In July 2023, Sofía Vergara and her husband of seven years, actor Joe Manganiello, announced their divorce. The Modern Family actress has since opened up about one of the reasons for their split. However, Sofía has yet to comment on her new rumored boyfriend, Justin Saliman.
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Sofía has also been busy in her professional life. In January 2024, her limited series, Griselda, dropped on Netflix. She also continued serving as a judge for America’s Got Talent and promoting her beauty brand Toty and fashion line. Yet, somehow she reportedly also met and started dating a new man. Let’s take a deep dive into her rumored boyfriend.
Sofía and Justin were first romantically linked in October 2023.
On October 20, Sofía and Justin were first spotted together during a dinner date at an Italian restaurant in Beverly Hills, California, called Funke. The couple was also seen in a car driven by Justin reported People.
In November 2023, Sofía and Justin were sighted while out on a date. The actress and her rumored beau were photographed wearing coordinating outfits at Los Angeles restaurant Pace.
Justin is a surgeon.
Unlike her ex-husband Joe, Justin is not in the entertainment industry at all—he is an orthopedic surgeon. Justin currently works at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, where he specializes in repairing injuries to the knees, hips, and shoulders. After studying sports medicine at Stanford, Justin earned a medical degree at the University of Colorado School of Medicine before completing an orthopedic surgery residency at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center of Columbia University.
He’s a divorced father of two.
Just as Sofía is a mother to an adult son, Manolo Gonzalez Vergara (whom she shares with her ex-husband, Joe Gonzalez), Justin has two kids of his own. He shares a daughter, Stella, 13, and a son, Dean, 11, with his ex-wife, actress Bree Turner. Justin and Bree separated in 2018 after 10 years of marriage and have joint legal custody of their children, reported People.
Justin and Sofía were spotted out together again in February.
Although some reports claimed in early 2024 that Sofía and Justin weren’t “officially” a couple, they were photographed together yet again on February 1. The couple was spotted walking together as they headed into Cipriani Beverly Hills for a dinner date, E! Online reported. As of writing, neither Justin nor Sofía have publicly confirmed their relationship.
He has since appeared on Sofía’s Instagram grid.
Sofía and Justin haven’t appeared in any lovey-dovey “Instagram official” posts as of writing. However, he has popped up in group photos alongside the actress in recent weeks. Justin was among Sofía’s inner circle at a Super Bowl Party in Las Vegas earlier in February. He also recently spent time with her family in Los Angeles.
Why did Sofía and Joe break up?
Sofía and Joe's split was largely influenced by their disagreement over having children. “My marriage broke up because my husband was younger; he wanted to have kids and I didn’t want to be an old mom,” Sofía told Spanish newspaper El País, reported CBS News. “I feel it’s not fair to the baby.” She continued: “I respect whoever does it, but that’s not for me anymore. I had a son at 19, who is now 32, and I’m ready to be a grandmother, not a mother.”
