Key Takeaways
- After first meeting in 2014, Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello announced their engagement that same year.
- The actor proposed with a cushion-cut diamond with an estimated price tag of $500,000.
- While there are a few possibilities for where the sparkler is now, it's likely still in the TV host's possession.
When Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello first crossed paths at the White House Correspondents' Dinner on May 3, 2014, the actress was engaged to Nick Loeb. However, that didn't stop the Magic Mike star from developing a crush. When Vergara and Loeb called it quits a little over a month later, Manganiello reached out to Jesse Tyler Ferguson for her number, and on June 15, 2014, the two went on their first date. Later that same year, the actor proposed to the comedian on December 24. "Our first date was in June, and then I proposed to her on Christmas Eve; [we dated for] about six months," he told Haute Living in an interview. "When you know, you know, and we knew right away—like, very quickly." Manganiello popped the question while the two were on vacation in Hawaii. "I had a whole speech prepared in Spanish," he told the outlet. "I proposed to her on one knee in Spanish with the sun going down. It was awesome."
The actor presented the America's Got Talent judge with a brilliant cushion-cut diamond that is estimated to be between five and seven carats. The center stone is surrounded by a halo setting and sits on a platinum band that's covered with pavé diamonds. It's clear that Manganiello was intentional with his selection. "I had looked at every ring in the world, and this is the ring that I wanted," he told Haute Living.
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How Much Did Sofia Vergara's Engagement Ring Cost?
While the jeweler behind the sparkler was never revealed, experts place the cost of the ring around $500,000. Such an evaluation is based on a number of factors, including its carat size, setting, and clarity.
Where Is Sofia Vergara's Engagement Ring From Joe Manganiello?
After seven years of marriage, on July 17, 2023, the couple announce that they were filing for divorce. "We have made the difficult decision to divorce," they said in a joint statement to Page Six. "As two people that love and care for one another very much, we politely ask for respect of our privacy at this time as we navigate this new phase of our lives."
Less than a year later, the Modern Family actress disclosed the reason behind their split. "My marriage broke up because my husband was younger; he wanted to have kids and I didn’t want to be an old mom," she told El País in 2024. "I feel it’s not fair to the baby. 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." However, Manganiello later disputed that claim in an interview with Men's Journal. "To be painted as if I had some sort of midlife crisis, and after nine years, turned to somebody and gave them an ultimatum of, ‘Do this potentially unhealthy thing to your body, or else I'm gone’? That’s never who I was," he told the magazine.
While neither Vergara nor Manganiello has discussed what happened to the cushion-cut diamond after their split, there are a few likely possibilities. The actress may have opted to hold onto the sparkler, seeing it as a sentimental piece. However, she also could have listed it as part of a private sale. (No record exists of a public transaction.) It's unlikely that the she returned the piece to Manganiello, due to the actor's recent comments about the end of their relationship.
