It feels like months and months since the news broke that Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello were getting divorced, but it was only three months ago, in late July! Time flies, but my perception could be off because there’s been like 200 celeb divorces and memoirs that have taken up so much oxygen in the proverbial gossip room since then. Where we last left off, though, was a fairly amicable divorce, or at least an amicable public split. Sofia wanted thecourt to uphold their prenup and Joe got custody of their dog. Last month, Joe debuted his new girlfriend, who is only 13 years younger than he is. On Friday night, Sofia went out on a date in LA with Justin Saliman, an orthopedic surgeon who used to be married to The Ugly Truth star Bree Turner.
Sofía Vergara was spotted out Friday night looking stunning in a black corset, purple suede pants and black heels. She also had a little arm candy, a silver fox who has since been identified by Page Six as orthopedic surgeon Justin Saliman.
The duo was photographed going out to dinner in Beverly Hills, California. It’s unclear how long Vergara, 51, and Saliman have been seeing each other or if this was the first date. ET has reached out to Vergara’s reps for comment but so far, no word back. Whatever the case, this is proof that Vergara indeed can spot talent.
For starters, Saliman studied sports medicine at Stanford — where he cared for the San Francisco 49ers and Stanford athletes — before earning his medical degree at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. The Denver native, who practices at the famed Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, completed his orthopedic surgery residency at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center of Columbia University in New York City.
According to a Forbes report, Saliman is the inventor of the NovoStitch Pro Meniscal Repair System, which was acquired by the medical technology company Smith & Nephew in 2019 for a whopping $105 million. According to his bio, Saliman still uses the device to repair knee joints, and he’s considered the foremost medical expert when it comes to sewing meniscus tears back together.
Fun fact — Saliman is the grandson of one of the lead engineers for the Hoover Dam.
First, that is a very fun fact, indeed. Dams and knees, that Saliman family can fix it all! So, I looked up Saliman’s age because I was curious, and he’s reportedly 49-years-old, with two children from his first marriage. This, of course, means nothing other than after allegedly being burned twice by men who wanted children when she didn’t, Sofia’s got her filters on accordingly and is only swiping right on men who are likely done with wanting or having kids. Good for her!
I also discovered that according to Page Six, Sofia and Justin went out “near where Kim Kardashian was holding her 43rd birthday bash” and that although she was not invited to Kimmie K’s party, Sofia’s date “just happened to be in the same vicinity.” Interesting that it “just happened” to be near a party for one of the world’s biggest seekers of attention and inviters of paparazzi. It’s almost like Sofia wanted to be seen on a date with a wealthy, renowned surgeon to send a message that she’s winning the post-divorce dating game. You know what, Sofia? Get it, girl.
Photos credit 42/Backgrid and via Instagram
they don’t look like they’re going on the same date, but she looks cute.
When I first saw the pics of them together, I thought that was Nick Loeb. Justin looks like a slightly older version of Nick Loeb. There were a few pics of Joe hanging out with another woman post-divorce, but no major PR photo ops afterwards. So I’m not sure if either party is really waging “who’s winning the divorce war”. But who knows? Maybe this will prompt Joe to do PR walks with his new relationship, but these two (Joe and Sofia) are lacking any real drama.
When I saw the photos I thought he looked like Nick too and thought it seems like she’s got a type. Hopefully he’s a lot nicer than Nick.
He’s very handsome. Babe, you’re stunning, but those still look like fancy pyjamas.
What’s wrong with fancy pyjamas?
OMG, I want that guy.
I love and want those glamorous, comfortable velvet pants!
He really does look like nick loeb. And those pants are clearly purple velvet not suede.
I’d go so far as to call them velour.
they’re velvet. source: work with fabric.
Do I notice that aside from her second ex husband, she has a type?
So funny…when it was Joe dating the headline was “It looks like Joe Manganiello already has a girlfriend, just months after his split” (sept. 18) and included quotes like “it is what it is.” But here it’s “she’s winning the post-divorce dating game. You know what, Sofia? Get it, girl.” Like, why not be even with praise or cynicism, esp since it does seem like a fairly amicable split? They’re both literally doing the same exact thing.
Because the internet needs a clear villain and victim, and if you’re not sure who is whom, the websites you read will tell you. Keep questioning hypocrisy and resisting binary thinking; the truth lies in the gray areas.
@SeemaLikely Thank you! 🙂
He ran to the tabloids and was putting out stories making her seem like the bad guy. It did not seem amicable to me the way he was painting her, and for what? Disagreeing about major life choices is a valid reason to break up. There didn’t have to be a bad guy, but Joe seemed intent in painting her as one.
Anyway, I don’t see anything wrong with either one dating again. It’s pretty typical that he’s going for a younger woman, that’s kinda eye roll worthy, but it is what it is.
Those pants sounded better in print. They don’t look like suede
Black corset etc etc. Her Halloween hooker outfit?
I like her. The early aughts called and want their velour track suit back. Between Sofia wearing lingerie for a top and Kim K wearing what was basically 90s stripper/2000’s club attire I’m really bummed to see that eras fashion make a comeback. It does no one any favors. This morning Ive already seen women show up to a group exercise class wearing flannel shirts as a warm up cover they dump on the floor 2 min in and wearing oversized boxy pants with men’s underwear peeking through. I dont want to trip on your fashion choices laying on the floor and you can’t work out in your thrifted falling down pants.
She looks great and his resume is impressive. He’s a smart dude for sure.
Hopefully this is just fun for her and she isn’t really feeling the need to “win” a post-divorce anything.
That outfit is all kinds of awful.