to paperwork obtained by Fox News Digital, a date of separation was famous as July 2. Both actors cited “irreconcilable differences” as grounds for the cut up.

“We have made the difficult decision to divorce,” the couple stated in a assertion shared with 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.”

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In August, Vergara requested the courts that the couple’s prenuptial settlement be honored.