Joe Manganiello Gives Rare Quotes About Ex Sofia Vergara: Revisit Their Romance

ET is taking a look back at the romance of Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello.
For many fans, Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello’s love story was one straight out of a Hollywood movie — which is why it was so surprising when news broke in July 2023 that the Modern Family star and True Blood actor were getting divorced after seven years of marriage.

“We have made the difficult decision to divorce. 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,” Sofia and Joe said in a joint statement at the time.

Before finalizing their divorce in April 2024, the pair’s love story began a decade prior in 2014, and after a whirlwind romance, they got engaged after six months of dating. By late 2015, Sofia and Joe became husband and wife and were seemingly couple goals ever since.

However, a source told ET just after their split, “Sofia and Joe have been living separate lives… They have been spending time apart and focusing on themselves, their careers, and their loved ones.”

Since becoming officially single and dating other people, the former couple have spoken up about the reasons behind their divorce, with Joe most recently disputing Sofia’s claims that their relationship ended because he wanted children.

ET is taking a look back at their relationship from its early days to its eventual conclusion.

Joe first noticed Sofia at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in May of 2014. At the time, the Colombian actress was engaged to Nick Loeb. While he didn’t make a move and was respectful of her relationship status, Joe did admit — and was caught — checking Sofia’s famous derriere at the Bloomberg & Vanity Fair Cocktail after-party that night.

“I totally got busted. That was actually funny when we first started dating, months after that,” he told E! News. “We had talked, I guess, or kinda bumped into each other but we didn’t start dating until she was single. She had a boyfriend at that time.”