Sofia Pernas is an American actress who found eminence in the entertainment industry after her portrayal of Marisa Sierras on the long-running soap opera The Young and The Restless in 2015. She has also appeared in CBS’s NCIS.
Sofia had a life-changing moment after being approached by a model agent who has now turned her into a notable personality. Let’s find out more about her here!
Is Sofia Pernas Married To Justin Hartley?
Sofia Pernas has been dating her co-star from The Young and the Restless, Justin Hartley since 2020. Though they have kept their relationship mostly private, recently, on May 2021, the pair were spotted wearing matching rings on their ring finger, which lead to speculation that they did an intimate marriage.
On 17 May 2021, Justin and Sofia were spotted for the first time since their marriage was made public. They were spotted walking side-by-side holding hands with a smile on their face during their outing in New York City, as reported by several outlets. The newlywed husband and wife “cozied up together” for the casual lunch to celebrate their nuptials, told an insider to Page Six.
Sofia Pernas with her husband, Justin Hartley (©: Instagram/Sofia Pernas)
Prior to their marriage, they had barely shown up in public together since they began dating in summer 2020.
The pair were first linked in May 2020, as Justin was spotted kissing Sofia after she dropped him off at a doctor’s appointment in Southern California. A source confirmed to PEOPLE in June 2020 that they had been dating “for several weeks” and was “spending a lot of time at his house.”
On 9 August 2020, Sofia posted a photo on her Instagram Stories of a man, who many assumed to be Justin, holding a cigar and a drink, captioning, “Easy like Sunday mornin’.”
The couple made their relationship Instagram official on New Year’s Eve in December 2020. “Sayonara 2020, it’s been real. Happy New Year from our quarantine den to yours,“ Pernas captioned the couple selfie.
Pernas also took to her Instagram on Hartley’s 44th birthday, on January 2021. She captioned the post: “Celebrating this man with my fav screengrab,” she added, “That smile!!! Lights up my sky. Happy Birthday, [darling].”
The couple previously emerged in the speculations of them being married early May 2021 after they donned rings during a trip to the beach in Malibu, as seen in photos published by Page Six.
Recently, at the MTV Movie & TV Awards in May 2021, they made their red carpet debut. The pair was spotted to be wearing bands on their relevant fingers, which sparked marriage speculation. A day after their red carpet debut, several sources reported that the duo exchanged vows in private. They’ve yet to share details about their wedding day.
Net Worth And Career Of Sofia Pernas
The public has seen most of Sofia Pernas' journey from wanting to be a journalist to model-turned-actress, but she is fairly protective of her personal life. Though she has remained quite secretive of her net worth, some sources estimated that her net worth to be $1.5 million.
With a mind initially geared towards reporting, Pernas’s life took an unexpected turn when a modeling scout approached her. Later an acting agent put her career into motion as Sofia landed one of her first acting roles in 2009, portraying Isabella Drake in The Immortal Voyage of Caption Drake. And it slowly paved the way for opportunities for her to star in several movies and TV shows.
In 2015, Sofia made her debut and big breakthrough in her career as Marisa Sierras on The Young and the Restless. Since then, she’s had major roles on Jane The Virgin and The Brave. Presently, she stars in Blood & Treasure on CBS.
Her acting roles are credited to several movies and TV shows over the span of her career. Some of the movies and TV shows she has starred in include NCIS, Age of the Dragons, Operation Rogue, The Green Ghost, and more.
Who Is Sofia Pernas? Ethnicity
Sofia Pernas was born on 31 July 1989 in Fes, Morocco, to a Moroccan mother and a Galician father. She is of Moroccan-Spanish ethnicity who currently resides in Los Angeles
She moved to California when she was 5 years old. Sofia, living in a multilingual household, speaks Arabic, English, Spanish, and German.
According to her social media, Pernas is a “consummate lover of good food and humor.” She put her love for cooking on full display in early 2021 when she stopped by the Hallmark Channel’s Home & Family to prepare a delicious dish dedicated to her Moroccan heritage.
She also loves to unwind with video games, tennis, piano, and books in her free time. The actress proudly identifies as a member of the Ravenclaw House, shouting out her love for Harry Potter in her Twitter profile.
The 31-year-old actress stands at the height of 5 ft 6 in or 1.68 m. She has a decent, slim body appearance and unique stunning looks.