Sofía Vergara is not shy of voicing her opinion after candidly opening up about how her looks have helped open doors in Hollywood.
The Modern Family actor - who refuses to feel bad for having 'giant boobs' - has insisted that while her body helped her get a 'passport' into the entertainment industry, it's her work ethic and risk taking that's kept her there.
Aged 51, Vergara has lifted the lid on how her appearance has impacted her 20 plus-year career.
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The Columbian actor has been doing the press rounds to promote her new role as drug lord Griselda Blanco in upcoming Netflix series Griselda.
"It is a true story of a woman that no one ever suspected of being one of the biggest drug dealers that ever existed," she explained on The Graham Norton Show at the start of the month.
"She created an insane cartel, and I went crazy for the story.
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“She was Colombian, an immigrant, and a very tough ruthless woman. She was a monster. It was the role for me.”
Now, in a recent interview with Spanish newspaper El País, Vergara said she is very much aware of how she first got a leg-up in the film business.
“It would be absurd to deny it or for that to make me feel bad,” she said.
“My giant boobs and my body opened doors for me; they were my passport to the world when I was 20 years old when I started as a model, but today I’m 51 years old and I’m still here.
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“I don’t do brain surgery, it’s just entertainment, and the worst that can happen to me is that they can say I look ugly or that this jackass doesn’t know how to act. I can take it.
“There are women who are prettier, younger, who have bigger breasts and a better body than me, but I’m still around because I have demonstrated that I can stay.
“From a very young age, I’ve known my strengths and I’ve played to them. But if you only see my boobs, then that’s your problem.”
She also spoke about her split from Joe Manganiello, 47, after seven years of marriage, adding: “My marriage broke up because my husband was younger.
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“He wanted to have kids, and I didn’t want to be an old mom.
“I feel it’s not fair to the baby.”
Her new series Griselda will be released on UK Netflix tomorrow on 25 January.
Anish Vij