Actress Sofia Vergara faces cruel pressure from single older women

“Did your marriage end because of the age difference?”, “Do you feel lonely?”, “When will you two go out again?”, “Do you prefer younger men like your ex-husband?”

These questions are omnipresent in every interview given by Sofia Vergara, 51, the Colombian-American actress who rose to fame in the series ‘Modern Family’, available on Star+, and now stars in ‘Griselda’, on Netflix.

In July 2023, she announced her separation from actor Joe Manganiello, 47. The artist has spoken openly about the end of their decade-long relationship. “My marriage ended because my husband was younger, he wanted to have children and I didn’t want to be an older mother,” she said.

“I don’t think it’s fair to the child. I respect those who do this, but this is no longer for me,” she said. “I’m ready to be a grandmother, not a mother anymore.” Sofia has a son, Manolo, 32 years old, from her first marriage.

Much of the public and press consider it unacceptable that a famous, beautiful and rich woman remains single. According to this prevailing opinion, the actress needs to urgently find a partner.

“Because she’s a celebrity, people make huge projections about how they believe she should live her life, what they would do if they had the beauty and money privileges that she has. And being alone is unthinkable,” explains psychologist Tatiana Paranaguá, professor at Casa do Saber.

“Love life occupies a place of primacy in the collective imagination. In general, people look for someone in a way that is not always appropriate just to meet their emotional needs, and often it doesn’t work.”

According to the expert, no one should be in a hurry to start a new relationship after a recent breakup. “The public believes that a person like Sofia already has someone in mind, or should have, because that’s what many people would do, to ‘fill a hole’ instead of being thoughtful about the broken marriage.”

Amid the euphoria of the gossips on duty, Sofia Vergara is ‘getting to know better’ an orthopedic surgeon named Justin Saliman, 49 years old. Despite the media’s insistence, the actress has not yet publicly announced her relationship.

In Brazil several celebrities have experienced this unpleasant pressure after the end of a long marriage. Under constant surveillance after the end of her union with William Bonner, Fátima Bernardes was photographed by a paparazzo the first time she went out at night with Túlio Gadêlha.

They were in a restaurant when the presenter received a message on her cell phone from a friend informing her of websites that were already reporting the meeting. Fortunately, the violation of privacy did not hinder the beginning of the flirtation. They have been together for 7 years.

While female artists are seen as “stuck” when they become single after 50 and are asked to find a man as quickly as possible, male celebrities continue to enjoy macho benevolence. Society has evolved, but not that much.

Source: Terra