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Posted: 2024-01-25T22:44:08Z | Updated: 2024-01-25T22:44:08Z Sofa Vergara Tells Kelly Clarkson To Shut Up Over 'Griselda' Comments | HuffPost

Sofa Vergara Tells Kelly Clarkson To Shut Up Over 'Griselda' Comments

It seems Clarkson wasnt aware of how much work went into transforming Vergara into a Colombian drug lord.

Sofa Vergara  spent a lot of time in the makeup chair to transform into her role as a cocaine lord in Griselda and she thinks any suggestion otherwise totally blows.

On Wednesdays episode of The Kelly Clarkson show, Vergara bristled when Clarkson suggested that the makeup and prosthetics she wore to portray the notorious Colombian drug smuggler Griselda Blanco in her new Netflix miniseries looked subtle.

I feel like they only changed your nose or something, Clarkson told the Modern Family alum.

Are you crazy? a shocked Vergara retorted.

It looks slight. You know what Im saying? Like, when you look at you, it doesnt look Clarkson continued. But Vergara wasnt having it.

No, Kelly, it was hours, Vergara said of the time she spent in the makeup chair.

Clarkson stammered on, nervously trying to explain herself by admitting that her makeup probably took time, but the slight change completely changed [her] being. 

It was a wig! Vergara said jokingly before telling Clarkson to shut up so she could explain all the tweaks made to her physical appearance for the character.

It was a lot! They did a lot to me! It was teeth. It was wig, It was nose. It was plastic [all over my face], the Americas Got Talent judge said.

Clarkson quickly changed her tune.

What Im saying though, Clarkson said, they did such a good job that it looks seamless.

Clarkson continued: 

You literally look like youre a different actress, like, playing the role. You could have a whole different life as this actress. 

Vergara seemed to appreciate the assertion.

Thats exactly what I wanted that reaction, Vergara said. I loved that you thought it was just a little thing because that means it looks natural.

Vergara then explained why she got a little sensitive about her look in Griselda. She said she was worried people wouldnt take her seriously in a dramatic role if she looked too much like herself or her comedic character on Modern Family.

I was like, Are they going to see Gloria Pritchett in Griselda? she said. I mean, did you see it?

I dont see you at all in this character, Clarkson said. 

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An undated Florida Department of Corrections booking photo of Griselda Blanco.
via Associated Press

Although Vergaras character in Griselda does not closely resemble the real life queen pin (above) its understandable why Vergara wanted to physically transform to play la madrina, or the Godmother, in her new Netflix series.

Blanco was accused of masterminding at least 40 homicides from Miami to New York during her reign in the 1970s and early 80s. This included the assassination of a 2-year-old boy in 1982, an act she allegedly bragged about, per the Miami New Times .

Despite her ruthless nature that eventually earned her the nickname The Black Widow, she was also known for her ingenuity. She built a billion-dollar criminal organization with clever inventions, like her line of underwear with secret compartments that hid drugs, allowing her smugglers to transport cocaine into the United States by taking commercial airline flights.

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