Joe Manganiello Goes Instagram Offical With New Girlfriend in 2024; Shocks Fans Having Divorced Sofia Vergara Recently!

Joe Manganiello Goes Official With New Relationship

Joe Manganiello and Caitlin O’Connor agave finally made their relationship public. On Sunday, the Magic Mike actor, 47, featured O’Connor, 34, within a carousel of photo highlights from the past week which he shared on Instagram.

In his caption, the star noted that he had a busy week promoting his upcoming game show, Deal or No Deal Island (coming to NBC on Feb. 26), getting tattoos updated and shooting a music video with a friend.

At the end of the caption, the True Blood star added, “And celebrated Valentine’s Day with Tool & Caitlin…” O’Connor and Manganiello’s Valentine’s Day adventures are captured in the last three photos in the carousel. The post featured sweet snapshots, including a couple’s selfie and a picture of Caitlin surrounded by flowers and a heart-shaped box of candy.

Caitlin O’Connor is an actress, model and TV host, who has appeared in many shows like Two and a Half Men, Tosh.0, Key & Peele, and more. At the moment, neither O’Connor nor Manganiello has talked much about their relationship. Sofia Vergara also remains tight-lipped about the new couple.

They had started dating in September 2023, and made their red carpet debut in December 2023 at the Children of Armenia Fund (COAF) Gala at Cipriani in New York City Two months earlier, in July 2023, he and ex-wife Sofia Vergara announced that they were divorcing.

The announcement has left fans shocked as it hasn’t heen much time since Joe and Sofia separated. It led many to reminisce about the once very popular power couple. Below are more contextual clues about their relationship and why it ended so abruptly.

A Relationship Timeline

Early Beginnings

The Magic Mike Star Joe met Sofia at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in May 2014. At the time, Vergara was engaged to her then-fiancé. Weeks after this very meeting, the Modern Family star called off her engagement.

Manganiello asked Ferguson, Vergara’s Modern Family costar, for Vergara’s phone number following her breakup. This soon led to their first date on June 14, 2014. The actor flew to New Orleans while Vergara was filming Hot Pursuit. “I said, ‘I’m coming to New Orleans. If you’re not available, I’m just gonna do some sightseeing, but I’m gonna be there and if you’re free I can take you out,’ ” he recalled on The Jess Cagle Show. “She said, ‘You’re crazy.’ I said, ‘I’ll see you next week.’ “

The Proposal And Marriage

Manganiello proposed to Vergara while vacationing at the St. Regis Hotel in Princeville, Hawaii, for Christmas. The actor popped the question inside the couple’s hotel suite on December 24, 2014.

“Our first date was in June, and then I proposed to her on Christmas Eve; [we dated for] about six months. When you know, you know, and we knew right away — like, very quickly,” he told Haute Living. “We had this big bay window [that I opened up], and the sun was going down pink over the mountains and over the bay, and I had this ring. I had looked at every ring in the world, and this is the ring that I wanted. I had a whole speech prepared in Spanish. I proposed to her on one knee in Spanish with the sun going down. It was awesome.”

On November 22, 2015, the couple exchanged vows at the Breakers Resort in Palm Beach, Florida, with 350 guests were in attendance, including the cast of Modern Family and True Blood.

The Divorce

After seven years of marriage, Vergara and Joe decided to divorce.

“As two people that love and care for one another very much, we politely ask for respect for our privacy at this time as we navigate this new phase of our lives,” the couple said in a statement.

The news broke just days after Vergara was spotted in Italy without her husband or her wedding ring. “They have been growing apart for some time now and tried to resolve things, but they are focused on different areas of their lives,” a source told PEOPLE. “They definitely love and respect each other, but once that initial passion dies down and other areas get in the way, then little differences get bigger.”

What Led To Joe Manganiello And Sofia Vergara’s Divorce?

The once power couple of Hollywood had officially ended their fiery romance in 2023, leaving many fans heartbroken.

On July 17, 2023, the couple announced their split in a joint statement Joe officially filed for divorce two days later, and by February 2024, it was finalized. Many were left suspicious of what had actually led to their sudden separation, and there were a couple of reasons to account for it.

Difference Of Opinions Over Becoming Parents

The main reason behind the divorce was the fact that Joe Manganiello wanted to have children while Sofia didn’t. Being someone more in touch with his adventurous side, Joe was a big kid who loved video games, superhero movies and spontaneous fun, while Sofia was drawn to the finer things in life.

In 2015, she told Cosmo for Latinas that although she wasn’t ruling out the possibility, having kids with Manganiello wasn’t something the couple were planning. “When you’re with somebody that hasn’t had kids, and you want to start a relationship, of course, there’s always that question,” she said. “And if it happens, it will be something that will make us very happy, but it’s not a priority in our lives.”

While opposites may attract, maintaining a long-term relationship with conflicting temperaments can be exhausting. As the true versions of themselves emerged, the couple began to get on each other’s nerves, choosing work over quality time together. Even the smallest incidents triggered frustrations, leading to a downward spiral of attitudes clashing. Their draining differences eventually caused them to grow apart emotionally.

“It added up to where now it is easier and more relaxing not being together,” an insider disclosed. Another source added that the couple have been “bickering about the small things” for months. “Joe has absolutely nothing bad to say about her. She is a great woman. They were just not great together in the long run,” the insider said.

Conclusion

This new development simply signifies a forward step in Manganiello’s life, independent of and without diminishing the shared love and respect with his former partner. It is important to remember to respect the privacy of both individuals involved, they embark on their respective chapters.