‘Modern Family’ Star Says Boyfriend is Making Her a Reluctant Steelers Fan
Sofia Vergara says she’d rather watch the New York Giants, but her boyfriend bleeds black and gold.
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Modern Family Star Sofia Vergara is a New York Giants fan.
But there’s a problem, two actually.
Sofia’s boyfriend, Pittsburgh native Joe Manganiello, who was raised in Mt. Lebanon, is a total yinzer and insists on watching Ben and the boys. He even directed a short documentary in 2007 about Steelers fans who meet up at bars in Los Angeles.
"He's a very hardcore Steelers fan so when the game comes on he makes me watch them and then I can't watch the Giants," Vergara told Ellen DeGeneres.
And that’s when the second problem cropped up.
It seems that because of her Colombian accent, Vergara has a problem pronouncing the name of her favorite team, which made for some very amusing television.
