First off, please don’t yell at me and call me a racist for putting two attractive “women of color” in one “separate but equal” post. I only wanted to put Sofia Vergara and Freida Pinto together because they were wearing similar colors (this beautiful blue-green-teal). I swear! I promise! But seriously, how gorgeous are these two women of color? As a woman of similar coloring, I could only dream of looking this beautiful.
Sofia was one of my picks for Best Dressed at the Golden Globes. Her dress is Vera Wang, an ID that I didn’t expect. Usually, I tend to dislike Wang’s red carpet gowns, but this is absolutely stunning. It’s a gorgeous color on Sofia, it fits her like a dream, and she manages to look sophisticated and sexy without having the girls in our faces, you know? My only (small) complaint was that Sofia’s hair should be different. I don’t like it down and poker-straight with this beautiful dress. Also: how funny was Sofia’s speech when Modern Family won best comedy? She was so cute! I like her even more when she speaks in her native tongue.
As for Freida, she went for this strapless Prada in a similar hue as Sofia. This is one of those rare dresses that looks different (and better) in still photos than it does in motion (and I suspect, in person). When E! News got in close on the fabric of the dress, it looked really cheap. But from a distance, the effect is gorgeous. Plus, that face! God, she’s beautiful. Oh, and that necklace was amazing too! I find it hard to wear yellow gold with similar coloring to Freida, so I found it enchanting that she made it work.
Okay, more photos from the New Year’s Eve premiere in LA last night. I already covered Lea Michele and Ashton acting all touchy-feely here, and CB is going to do a post about Katherine Heigl’s hair trauma. I was going to start this “fashion extras” post with Sofia Vergara, because I love her, but her dress was super-boring. Let’s start with Fergie and Josh Duhamel. I can’t even with these two – he seems so sleazy to me nowadays, and Fergie is just… I feel bad for her. I think she’s a messed up person who keeps messing with her face because she’s in a bad marriage. I think these photos of Fergie and Josh are a portrait of a sketchy marriage. Fergie is wearing Monique Lhuillier, and I think it looks cheap. It doesn’t fit right in the bust, either.
Here’s Ludacris and his date. Um, his date’s ass is AMAZING. And Luda looks good too.
Sofia Vergara’s dress is so cheap-looking! She’s got that beautiful face and gorgeous figure, but sometimes her style choices are rough. Also, I’d like to see her without the extensions – or if that’s her real hair, maybe take two or three inches off.
And finally, Hilary Swank in Elie Saab. Facially, I don’t even see a difference between Hilary and Justin Bieber at this point, except that his face is more feminine. The dress is cute, but really, I’m totally over Hilary. Meh.
Here are some photos of Sofia Vergara at the London premiere of Happy Feet 2. Thoughts on her eggplant-and-black leopard-print dress? It looks like Dolce & Gabbana to me, but I’m probably wrong. I think it’s really pretty on her – she’s not falling out of it, her boobs aren’t jacked to high heaven, and the dress itself is very pretty. I don’t like how Sofia styled it, though, with the leopard-print clutch and the black hose. Meh on that. Other stuff: Her hair and makeup looks good, and are her shoes too big? They are, right?
By the way, Sofia is still with her Republican politician boyfriend, Nick Loeb, the dude who was hit by a car last year. Loeb had ambitions to run against Democratic senator Bill Nelson in Florida next year, but Loeb just gave an interview to a Florida newspaper where he publicly passed on running for office in the next campaign cycle. Apparently, his health still isn’t 100% after the accident. Plus – and this is just my opinion – I don’t think Nick and Sofia are going to last very much longer as a couple. Nick might be avoiding a political run because Sofia would break up with him, citing their varied careers.
Sofia is going to be around a lot the next month or so as she starts promoting New Year’s Eve, that sucky-looking rom-com. I do like her so much, I just wish she wouldn’t talk about her boobs so often. I know what it’s like, though – Sofia and I, we have these huge knockers, and we’re always reminded of it because people stare, and because of being so top-heavy, sometimes it’s all we think about. Plus, she gets asked about it so much. Still, it would be nice to see her say, “You know what? I think we’ve talked about my boobs enough!”
