'It's a special time for us': Sofia Vergara opens up about marriage and life with Joe Manganiello as couple grace cover of Hola! magazine

By Dailymail.com Reporter

Published: 13:16 EST, 25 January 2017 | Updated: 15:45 EST, 25 January 2017

Sofia Vergara is so in love that she's bursting to share her happiness with the world.

So much so, she says, that she badgered husband Joe Manganiello until he agreed to let Hola! into the luxury mansion they share in LA and open up about their marriage to fans via the magazine's pages.

'We wanted to show our fans what they wanted to see. That’s why it’s so special for us to do this cover and that’s why I convinced Joe,' the Modern Family star explained in an exclusive interview. 

'Because this is a really special time for us in our relationship and we enjoy our privacy, but we have the best fans in the world and we know it makes them happy to see us happy and in love.'

'Special time': Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello are on the cover of Hola! magazine and inside they gush about how in love and happy they are and how they want to share it with fans

Sofia, 44, and Joe, 40, who wed in November 2015, are featured on the cover of Hola! in a loving and relaxed pose.

The Colombian actress looks at the camera sideways off as she cuddles up to her hunky leading man in a pretty floral off-the-shoulder dress. 

The Magic Mike hunk is dressed in a v-neck gray sweater and dark jeans.

Front and center is the massive diamond ring he gave to Sofia when he proposed in 2014 after just six months of dating.

Big romance: Sofia, 44, and Joe, 40, wed in November 2015. 'We realized very early on that we each had to put the other person’s happiness and well being head of our own,' Joe said

Sofia was previously wed to her high school sweetheart Joe Gonzalez with whom she shares a son Manolo, born in 1992 when she was 20.

Prior to meeting Joe, she was engaged for two years to businessman Nick Loeb. The two remain locked in an ongoing legal battle over the fate of two embryos produced by IVF during their time together and that remain in storage.

The Latin beauty told the magazine why she waited until her son, now 24, went to college before moving in with a man.

'Partly because I hadn’t found the right person and I knew that if I moved in with someone, it would have a psychological effect on my son. I wasn’t going to bring a man into my son’s home,' she said.

Made for each other: The Modern Family star and the Magic Mike hunk started dating in 2010 and got engaged after just six months. They're pictured at the SAG Awards in January 2016

As for why the couple got engaged so soon into their relationship, Joe revealed: 'We realized very early on that we each had to put the other person’s happiness and well being head of our own. Once you realize that kind that kind of trust has manifested, you hang on for dear life. Or in my case, you go and buy a ring.'

Sofia's role on Modern Family was a groundbreaking one when the sitcom first came on the air in September 2009.

But she has also come in for criticism from some who object to her character because they consider her to be a stereotype of Latin women. 

'What’s wrong with being a stereotype?' Sofia countered. 'Gloria’s character is inspired by my mom and my aunt. They are both Latin women who grew up in Colombia, like me. They love color, prints and shoes…'

She added: 'It upsets me when Latinos complain about Gloria. I am grateful for the opportunity because the gringos have let me in with this strong accent I have. Eight years ago nobody had an accent like this on television.'

True to life: Sofia,pictured with co-star Ed O'Neill, hit back at critics who call her sitcom character Gloria a stereotype of a Latin woman, stating she is based on her mother and aunt

 

 

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