Sofía Vergara shares post about ‘narcissistic men’ after ex-husband’s memoir claims

Actress Sofía Vergara has shared social media posts about narcissism and self-deprecating humour after her ex-husband, actor Joe Manganiello, made claims about their marriage in his forthcoming memoir, “Bloodlines”.

Actress Sofía Vergara has shared social media posts about narcissism and self-deprecating humour after her ex-husband, actor Joe Manganiello, made claims about their marriage in his forthcoming memoir, “Bloodlines”.

Vergara reposted an Instagram Story originally shared by her son, Manolo González Vergara, about dealing with a narcissist. The post contrasted the behaviour of a “narcissistic man” with that of a “good man”, suggesting that narcissists resent others’ efforts and portray themselves as victims.

“It doesn’t matter how much you do for a [narcissist],” the post read. “They will resent you for it and nothing will ever be enough and they’ll always somehow try to paint you as the bad guy.”

The post ended with clapping, champagne and dancing emojis.

The night before, Vergara had shared a message originally posted by former American football star Tom Brady about the ability to laugh at oneself. The message described self-deprecating humour as a sign of high intelligence and suggested that people who lack it are difficult to deal with. Vergara added clapping emojis.

In “Bloodlines”, due to be published on October 13, Manganiello describes the final stages of their marriage as having become “devoid of any emotionality whatsoever”.

He alleges that Vergara refused to hug him even when he pleaded for affection during his serious health problems. He also claims she ridiculed him for adopting a dog in 2019, when he was struggling emotionally and had experienced suicidal thoughts. Manganiello has said he wrote the book partly to correct what he considers false claims made about him.

Vergara said in 2024 that differences over having children contributed to the end of their marriage. “I didn’t want to be an old mom,” she said. Manganiello, however, offers a different account in his memoir, saying his health problems affected their plans to have a child through in vitro fertilisation (IVF). He writes that he did not want to leave Vergara raising a child who “wasn’t biologically hers”.

The couple married in November 2015. They announced their separation in 2023, and their divorce was finalised in February 2024. Manganiello is now engaged to actress Caitlin O’Connor, while Vergara has been linked to jewellery executive Douglas Chabbott.

Vergara has not explicitly named Manganiello in the social media posts, so it is unclear whether they were intended as a direct response to his claims.