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Like millions of Americans, Sof\u00eda Vergara<\/b><\/a> watched Super Bowl LVIII at a pal\u2019s party. But as seen in pics the <\/span>Modern Family<\/span><\/i> star, 51, shared on Instagram, the shindig she attended looked particularly epic. In a massive, carpeted tent, there were myriad giant screens, lounge seating, and a snack spread that seemed to go on for miles. Perhaps what got fans talking the most, however, was something \u2014 well someone \u2014 Sof\u00eda brought with her: <\/span>new beau <\/span>Justin Saliman<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\n Sof\u00eda posted a photo of herself posing alongside the orthopedic surgeon on February 12 \u2014 just three days after it was revealed that her split from Joe Manganiello<\/strong><\/a> had been finalized. \u201cSof\u00eda didn\u2019t want a divorce, it broke her heart, but she says that\u2019s life,\u201d an insider exclusively tells Life & Style.<\/em> \u201cShe\u2019s done her best to move on and is bouncing back. Friends say she seems happier than ever, and the secret is her positive and upbeat attitude.\u201d<\/p>\n A lot of that has to do with her hot career. While Sof\u00eda has been earning more than $10 million a season as a judge on America\u2019s Got Talent<\/em> in recent years, it\u2019s the success of her Netflix series, Griselda<\/em><\/a> \u2014 about Griselda Blanco, the \u201cGodmother\u201d of Miami\u2019s drug trade in the \u201970s and \u201980s \u2014 that\u2019s really gotten her excited. \u201cActing is her passion, and the series is what helped her cope with the breakup,\u201d says the insider. \u201cModern Family<\/em> was such a career high, and now Griselda has reinvigorated her creative side.\u201d<\/p>\n One of the things that made Sof\u00eda\u2019s July split from spouse of seven years Joe, 47, so painful? They still loved each other, but simply desired different things. \u201cMy marriage broke up because my husband was younger<\/span><\/a>. He wanted to have kids, and I didn\u2019t want to be an old mom,\u201d Sof\u00eda, who has son <\/span>Manolo Gonzalez<\/b>, 32, from her first marriage, recently explained. \u201cI\u2019m ready to be a grandmother, not a mother. <\/span>So if love comes along, he has to come with [his own] children<\/span><\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n Justin fits that bill. He\u2019s dad to two kids \u2014 Stella, 13, and Dean, 11 \u2014 with his ex-wife, Grimm<\/em> star Bree Turner,<\/strong> 46. \u201cHe and Sof\u00eda were introduced by mutual friends<\/a>,\u201d spills a source. \u201cJustin impressed her right off the bat by showing up to their first date with flowers and her favorite champagne.\u201d Still, Sof\u00eda won\u2019t be rushing into another marriage. \u201cShe would like a husband, but she doesn\u2019t need one,\u201d says the insider. \u201cShe\u2019s not desperate, and the bottom line is Sof\u00eda is back to living her best life.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n