Sofia Vergara Reflects On Her Difficult Divorce After Surprise Split With New Boyfriend

Highlights

• Sofía Vergara braced herself for public scrutiny during her divorce and was pleasantly surprised by the respectful and helpful press coverage she received.
• Sofía focused on moving on after her divorce, keeping a low profile and maintaining a cordial relationship with her ex-husband. She is not ready for a relationship and is excited about her upcoming projects.
• Although initially upset, Sofía is now in a much better place and hopeful about the future, while Joe Manganiello is currently dating someone new.

Sofía Vergara and Joe Manganiello were married for seven years, and their divorce last year came as something of a surprise. It was Joe that filed for divorce, but things have been cordial between the two of them since then. They didn't have kids, which probably made it easier, and both of them cooperated to make the transition easy.

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Since then, Sofía Vergara has been focusing on her career, and thriving. Recently, she broke up with her ex-boyfriend Justin Saliman, and reflected on how she navigated the process of going through a divorce, and moving on from it, in the public eye. She opened up about what she wants for the future, and seemed excited about what's to come.

Sofía Vergara Braced Herself For Public Scrutiny

Sofía Vergara has now had several months to reflect on her divorce from Joe Manganiello, but unlike most people, she had to go through this period of grief and change in the public eye. This was something she expected, of course, and she did her best to prepare herself for the scrutiny, she explains to PEOPLE.

"You're out there, and people know that's part of being a celebrity. I knew it was gonna happen. You can't hide those things," she said.

Although it can't have been easy to have such a vulnerable and important moment in your life, the actress was pleasantly surprised by how people reacted, and acknowledged that the type of press she got ended up being helpful. "It wasn't bad (the coverage)," she said. "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."

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Sofía Is Focused On Moving On

For a while after her divorce, Sofía Vergara kept a low profile (as much as possible when being famous, of course). She focused on her family, kept a cordial relationship with her ex-husband, and even went on some dates.

She was involved with ex-boyfriend Justin Saliman for a couple of months, but sources close to the pair recently stated that, while they like each other and have fun together, they are absolutely not a couple, as Sofía is nowhere near ready for a relationship. Sources also said that they might still be spotted together, but that it wouldn't turn into more than that, as the actress doesn't want to settle down at the moment.

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Right now, the actress is very excited about what this new year will bring. "I have a lot of projects for next year that hopefully people will love as well," she said, referring to both acting projects and business ventures. She's promoting her new beauty line, Toty, and working on her TV show Griselda. "And, you know, I've been moving on," she added, hinting that she might be seeing someone.

For his part, Joe Manganiello is currently dating girlfriend Caitlin O'Connor, and while Sofía Vergara was initially upset with how quickly he moved on, she seems to be in a much better place now, and hopeful about the future.

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