Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello divorced after 8 years of marriage. The settlement was reportedly about $50M. Full timeline and prenup facts inside.
Figures are reported estimates. Last updated Oct 2026.
Split their combined fortune; dispute arose over frozen embryos.
Sofia Vergara, the Colombian-American actress best known for Modern Family, and Joe Manganiello, the actor known for True Blood and Magic Mike, met in 2014 and married on 22 November 2015 in Palm Beach, Florida. It was Vergara's second marriage, as she had been married to Joe Gonzalez as a young woman, and she had a son, Manolo, from that marriage. Manganiello was a supportive presence in her life, and the two were seen as a glamorous couple in Hollywood.
Vergara was the highest-paid actress on American television for several years, earning about $43 million in one year according to Forbes, mainly from Modern Family. She added income from endorsements with Pepsi, CoverGirl and Walmart, and from a clothing line and a furniture line. She was also a judge on America's Got Talent. Manganiello's earnings were smaller, from roles in film and television, and the divorce had a clear imbalance of income.
The couple married in 2015 and, after nearly eight years together, announced their separation in July 2023. Manganiello filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences, and the divorce was finalized in December 2023. The couple had no children together. The speed of the divorce was widely noted, as was the fact that the couple had signed a prenuptial agreement.
Reports said that Manganiello would receive a sum widely estimated at around $50 million, though other reports suggested that the prenuptial agreement limited his claim to a much smaller amount. Neither party has confirmed any figures. The couple said they planned to divide their assets in line with their agreement, and the divorce documents showed that neither sought spousal support.
The large estimated figure is based on the scale of Vergara's earnings and on California law, which divides marital property equally. However, because the couple had a prenuptial agreement, the actual amount was probably much smaller. The estimate shows how the press often reports a theoretical maximum payment rather than the amount actually agreed, particularly when the wealthier spouse is a woman.
Vergara's businesses were not affected. She remained a judge on America's Got Talent and continued to develop her brands, including a line of clothing and a tequila brand. Manganiello continued to work in television and film and directed a documentary about Dungeons and Dragons. The couple divided their homes, which included properties in Beverly Hills.
The Vergara case is a recent example of a celebrity divorce in which a prenuptial agreement kept the settlement private and presumably modest. It sits well below the large divorces of the 1990s and 2000s in terms of cost, but it received similar press attention. It also contrasts with the earlier divorce of Chris Pratt and Anna Faris, in which a very similar level of public coverage occurred.
Vergara had previously been engaged to Nick Loeb, with whom she had a legal dispute over frozen embryos. She was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in 2000 and recovered. The couple married in Palm Beach in a ceremony that was widely covered in the press. The reported $50 million figure is an estimate and is probably an overstatement.
Joe Manganiello's reported settlement was about $50 million.
They married in 2015 and divorced in 2023, a marriage of roughly 8 years.
Reports say they had a prenuptial agreement.
Reported assets include: Beverly Hills home, acting earnings, production deals.
The large estimated figure is based on the scale of Vergara's earnings and on California law, which divides marital property equally. However, because the couple had a prenuptial agreement, the actual amount was probably much smaller.