Sophia Culpo Talks About Biggest Scorpio Misconception (Exclusive) ArticlePure

Sophia Culpo is coming to Scorpio’s defense when it comes to this big misconception about their zodiac sign.

Ahead of her 28th birthday, the internet personality spoke exclusively to PEOPLE at Sports Illustrated‘s 60th Anniversary Party on Nov. 14 about her Sun sign and the good and bad reputations that come along with it.

Though she noted that the zodiac sign does have a good reputation for “being genuine and loyal,” she notes that they’re often “called out to be crazy sex addicts.”

“Which, who said that was a bad thing?” she quipped.

Scorpio placements are known to be mysterious, intense, loyal and deeply passionate and often considered one of the most commonly misunderstood signs on the zodiac wheel.

“Scorpios are driven by an all-or-nothing approach,” astrologer Valerie Mesa previously told PEOPLE. “You either can’t live without a Scorpio or simply want absolutely nothing to do with them. They’re fiercely loyal, and although it takes a while for this Water sign to open up to others, once they trust you, they’re a ride-or-die confidant.”

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Before ringing in her 28th birthday on Nov. 15, she told PEOPLE that the year prior was about “closing a lot of chapters and really starting what I really feel is the best part of my life.”

“[Your] twenties are hard and once you learn [the] hard lessons everybody needs to learn, you realize there was so much to love about those lessons that you went through,” she explained. “So for me 27 was just a really great year. I feel like it was a year where I really grew into myself and my confidence and better versions of myself that I’m so proud to be.”

To celebrate her 28th birthday, Sophia also shared exclusive details about the “chill” Christmas-themed birthday party she threw with her sister Olivia and Sophia’s boyfriend Michael Stevens.

“We did a Christmas jammies in my Christmas cozy birthday party, that’s all I wanted this year,” she revealed. “Any party that you can wear your pajamas to, that’s a party thrown by me. That is my type of party.”

Sophia shared festive snaps and videos with her sister and Stevens on Instagram, where they wore matching Christmas-themed red pajamas and served holiday classic treats and drinks.

“My nickname is sofa cushion because I like all things cozy,” she wrote on her Instagram post on Nov. 14. “So naturally my birthday party this year involved pjs (again lol) and all things warm and Christmasy.”

Looking forward to the new year, Sophia says she wants a “peaceful year” in 2025. “I’m at that point in my life where I like my circle small and I like my genuine friends and the people that I love around me.”

“As you get older, you don’t feel the need to really impress as many people as maybe you did when you were younger,” she continued. “that to me is the biggest gift of my later twenties. I’m like, ‘that’s lovely, I love that feeling.’ “