Modern Family Sofia Vergara Told to Lose Weight for Hollywood

Sofia Vergara has curves most women envy and men dream about.  But her most famous assets weren’t always accepted in Hollywood.

“Somebody told me, ‘You have to lose weight,'” Vergara revealed on CBS show “The Talk” Monday.

“‘You will look better in the pictures. You see all the actresses and how they look.'”

The “Modern Family” star, who graces the March cover of Shape magazine, reveals that she didn’t always have curves.

“I was ridiculously skinny,” Vergara, 38, told the magazine. “They called me palillo, which means toothpick in Spanish.”

But puberty changed everything for the brunette beauty. 

“I was still skinny, but suddenly I had these big boobs,” she said. “It was terrible! I used to tell my mother, ‘I’m going to cut these off as soon as I turn 18.’ ”

Luckily the actress embraced her new, curvy shape.

Even though at times Vergara would have trouble finding outfits to wear because the size zero designer dressed sent her way didn’t fit!

“No matter what I did, they would only come up to [my waist],” Vergara recalled. “It was a nightmare.”

Vergara says that Columbian women are held to different standards than American women.

“Latin women are very comfortable with their bodies and their sexuality,” she said. “We aren’t afraid to show that off a little bit more….We’re not expected to be as thin or skinny.  And we’re a little less conscious about our bodies.”

Although Vergara is surrounded by slim celebs all the time, she doesn’t feel pressure to lose weight.  She is 5 foot 7 inches and 125 pounds.  Why would she?  She’s at a healthy weight and looks fabulous.

We love her curves!