MANY fans were surprised when Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello announced that they were splitting after nearly a decade of marriage.
In light of their separation, many are also curious about the Modern Family star's dating history.
Who has Sofia Vergara dated?
Sofia Vergara has been romantically linked to a handful of men in the past, including fellow celebrities. Here are some of the people she had reportedly dated before she got married to Joe Manganiello.
Chris Paciello
Sofia and businessman Chris Paciello reportedly dated in the late 1990s. However, they broke up after Paciello ran into some legal trouble.
Enrique Iglesias
Sofia and singer Enrique Iglesias were rumored to have dated in the 1990s, but nothing was officially confirmed.
Tom Cruise
Sofia and Tom Cruise reportedly had a brief fling in 2005.
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"She was dazzled by Tom's megawatt smile and amused by the blizzard of phone calls, flowers and chocolates that followed their first meeting," writer Andrew Morton noted in a New York Post feature about the Top Gun star's love life.
Nick Loeb
Sofia and Nick Loeb started dating in 2010 and got engaged two years later. They parted ways in 2014, but it had been far from amicable.
Between the years 2015 and 2017, they were involved in a legal battle over frozen embryos they created via IVF when they were still together. Loeb eventually won custody of the embryos.
Apart from the aforementioned, Sofia was also linked to Mexican singer Luis Miguel, R&B singer Craig David, actor Mark Wahlberg, and actor Donald Logue.
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Justin Saliman
Following Sofia's split from her longtime ex-husband, Joe Manganiello, the actress has seemed to move on with orthopedic surgeon, Justin Saliman.
The two were first spotted together in October 2023, on a romantic date in Beverly Hills.
A source told People that Sofia is "dating and having fun."
They went on to say: "She is enjoying life. She seems positive and full of energy. Sofia has been handling the divorce well. It wasn't an easy decision, but she is doing great now."
How many times did Sofia Vergara get married?
Sofia had been married twice.
Her first marriage was to her high school sweetheart, Joe Gonzalez, who is also the father of her son, Manolo Gonzalez Vergara.
They married in 1990 and split in 1993.
According to Sofia, they remain on cordial terms.
“We’re still close friends,” she told Parade. “When Jose comes to the United States, he stays with me.”
Her second marriage was to actor Joe Manganiello, who she met in 2014 at the White House Correspondents Dinner. They started dating in the same year and married in November 2015.
In July 2023, they announced that they were calling it quits.
Why did Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello split?
Sofia and Joe parted ways after seven years of marriage.
In his divorce filing, the Magic Mike actor noted "irreconcilable differences" as the cause for the split.
Meanwhile, a source told People that they had clashing views on the future of their family.
"He really wanted to have a baby with her and she wasn't interested and it caused a rift," they dished.
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Another insider also noted that were polar opposites in terms of interests.
They "differ immensely in style and what they like to do, although during the marriage, each tried to put the other’s interests ahead of their own to make it work.”
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