The 'New Year's Eve' star will reach the landmark age in June 2012, and she is delighted people still consider her to be a pin-up, especially as she has a 'few extra pounds' compared to other famous beauties, reported OK! magazine.
“I have a voluptuous figure, and I like to laugh a lot, this is who I am. But it's great to still be thought of as sexy, especially now that I'm nearly 40. I don't want to look super skinny and I think since I'm nearly 40 now, I'm glad I have a few extra pounds because otherwise your face has more lines”, said Vergara.
However, life has not always been so rosy for the 'Modern Family' beauty - and she admits being diagnosed with thyroid cancer in 2000 has made her appreciate the good things that happen to her.
“You work hard, you live a healthy lifestyle and then you get the news you have cancer. Thank God I had the kind of cancer that is much more easily treated than other terrible cancers. But it was still a shock. The good thing is that an experience like that makes you realise what is important in life”, she said.source