Sofía Vergara and Joe Manganiello are divorcing after 7 years of marriage

Sofía Vergara and Joe Manganiello are divorcing after 7 years of marriage

The couple released a statement explaining the "difficult decision."

Sofía Vergara and Joe Manganiello have separated, according to a statement provided to Page Six.

The statement published by the outlet says, "We have made the difficult decision to divorce. 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."

Meanwhile, a source noted that "Sofía and Joe have been growing apart for a while now and are taking some distance from each other to contemplate their future."

Sofía has recently been celebrating her 51st birthday on vacation, and posting a ton of pictures – notably without her wedding ring.

"At the start of Sofía's big birthday trip, those close to her were explaining away Joe's absence with the excuse that he was busy filming back on the East Coast; that excuse barely held up due to the writers' strike, but once the actors' strike took effect, he could have been on the first flight… and he quite clearly is not," a source added. "So now no one out there with her is even attempting to pretend that it's not over. It's over. It's done."

Sofía and Joe met in 2014 and got married in November 2015.