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Joe Manganiello and Cailtin O’Connor‘s romance shows no signs of slowing down.
The pair were first linked after meeting in a hot tub in September 2023 at an “unofficial” post-premiere party for the HBO series, Winning Time, based on People. O’Connor portrays Dyan Cannon within the drama, which follows the skilled and private lives of the Los Angeles Lakers within the Eighties.
Their unexpected meet-cute got here nearly two months after the True Blood actor and Sofía Vergara announced their separation.
Manganiello filed for divorce from the Modern Family alum on July 19, 2023, citing “irreconcilable differences” as the explanation for his or her split, per court documents obtained by Us Weekly. Vergara later told Spanish newspaper El País in January 2024 that they didn’t see eye to eye on expanding their family, as she “didn’t wish to be an old mom.” (The actress is mom to son Manolo, whom she welcomed in 1991 with ex-husband Joe Gonzalez).
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“Now we have made the difficult decision to divorce,” the previous couple wrote in a joint statement posted via Instagram on the time. “As two folks that love and look after each other very much, we politely ask for respect of our privacy at the moment as we navigate this latest phase of our lives.”
Manganiello and Vergara finalized their divorce in February – only one month before a source exclusively told Us Weekly that the Deal or No Deal Island host’s romance with O’Connor is moving full-steam ahead.
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“They’re going to get engaged soon [and then] start trying for teenagers,” the insider dished. “Marriage is certainly of their future.”
Keep reading to see how Manganiello and O’Connor’s relationship has blossomed since they were first romantically linked.
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September 2023
Manganiello and O’Connor met at a post-premiere party for her HBO show, Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty. That very same month, the pair were spotted leaving Gold’s Gym in Venice, California, where they were seen walking side by side before leaving in the identical Cadillac SUV together.
December 2023
Manganiello and O’Connor made their official red carpet debut as a pair on the Children of Armenia Fund (COAF) gala, which was held at Recent York’s Cipriani 25 Broadway restaurant, in December 2023.
The actors were then spotted on the Recent York Jets vs. Houston Texans game days after making their red carpet debut.
Caitlin O’Connor and Joe Manganiello Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images
That very same month, multiple sources exclusively told Us Weekly why the pair clicked from the very starting.
“Joe and Caitlin are each so easygoing that they work very well together,” the primary source explained, while a second insider added that O’Connor isn’t a “high-maintenance” person. “She’s not an enormous drinker or a celebration girl.”
January 2024
The couple enjoyed a date night at The Art of Elysium’s twenty fifth Anniversary HEAVEN Gala in Los Angeles in January.
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February 2024
Manganiello made his relationship with O’Connor Instagram official in February, noting in his caption that the couple celebrated their first Valentine’s Day together by attending the Tool concert at Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena.
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March 2024
A source exclusively told Us Weekly that wedding bells could also be within the couple’s future sooner moderately than later.
“They’re going to get engaged soon [and then] start trying for teenagers,” the insider revealed. “Marriage is certainly of their future.”
October 2025
The couple announced their engagement via Instagram, posting a photograph along with their chihuahua, Bubbles, and O’Connor’s ring on display.
“💍 June twenty fourth, 2025 💍,” they captioned the pic.