Between Sofia Vergara’s statements that she loves looking like a transvestite and her own apparent obsession with her ridiculously huge boobs, I’m beginning to wonder whether or not she’s got anything else to add to the cultural dialogue. Sofia sat down with Health Magazine to promote both Happy Feet Two and New Year’s Eve, and as usual, most of the conversation centers around her fabulous bod. Oh, and she actually discusses a little something else too:
On Body Image: “In Latin America we do learn to be more comfortable with our bodies. Women are not shy to be in a bathing suit, in a G-string. But I also did a TV commercial for Pepsi when I was 17 on the beach in a bathing suit. And after that, everybody was like, ‘Oh my god, that body.’ And you know, you start to feel a little bit more confident if you have people thinking that you’re so fabulous!
“When I moved to America, I was more voluptuous, and I felt a little different. And one time, years ago, I remember my publicist [at the time] told me, ‘I think you should just reduce your boobs because nobody’s going to take you seriously here.’ My mother almost had a heart attack. She was like, ‘God is going to punish you! You can’t cut your boobs!’ I don’t regret not doing it, because now it’s become a big part of Gloria.”
On Plastic Surgery: “I’m not against it at all. But I think that you should go into it more thinking that you want to look beautiful than trying to look young. Because I don’t really think that plastic surgery can make you look young. It can make you look prettier, but if you go with the mentality of being young, I think that’s where accidents can happen.”
On Being Stereotyped: “I don’t mind it. I mean, it is the reality. I am a Latin woman: I’m voluptuous, I’m loud, I’m exactly what a Latin woman is. I mean, what am I going to go against it? No. I don’t think there’s anything bad in being a Latin woman. What is it? That we are loud, that we are passionate, that we are voluptuous? I prefer to be called that than, ‘You’re boring; you have a flat ass!’”
On Her Biggest Health Regret: “You know what I wish? My face is so much better, because I’ve been putting sunblock since I was young on my face. Nobody ever told me that I needed to put it in my decolletage! And so it is more sun-damaged than my face. It wouldn’t have been difficult to put a little bit there.”
On Beating Thyroid Cancer In 2000: “It changes your priorities. It’s a good thing when it comes out with a happy ending because it does make you appreciate things more. But, you know, you live your life as healthy as you can. I was twentysomething and I had never smoked, I hadn’t eaten red meat in years, so why did I have a cancer? No one knows.”
Maybe beating cancer at such a young age has something to do with Sofia’s overwhelmingly positive attitude? I do like her and think she’s pretty funny on “Modern Family,” but man, all this talk of her amazing bod gets a bit old at times. Although surviving cancer gives her certain bragging rights, she might want to evolve her shtick a bit at some point. Also, she mentions in the interview that she’s a natural blonde, which is something that I would’ve never guessed.
Last night, the Latin Grammys were held. It didn’t look like that amazing of an event, and fashion-wise, it was super-boring. There were some good “gets” but they didn’t really bring it sartorially. The biggest “whoa” of the evening was probably Demi Lovato in this super-low-cut dress. She’s 19 years old, and this feels so wrong, right? It’s too much. Or too little, however you want to say it. Too exposed, too much flesh, too much boobage. Gross. I don’t even like her newly red hair either. Go dark and cover up, Demi!
And like the shark in Jaws, Wilmer Valderrama lurks behind Demi, in her wake, waiting to feed on his young prey. I loathe him so much. He has date-rape face.
Shakira was there! Her dress is so pageanty and boring. Her hair was bad too.
Here’s Sofia Vergara in Reem Acra – the dress is lovely, albeit a bit boring on her. Still, the woman is gorgeous and THAT BODY. Insane. Fun fact: she’s wearing jewelry from her own “K-Mart fine jewelry collection”. Nice.
Zoe Saldana in green Elie Saab. This is really gorgeous on her – note this is the same shade of green as Gwyneth Paltrow wore last night too, but on Zoe, it’s stunning. Plus, the cut of the dress is amazing. This is maybe my favorite thing she’s ever worn.
These are some new photos of Sofia Vergara at the Rodeo Drive Walk of Style event last night, honoring Iman and Missoni. So, obviously, Sofia showed up in Missoni. I don’t like the dress on Sofia… it looks really cheap on her, right? Like she just wrapped a Missoni knockoff towel around herself. I think the color is throwing me off too – I like that Sofia wears a lot of color on the red carpet, but sometimes those bright colors and patterns look “cheap” on her.
