Sofia Vergara has been a TV sensation ever since Modern Family hit the screens. On the show, she played her motherly role to perfection.
But despite her character raising two kids, it turns out that this wasn’t something Sofia herself wanted to do. Apparently, she doesn’t plan on ever having more than one child and the reason why is seriously interesting.
Sofia recently did a tell-all interview with People Magazine, where she opened up about her decision to not have any more children.
One of the reasons Sofia gave for this was that she already knew what it took to have and raise a child. So it’s not like this was a new experience that she was avoiding.
Sofia already has her son, Manolo Vergara, who she had back in September 1991. Sofia was only 19 years old when she got pregnant and gave birth to Manolo.
Over the years, she has talked about what it was like raising a child at just 19 years old. In the interview, she talked about how rewarding the experience was.
But it also wasn’t without its ups and downs. Sofia also admitted that she doesn’t remember much of her life before having Manolo.
Raising her son at that age was not the easiest thing and it came with a lot of headaches. Still, she can’t really complain because according to Sofia, it felt like they grew up together. It was a unique experience that she enjoyed.
Sofia Is Ready to Be a Grandmother
While growing up and raising Manolo at the same time, Sofia also made sure to set the best example that she could for him. So now, when people come around and compliment Manolo, she also feels rewarded.
Sofia also said on The Kelly Clarkson Show that she is proud of the man her son has become. Manolo went to Emerson College in Boston and graduated in 2015.
Now, he’s trying to follow in his mom’s footsteps and get into the movie industry. He’s also already landed some modeling gigs.
Sofia also shared that now that she is almost 52 and Manolo is heading towards 33, she can’t wait to be a grandmother. It looks like Sofia would prefer Manolo becoming a father over her bringing another child into the world herself. According to Sofia, she would be a much better “Abuela” at this point in her life.
She feels like she’s already playing a similar role with Manolo’s dog. According to Sofia, during the weekend, Manolo comes over and leaves his dog with her.
Then, he goes back to his place for the weekend and does whatever he has planned while Sofia gets to take care of the dog. This is something that Manolo apparently picked up from his mom.
Back when he was much younger, Sofia would also take Manolo to his grandparents’ house so that he could go outside and play while he was with them. Sofia could go out during the weekends, so it was a win-win situation. Now that Sofia is getting up there in age, she is ready to be on the other end of the win-win situation.
Sofia’s Decision Led to the End of Her Marriage
Speaking of age, that’s another reason why Sofia was not too interested in having another child with her ex-husband, Joe Manganiello. From Sofia’s perspective, she feels like she’s a little bit too old to be getting pregnant.
She added that thanks to science, women can still get pregnant and have babies even if they are older, but that wasn’t always the case.
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Sofia had this to say about that: “Nature for some reason tells your body at 50 you are in menopause, it’s time for you to be done with that. There is a reason why nature is doing that.” It looks like Sofia would rather stick with nature’s side of the story.
She just doesn’t want to have another child, which actually played a major part in what led to the end of her marriage with Joe. Apparently, Joe wanted a child, but Sofia didn’t. It kept getting worse until they both decided to go their separate ways.
For Sofia, she felt like it just wasn’t right, trying to bring a child into this world considering everything that was going on. It also sounds like their marriage wasn’t exactly perfect, either. So it wouldn’t have been the best environment for a small child, anyway.
Having Another Child Could Have Impacted Her Career
Another reason why Sofia didn’t want to have another child was because of her career. Sofia recently starred in the TV series Griselda as the main character.
If she had gotten pregnant or recently given birth, it’s very likely that she would have missed out on this opportunity. It’s not just this TV show. Getting pregnant could have also interfered with her time on Modern Family.
I mean, maybe they could have woven it into the script, considering that her character, Gloria, did have a baby during the show’s run. But there is only so much you can do while pregnant, and that list keeps shrinking as the weeks go by.
There are other things that Sofia probably couldn’t do if she was pregnant, like appear on America’s Got Talent. It might have also derailed her various ideas and businesses outside the movie industry, like her jewelry line, for example. Basically, with all the career moves that she has been making over the years, raising a newborn child on top of that might have been too difficult.
This was something that Sofia talked about. It seems like a lot of women drew inspiration and felt empowered by Sofia’s decision to leave her marriage. They felt like she made the right decision by choosing not to raise another child.
Sofia felt like she would not be able to give her all to raising a child like she did with Manolo. After all, it takes a village to raise a child.
With everything that Sofia had going on, it looked like she just wasn’t ready to have a village around her. Even beyond that, giving birth to another child was still a deal breaker for Sofia.
Sofia Has Found Love Again
It looks like she has left all of the outside pressure to have another child in the past. From the looks of things, Sofia seems to be moving on with her new man, Dr. Justin Saliman.
According to InStyle, Sofia went Instagram official with Justin in April of this year. Justin and Sofia have been rumored to be seeing each other since October 2023.
She posted a picture of Justin attending to her broken leg with the caption: “If you ever get a major knee surgery, make sure you get a handsome doctor who will sleep with you that night!” Then, she also added: “Luv u Dr @jdsaliman.” It’s easy to see that Sofia is in a happy place again after her divorce.
