Current:Home > ScamsSofía Vergara Undergoes Dramatic Transformation for First TV Role Since Joe Manganiello Divorce-LoTradeCoin
Sofía Vergara Undergoes Dramatic Transformation for First TV Role Since Joe Manganiello Divorce
View Date:2024-12-23 19:49:01
Becoming newly single isn't the only transformation Sofía Vergara has been through recently.
The Modern Family alum is debuting a dark new makeover for her role as infamous Miami drug lord Griselda Blanco in Netflix's new limited series Griselda.
In the below first-look photos, the 51-year-old actress rocks dark curly hair and dons period costumes from the '70s and '80s. With the help of some expert makeup and styling, Vergara barely looks like her typical red carpet-ready self.
According to series creator Eric Newman, the Emmy-nominated star has been wanting to show a different side of herself by portraying Blanco since before Modern Family ended in 2020.
"She had collected tons of images and stories and people who knew her," he recently told Entertainment Weekly. "And she had really gone deep on someone who felt the pressure that she felt. I think that she really understood what it was like. She's got a son and she came to this country as a young mother with not much of a plan."
Director Andrés Baiz also praised Vergara's desire to attempt her most dramatic role to date.
"This was a chance to reinvent herself and step out of her comfort zone, which was very brave of her," he told the outlet. "She knew she had to dive in completely into this role and feel insecure and afraid, but she knew that all she had was her work, that she had to push herself to the limit."
Griselda, which premieres January 2024, will be the America's Got Talent judge's first TV role since she and estranged husband Joe Manganiello announced in July they are divorcing after seven years of marriage, citing "irreconcilable differences" as the cause of their split.
Keep reading to see every photo of Vergara's surprising Griselda transformation.
Get the drama behind the scenes. Sign up for TV Scoop!veryGood! (88)
Related
- Michael Grimm, former House member convicted of tax fraud, is paralyzed in fall from horse
- Head of Radio New Zealand public radio network apologizes for pro-Kremlin garbage
- The 35 Most-Loved Self-Care Products from Amazon With Thousands of 5-Star Reviews
- Travis Scott Uses 2 Words to Compliment Kylie Jenner Months After Breakup Rumors
- Former Disney Star Skai Jackson Is Pregnant, Expecting First Baby With Her Boyfriend
- Think Pink With These 67 Barbiecore Gifts Under $50
- Extreme Heat Is Worse For Low-Income, Nonwhite Americans, A New Study Shows
- Blinken meets China's Xi Jinping in Beijing, says both countries agree on need to stabilize relations
- Tennessee fugitive accused of killing a man and lying about a bear chase is caught in South Carolina
- Mod Sun Shares What Saved His Life After Avril Lavigne Breakup
Ranking
- Will Aaron Rodgers retire? Jets QB tells reporters he plans to play in 2025
- Peter Thomas Roth 24-Hour Flash Deal: Save 77% On 1 Year’s Worth of Retinol
- Tackling 'Energy Justice' Requires Better Data. These Researchers Are On It
- Rain, surge and wind: How to understand your hurricane risk
- Stock market today: Asian shares meander, tracking Wall Street’s mixed finish as dollar surges
- Woman in disguise tried to kill ex's wife with knife hidden in bouquet of flowers, U.K. police say
- Barbie Ferreira Reveals the Truth About Her Euphoria Exit
- U.S. citizen Michael Travis Leake detained in Moscow on drug charges
Recommendation
-
Multi-State Offshore Wind Pact Weakened After Connecticut Sits Out First Selection
-
Khloe Kardashian's Daughter True Thompson Celebrates 5th Birthday Early at Octonauts-Themed Party
-
Record Heat Wave Set To Scorch Pacific Northwest To Southern California
-
American Idol Sneak Peek: Luke Bryan Uses Phone to Film Katy Perry's Full Body Chills
-
Elon Musk says 'SNL' is 'so mad' Trump won as he slams Dana Carvey's impression
-
Pressure On The World's Biggest Polluters Is Increasing. But Can It Force Change?
-
A Coal-Mining 'Monster' Is Threatening To Swallow A Small Town In Germany
-
On trip to China, Blinken to raise cases of wrongfully detained Americans with Chinese