Sofia Vergara is adamant about not having more children … and it ended her seven-year union with Joe Manganiello in 2023. In an interview published January 15, 2024, Vergara told Spain’s daily newspaper, El País, “My marriage broke up because my husband was younger; he wanted to have kids and I didn’t want to be an old mom. I feel it’s not fair to the baby.” The “Griselda” star added that she has “respect” for older moms, but “that’s not for me anymore.”
Furthermore, Vergara told El País that she was already prepared for the next chapter. As the actor reminded the outlet, her adult son, Manolo Gonzalez Vergara (whom she had during her first marriage to Joe Gonzalez), was of child-rearing age himself. “I had a son at 19, who is now 32, and I’m ready to be a grandmother, not a mother,” Vergara stated. “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.”
Following her separation from Gonzalez, Sofia raised Manolo by herself since birth, hustling to balance a burgeoning acting career and her son’s upbringing. It wasn’t easy, but as she told People in 2016, “When people compliment me on him, how well mannered, how charming, funny, and well-behaved he is, it makes all the sacrifices worthwhile.”
