Now that Sofía Vergara is in her fifth decade of life, she feels better than ever.
"I think now that I'm older, it's great because you know exactly what you like," the 51-year-old told People. "I just do what makes me feel confident and beautiful."
"I’ve never really cared that much about what people think," she added. "But now I really care less.”
These days, the Modern Family alum loves to spend time with her son, Manolo, 32.
"It is great that I had him young, because now I’m going to be 52, and he’s 32," she said.
"I wish I was older sometimes, because I would’ve been more mature, more prepared to be a mother, but that was what I got and what happened," she continued. "So I just kept going and try not to look back at it, because it is what it is. But it is fun because I kind of grew up together with my son."
The star split from actor Joe Manganiello last year, and one of the reasons their relationship didn't work was due to his desire to have kids — something she didn't feel comfortable doing.
"There’s things in life that might sound like good ideas, but they’re not," she confessed. "I was a mother already. I know what it means to be a good mother or to try to be the best mother that you can, and that takes a lot of sacrifices, takes a lot of energy."
Ultimately, it was the right decision for her to split from the Magic Mike alum. "Before, nature for some reason tells your body at 50 you are in menopause, it’s time for you to be done with that. There is a reason why nature is doing that," she added. "But that’s for me, and I totally respect where anyone wants to be a mom after 50. I didn’t think because of my career, the way I live my life, the way my marriage was, that it was fair to bring a kid to this world, and I’m not going to be able to give 100 percent."