Sofia has just returned from LA after a vacation with her still-on boyfriend, Nick Loeb. Sofia, as always, was tweeting during her vacation, and she ended up posting this bikini pic that has everyone all riled up:
GAH. Her body is so amazing. Look at how toned she is! Usually, Sofia is committed to wearing one-piece swimsuits… I guess because her body is so bangin’, she doesn’t want to start a riot on the beach. I guess she was just in a bikini mood, though.
I burst out laughing when Sofia Vergara was talking to Ryan Seacrest about her dress. Look, it’s not like I’m in the habit of making fun of accents – longtime readers know that I love an accent, and hey, my dad’s an immigrant, so I grew up hearing English spoken with an accent. I just think Sofia’s Colombian accent is oversized and she works it harder for comedic effect. Like, when she told Seacrest that her dress was Vera Wang, it’s like Sofia’s mouth couldn’t form the appropriate sounds and it came out as “Vaaaa-rrrra WO-ONG!” It was ridiculous and yes, I laughed at her accent.
So here is Sofia in Vara WONG (said with a roll of “r” and by drawing out the “wong” to make it into a two syllables). I love the color on Sofia – the salmon-pink is just gorgeous. The fit is great, it’s flattering, her girls aren’t spilling out and she looks like a goddess. She was one of my favorites of the night too, but I did dislike two parts of her styling: I disliked the “sleek” hairstyle, which just seemed “flat” to me, and I HATED those earrings, which were much too big for Sofia. That face is gorgeous – why draw attention away from it with gigantic earrings? And the pop of emerald green against the salmon… it did nothing. But, as I said, those were my only issues, and the dress is gorgeous.
I included a photo of Sofia with her boyfriend, Nick, who… I don’t know, I kind of think Sofia is over it. And there’s one of the young girls from Modern Family. One of the things I like so much about that show is that it feels like all of the adult actors love and adore the child actors, and look out for them. They just seem like a tight-knit group. I hope there’s no drama.
The Emmys are tonight! I know, they snuck up on us this year. I realized all of a sudden yesterday, “Damn, the Emmys are 24 hours away.” It should be an exciting night, and in my opinion, it’s been a good year for television. Tomorrow, CB, Bedhead and I will have lots and lots of Emmy coverage, including winners and fashion and post-Emmy parties and who did what, etc. This is just the Open Post to discuss the red carpet and whatever else strikes your fancy.
Your Open Post hosts are two of the sexiest bitches scheduled to appear at this year’s ceremony: Sofia Vergara and Idris Elba. Sofia is nominated for Best Supporting Actress In a Comedy Series for Modern Family, and Idris is nominated for Best Actor in a Drama Series for the BBC America show, Luther, where he plays a detective. Idris was also nominated (and he’s already lost) for Outstanding Guest Star for his role in The Big C. These are photos of both Sofia and Idris at some of the pre-Emmy parties. You can review all of this year’s nominees here.
My proposed drinking game for the evening involves cutaways. Take a swig whenever there’s a cutaway to Dame Gwyneth‘s snot-face, or Kate Winslet’s cat-face, or to Lea Michele’s bitch-face. You should get good and hammered.
Who doesn’t like Sofia Vergara? She’s gorgeous, funny, and altogether humble. While I still don’t understand why she appeared in The Smurfs, I can overlook such trivial mistakes if she stays fabulous. If her interview with The Advocate is any indication, Sofia demonstrates absolutely no problems in the fabulosity department. Unfortunately, there is no accompanying photoshoot, so you’ll have to make do with some candid shots from the last month or so of paparazzi rounds. Meanwhile, Sofia discusses some all-important matters such as gay rights, her gay following, and the semi-controversial matter of hoping that she doesn’t have any gay children. As to that last declaration, it’s better than it sounds, really:
On Her Gay Following: I’ve always had plenty of gay fans, even back in Colombia, probably because I’m voluptuous and a little over the top. Gay men always tell me how fabulous I am. I think they want to be Gloria. It’s great. But it’s a reality that more and more people are coming out, so I think it’s important to return their support. Oh, there aren’t that many [lesbian admirers], are there? That’s flattering. All my fans must be very respectful, because I’ve never had a guy or a girl come up and grab my ass.
On Why She Shot Her GLADD PSA In Spanish: Well, imagine how hard it is for Latin guys and Latin kids to be gay. Most of us are raised very Catholic, and the macho figure is very strong in our culture, so it’s still more taboo and a million times more dramatic to come out. Many gay friends have told me how hard it was for them to be open in the Latin community. Nothing’s going to change from one day to the other, so it’s a matter of doing things little by little. That’s why I love the gay couple in “Modern Family.” People always tell me, “We’ve never seen a normal, loving gay couple before!” They think gay people are just running around naked, partying in nightclubs. So it’s good for older people, especially those who aren’t exposed to a lot of gays like we are in the big cities, to see gay people portrayed in a beautiful way.
