Joe Manganiello (left) and Caitlin O’Connor.Photo:Amy Sussman/Getty
Amy Sussman/Getty
New romance is bubbling up forJoe Manganiello.
As theMagic Mikeactor works toward finalizing hisdivorcefromSofía Vergara, he has found a connection withWinning Timeactress Caitlin O’Connor.
A source tells PEOPLE Manganiello, 46, and O’Connor, 33, first met at a small, “unofficial” after party for theHBO drama about the Los Angeles Lakers' ’80s heyday.
The insider notes that theWinning Timebash was “the first time they met in the hot tub and they were talking the whole time!”
Manganiello and O’Connor are “casually seeing each other at this point,” the source adds, nothing that O’Connor “is a lovely girl” and Manganiello “seemed like a great guy.”
Not long after, the duo — who have been quietly meeting up around L.A., according to the insider — were spotted in September, then later photographed leaving a Gold’s Gym together in Venice, California after a workout and driving away in his car, perPage Six.
TheTrue Bloodalum’s new relationship comes after hefiled for divorcefrom Vergara in July, citing “irreconcilable differences.”
A source told PEOPLE at the time that the couple had been going through “ups and downs for a long time,” though they “always put on a good front publicly.” Despite their shared mutual love and respect, the insider added Vergara, 51, and Manganiello “differ immensely in style and what they like to do, although during the marriage, each tried to put the other’s interests ahead of their own to make it work.”
Joe Manganiello (left) and Sofía Vergara at the 2019 Vanity Fair Oscar Party on February 24, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California.Dia Dipasupil/Getty
Dia Dipasupil/Getty
Amid Manganiello’s budding romance with O’Connor, Vergara has kept busy,celebrating her 51st birthdayin July with a friend around the time the former couple decided to divorce. The actress went on to judge season 18 ofAmerica’s Got Talentalongside fellow judgesHowie Mandel,Heidi KlumandSimon Cowell, even weathering Mandel’swisecracks about her love lifewith good humor.
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Meanwhile, recently Manganiellorevealed a new tattoohonoring his Armenian heritage while out in Brentwood, California.
The artist also revealed that the new tattoo said “Հրեշտակ,” which is Armenian for angel.
source: people.com
