Sofia Vergara discusses life amid divorce from second husband Joe Manganiello: 'I've been moving on'

Sofía Vergara opened up about what life has been like in the past six months since legally separating from her second husband Joe Manganiello after seven years of marriage.

‘I’ve been moving on,’ the 51-year-old America’s Got Talent judge told CBS Sunday Morning of her divorce.

‘You’re out there [in the public eye] and people know that’s part of being a celebrity. I knew [the press attention] was gonna happen. You can’t hide those things.’

Sofía continued: ‘It wasn’t bad. I think, you know, I have to say the press was very respectful and very nice. And I thought that they were gonna invent more things, and you know how it usually is. I was surprised and, you know, they, they kind of just said what it was and, and that was it.’

The 47-year-old Deal Or No Deal Island host hired powerhouse divorce attorney Laura Wasser to sort out his prenuptial agreement with Vergara, and he got custody of their 11-year-old Chihuahua Bubbles – according to TMZ.

Sofía Vergara opened up about what life has been like in the past six months since legally separating from her second husband Joe Manganiello after seven years of marriage (pictured in 2020)

The 51-year-old America’s Got Talent judge told CBS Sunday Morning of her divorce: ‘I’ve been moving on’

Joe evidently wanted children while the Colombian bombshell didn’t, having welcomed her 32-year-old son Manolo during her two-year marriage to high school sweetheart Joe Gonzalez, which ended in 1993.

It’s shocking that Manganiello and never fully discussed the topic considering Sofía was locked in a highly-publicized, five-year legal battle against her ex-fiancé Nick Loeb over their two female frozen embryos.

And while The Kill Room actor has been canoodling fellow Pennsylvanian Caitlin O’Connor as far back as early August, Vergara enjoyed a rebound fling with orthopedic surgeon Justin Saliman.

The first sign of trouble happened in June when the former couple put their seven-bedroom, 11-bathroom Beverly Hills marital mansion on the market for $18M.

The Walmart collaborator has certainly been keeping the divorce off her mind by busying herself with the press tour for Andrés Baiz’s six-episode series Griselda, which premieres January 25 on Netflix.

Sofía – who also executive produced the project – donned a prosthetic nose and brow as well as ‘horrible’ fake teeth in order to more authentically portray the Colombian cartel leader Griselda Blanco.

‘For me, as a woman, I was like fascinated. Like, how did she become even more ruthless was more horrific than any man?’ Vergara marveled.

‘I wanted to her to be like Tony Soprano. I wanted her to be a character that people didn’t hate even though [she] was a bad guy.’

Sofía continued: ‘You’re out there [in the public eye] and people know that’s part of being a celebrity. I knew [the press attention] was gonna happen. You can’t hide those things. It wasn’t bad. I think, you know, I have to say the press was very respectful and very nice’

The 47-year-old Deal Or No Deal Island host hired powerhouse divorce attorney Laura Wasser to sort out his prenuptial agreement with Vergara, and he got custody of their 11-year-old Chihuahua Bubbles (pictured May 6)

Joe evidently wanted children while the Colombian bombshell didn’t, having welcomed her 32-year-old son Manolo (L, pictured in 2022) during her two-year marriage to high school sweetheart Joe Gonzalez, which ended in 1993

It’s shocking that Manganiello and never fully discussed the topic considering Sofía was locked in a highly-publicized, five-year legal battle against her ex-fiancé Nick Loeb (L, pictured in 2014) over their two female frozen embryos

And while The Kill Room actor has been canoodling fellow Pennsylvanian Caitlin O’Connor (L, pictured January 6) as far back as early August, Vergara enjoyed a rebound fling with orthopedic surgeon Justin Saliman

The Walmart collaborator has certainly been keeping the divorce off her mind by busying herself with the press tour for Andrés Baiz’s six-episode series Griselda, which premieres January 25 on Netflix (pictured Saturday)

Sofía – who also executive produced the project – donned a prosthetic nose and brow as well as ‘horrible’ fake teeth in order to more authentically portray the Colombian cartel leader Griselda Blanco

Vergara marveled: ‘For me, as a woman, I was like fascinated. Like, how did she become even more ruthless was more horrific than any man? I wanted to her to be like Tony Soprano. I wanted her to be a character that people didn’t hate even though [she] was a bad guy’

The first-ever billionaire female criminal was known as the Cocaine Grandmother, the Black Widow, and the Queen of Narco-Trafficking before being gunned down, age 69, in 2012

The four-time Emmy nominee recalled: ‘My brother [Raphael] was killed during that time. My brother was part of that business. I know what it feels like. I know what the world is’

The first-ever billionaire female criminal was known as the Cocaine Grandmother, the Black Widow, and the Queen of Narco-Trafficking before being gunned down, age 69, in 2012.

‘My brother [Raphael] was killed during that time,’ the four-time Emmy nominee recalled.

‘My brother was part of that business. I know what it feels like. I know what the world is.’

Sofía has also signed on to resume her duties as judge of the 19th season of America’s Got Talent, which premieres this summer on NBC.

In 2021, The Cinemaholic reported that Vergara earns $10M per season.