Why Sofía Vergara didn’t think it was ‘fair’ to have children with ex Joe Manganiello

Sofía Vergara revealed why she didn’t deliberation it was “fair” to person children pinch her ex-husband Joe Manganiello.

“There’s things successful life that mightiness sound for illustration bully ideas, but they’re not,” nan “Modern Family” alum told People connected Wednesday.

“I was a mother already,” nan character explained, referencing her and her first hubby Joe Gonzalez’s 32-year-old son, Manolo Gonzalez Vergara.

“I cognize what it intends to beryllium a bully mother aliases to effort to beryllium nan champion mother that you can, and that takes a batch of sacrifices, takes a batch of energy,” she continued.

The 51-year-old added that, contempt her age, she could’ve managed to person different kid via “science” but yet it wasn’t successful her plans to raise a newborn.

“I wholly respect wherever anyone wants to beryllium a mom aft 50,” nan mom of 1 clarified. “I didn’t deliberation because of my career, nan measurement I unrecorded my life, nan measurement my matrimony was, that it was adjacent to bring a kid to this world, and I’m not going to beryllium capable to springiness 100 percent.”

Vergara, who split from nan “True Blood” prima successful July 2023 aft 7 years of marriage, antecedently confirmed nan 41-year-old’s desire to person children led to them parting ways.

“My matrimony collapsed up because my hubby was younger; he wanted to person kids, and I didn’t want to beryllium an aged mom,” she told El País successful January 2024.

“I had a boy astatine 19, who is now 32, and I’m fresh to beryllium a grandmother, not a mother,” nan “Hot Pursuit” prima told nan outlet.

“When my boy becomes a dad, fto him bring nan babe to maine for a while and past I’ll springiness it backmost to him and spell connected pinch my life; that’s what I person to do,” she added.

Sources adjacent to Manganiello besides confirmed to Page Six that nan actor’s desire to person kids intensified complete nan years.

The erstwhile couple, who wed successful 2015, didn’t enactment azygous for long. Vergara revealed she was dating orthopedic surgeon Justin Saliman successful October 2023.

As for nan “Magic Mike XXL” star, he was first spotted with his new girlfriend, Caitlin O’Connor, in September 2023.