Joe Manganiello and girlfriend Caitlin O’Connor form a whole team.
“Joe and Caitlin are both so easy-going that they work really well together,” a source exclusively reveals in the latest issue of We weekly with a second insider adding that O’Connor, 33, is not a ‘liable person’. “She’s not a big drinker or a party girl.”
Before he was linked to O’Connor, Manganiello, 46, was married to Sofia Vergara. The exes called it quits in July after seven years of marriage and announced their decision to divorce.
“We have made the difficult decision to divorce,” the couple said in a joint statement, just days before Manganiello officially filed the paperwork. “As two people who love and care for each other deeply, we politely ask that our privacy be respected at this time as we navigate this new phase of our lives.”
Despite the recent heartbreak, Manganiello does not rule out settling down again.
“Marriage is not out of the question for Joe,” says a third source Us while noting that the actor “definitely wants children” in the future.
Two months after news of his breakup broke, the Real Blood alum was first spotted with O’Connor. The duo were rumored to be dating after they were photographed leaving a Los Angeles gym together. Manganiello and O’Connor were seen walking next to each other and chatting before driving away together.
Earlier this month, O’Connor and Manganiello made their debut as a couple at the Children of Armenia Fund (COAF) gala in New York City. Manganiello received the COAF Humanitarian Award and brought O’Connor as his asset. The pair walked the red carpet together and posed for photos.
A day after the gala, the couple headed to MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, to watch the New York Jets take on the Houston Texans.
While Manganiello moved on with O’Connor, Vergara, 51, also started dating someone new. She is paired with a surgeon Justin Saliman since October.
“Sofía is falling for Justin the more time she spends with him,” another insider shared Us in November of the Modern family alum’s new romance. “They have great chemistry, and her friends think they make a great couple.”
The source added that Vergara’s inner circle believes she is “extra happy” since meeting 49-year-old Saliman. “They love that he treats her like a true gentleman and isn’t impressed by her celebrity status,” the insider said. Us at the time. “He has his own thing going on and seems to really like her.”
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