On Growing Up Catholic: I had the opportunity to be educated and to travel around the world with my family, and those things help. The more that you’re exposed to different things, you stop seeing them as weird. Besides, my family never had a bad experience with gays, because the gay people we knew were amazing, hardworking, and professional. The only thing is that, when I was younger, I remember thinking, I hope my son or daughter isn’t gay. Not because it’s a bad thing but because I knew how hard it is in the Latin culture to be gay. Life is already difficult, and it’s hard enough to find someone and be happy, so I thought that being gay would just triplicate the trouble.
On Her Gay Role: I did a movie called Grilled with Ray Romano and Kevin James that went straight to video. I played a transsexual, a guy who had gone all the way with the operation to become a woman. I had a great time playing that character. I look like a transsexual anyway. I’m a woman, but I’m super-exaggerated with my boobs, my ass, my makeup, and my accent. When I get ready for an event, I always look at myself in the mirror and say, “I look like a transvestite!” I love it.
On Friendship With Jane Lynch: It’s great. When we see each other, we kiss and hug each other. I really admire her. Her role on “Glee” is amazing, and you know what? She deserved to win. I love her. But yes, the media does seem to want us to have this funny rivalry, and I don’t mind.
On Her Girl Crush: I have many, but I love Halle Berry. She’s perfection. Every time I see her, I want to give her a standing ovation because she’s so flawless.
While some reactionists will take offense to Sofia saying that she grew up not wanting a gay child, I see what Sofia is saying in this interview. Of course, any sound bite would make it sound awful, but let’s just not go there, shall we? She meant no offense, but some people might still take it that way. As for Sofia’s quasi-lesbian tantasy, it’s interesting to see that she goes for the crazy ladies, which is the only natural conclusion to draw if she truly thinks Halle Berry is “perfection.” Physically yes, Halle is pretty close to perfect. Inside, not so much. However, let’s not get entirely hung up on that throwaway question and, instead, just take a peek at Sofia’s GLAAD public service announcement, which is uttered in that sumptuous accent:
Sofia Vergara is profiled in the new issue of Vanity Fair, the one with Angelina Jolie as cover girl. Two of my forever biscuits in one magazine? It’s like Christmas! Especially since Sofia’s pictorial is absolutely gorgeous – prettier than Angelina’s, in my opinion. I think I like the photos so much because Sofia looks so… glamorous and old Hollywood. Sofia does “down-market” very well, probably because she seems genuinely grounded, funny and accessible. She seems “real”. Even when she’s doing magazine photo shoots, they rarely make Sofia look so classy and not-of-this-world. To be fair to Sofia, she brings her bombshell quality to everything she does – she doesn’t have to “try” to be sexy. She just is. But these photos… she’s really one of the great beauties working today, isn’t she?
A beauty with charm and impeccable comic timing, Sofía Vergara is just as much an international success story as she is an international sex bomb. Discovered in a G-string on a beach in her home country of Colombia, Vergara went on to wow Latin America and parts of the U.S. as a major presence on the Univision network.
The forward-thinking creators of the hit ABC sitcom Modern Family had the sense to write a part especially for the 39-year-old actress—that of the demanding, hilarious Latina princess Gloria Delgado-Pritchett, for which Vergara has earned a 2011 N.A.A.C.P. Image Award and a Screen Actors Guild award, not to mention Emmy and Golden Globe nominations.
She lives in Los Angeles with her 18-year-old son, Manolo (named for a key character in Scarface), who is a recent graduate of the Gunnery school in Connecticut. Next up, Vergara is set to appear in Gary Marshall’s rom-com New Year’s Eve and the Farrelly brothers’ reboot of The Three Stooges.
In her spare time, when she is not tweeting (@SofiaVergara), she is raking it in as an entrepreneur of sorts, having struck deals with Diet Pepsi, CoverGirl, and Kmart.
I wish they had done an interview with her – Sofia is usually funny in interviews. Sigh… I love her. Anyway, Sofia is also going to be one of the biggest names at the Emmys, two weekends from now. She’s not only nominated (for Supporting Actress), but she’s also been named as a presenter.
