Sofia Vergara‘s ex-husband Joe Manganiello wants their divorce to be settled as soon as possible because he’s ‘ready to move on and fall in love with someone’ else.
The actress, 51, and the Magic Mike alum, 46, confirmed that they were ending their marriage after seven years together earlier this week, and now, a source close to the former couple has claimed that Joe wants to put it behind him so he could ‘have fun again.’
The insider explained that while Joe ‘thought Sofia was the one,’ he is ‘not looking back,’ and wants ‘as little drama’ as possible.’
Joe wants the divorce to go as clean as possible. He would love as little drama [as possible] to come from it,’ they dished. ‘Joe is ready to date, ready to move on, ready to have fun again and fall in love with someone.’
The source added that Joe ‘never wanted to be single,’ but is looking forward to ‘making someone else happy,’ which will ‘in turn make him happy.’
‘He never wanted to be single, he thought Sofia was the one, but he knows that since it didn’t work with Sofia, he is getting to a better place within himself to move on to make someone else happy, which in turn will make him happy,’ they continued.
‘He is not looking back and there isn’t a situation where this will be like Ben and JLO, they aren’t going to get back together.’
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez famously became Hollywood’s ‘it’ couple in the early 2000s, but eventually split and both moved on with other people.
However, they ended up reconciling two decades later, and are now happily married.
The source explained that while Joe is embracing the next chapter in his life, he will likely keep any potential new love interests hidden from the public to avoid people ‘judging’ him.
‘Joe will never dodge an opportunity if the opportunity is right. He does that with his work, he does that with his relationships,’ they continued.
‘But when it happens, don’t expect him to shove it down our throats [because] he would like to move into a new relationship with little to no reaction.
‘He doesn’t want to be tied into a situation where people are judging his relationships in the future. He just wants to live a happy life.’
Joe and Sofia announced that they were going their separate ways on Monday, saying in a statement that they had ‘made the difficult decision to divorce’ but still ‘love and care for one another.’
They first started dating in August 2014 and tied the knot just over a year later in November 2015, during a stunning Florida wedding attended by 400 friends and family members.
The two reportedly drifted apart due to their ‘different attitudes.’
They dished: ‘Joe is a big kid, he loves playing Dungeons & Dragons, he loves wrestling, he is all about video games, superhero movies, comic books, going to concerts, huge NFL fan. He chases fun.
‘He always loves being out and about and just having a good time. And then when it is time to be serious and when it is time to get to work, he turns on that part of himself, but he is always ready to live life to the fullest and go out and just be fun and have fun.
‘This was immediately an attraction for Sofia who is completely the opposite, sure she loves having a good time and going out, but she is more concerned with the finer things in life, the trips, lavish dinners, being a celebrity, and everything that comes with all of that.
‘She has been told her entire life she is super-hot and beautiful. It really has got to her head.
‘She also has a temper and gets upset over stupid things very easily whereas Joe tries to let things bounce off of him and go with the flow.
‘That was not really seen while they were falling in love, but then the true versions of themselves started showing and they just got annoyed with each other, choosing work over hanging out.
‘Then bit by bit, they stopped wanting to be together and stopped hanging out because something so little would often trigger an attitude that would bug them, just their attitudes on everything were completely different and something like that is extremely draining for a relationship and they got to the point where it would be a good day and one thing would be said or done and they would just get upset with each other.
‘It added up to where now it is easier and more relaxing not being together. When people say they will be friendly, they will, but the romance part of things is over. They grew a part from something that could have been really good.’
Another source close to the pair suggested that Joe’s sobriety ‘impacted’ their marriage, explaining that the actor was ‘warned’ about getting into a serious relationship with someone who was not actively sober.Joe stopped drinking in 2002 – more than two decades ago – after he said he became ‘broken beyond the point of being fixed.’
‘Of course the fact that Sofia is not sober had an impact on their marriage,’ the insider said.
‘He was warned about this when he started dating her and again before marrying her.
‘He did not think that he was going to change her but he also didn’t think about the implications this could have on their marriage.’
