Sofía Vergara & Joe Manganiello Divorcing After 7-Year Marriage | E! News

Sophia Vergara and Joe Manganiello will go their separate ways on July 17, the couple announcing in a joint statement obtained by Page Six that they are

divorcing

after seven

year

s of

marriage

. Sophia and Joe say we have made the difficult decision to divorce as two people who love each other. and we care deeply about each other, we politely ask for respect for our privacy at this time as we navigate this new phase of Our Lives E

news

has reached out to Sophia and Joe's reps in response to the

news

of the split, but not yet has received news.

The update comes on the heels of Sophia's 51st birthday, which she spent in Italy with friends, as documented on her Instagram page. While Joe didn't appear to accompany Sophia on the European trip, he did wish the Modern star Family a birthday wish on social media. A throwback photo of the two of them, Sophia and Joe first met at the White House Correspondents' Dinner in 2014. They were together less than a

year

before Joe popped the question while sharing with Oates that they were living in 2015. Our First date was in June and then I proposed to her. with her on Christmas Eve we dated for about six months when you know, you know and we knew right away in a 2015 appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live Sophia explained why she was hesitant to date Joe at first, are you careful about dating guys who are too are? handsome, yes, well, at that time yes, because I had just broken up with my uh, with my ex, so I didn't want to have that relationship with someone and I thought it was going to be too much work because they were like girls like launching a team, yeah , throwing herself at him, yes, oh my god, I know, please, I want someone Norm to get married in a 2015 ceremony, People reported that they got married in front of 350 guests that included his Modern Family classmates and his His True Blood co-stars.

In 2018, the Magic Mike actor spoke about married life with Cigar Aficionado saying that people say things like

marriage

and relationships are work, but they're not, life is hard, having someone to help you deal With that it is the best thing that has ever happened abroad.