organised fitness so there was no
encouragement to exercise when
Vergara was growing up. It was only
after falling for fellow actor and
fitness fanatic Joe Manganiello, 40
(name doesn’t ring a bell? Google
Magic Mike and True Blood), that
she felt any kind of interest in
seeing what she was made of in
the gym. Luckily for Vergara (or not,
depending on her motivation levels
on that particular day), Manganiello
had a bespoke, fully equipped
one installed in their Beverly Hills
mansion, so fitness is now quite
literally on her doorstep.
“Meeting Joe has changed
my whole approach to health
- I have no excuses,” she says,
adding that she exercises three
to four times a week with
a personal trainer. “Working out
is like torture for me – I’m in
a bad mood two hours before,
I’m in a bad mood while I’m
doing it, I’m even in a bad
mood at the end because
then I have to schedule
the next class. But I have
accepted it, because it’s
now part of my life. I know
that, for my health, it has to be.”
She chooses her moves carefully,
and is realistic in her body goals.
“I have a problem with my knee so