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Joe Manganiello and girlfriend Caitlin O’Connor have been linked together since mid-September. Joe and Sofia Vergara announced their divorce in July, after seven years of marriage. O’Connor is an entertainment reporter and actress who’s been in HBO’s Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty, Days of Our Lives, and Ballers. She and Manganiello reportedly met at an after-party for Winning Time, but were just “casual” in the beginning. Things must be heating up between the two because they just made their red carpet debut at the Children of Armenia Fund gala, where Joe was honored with a humanitarian award.
Joe Manganiello and Caitlin O’Connor had their first public date night!
On Saturday, the 46-year-old actor and the 33-year-old Winning Time actress walked the red carpet together during the COAF (Children of Armenia Fund) gala.
Manganiello looked dapper in a dark suit that he paired with a blue shirt and tie. Sporting a new look, the Magic Mike star rocked a clean-shaven face. For her part, O’Connor wore a emerald green dress with a high slit, that allowed her to show off a little leg.
The pair showed little PDA as they posed alongside each other. At one point, the True Blood star wrapped his arm around O’Connor’s waist while the photographers snapped their pics.
Inside the event, Manganiello was honored with the COAF Humanitarian Award. Manganiello took to his Instagram to share reposts of him accepting his award. However, he did not share any photos with O’Connor.
Hey, good for them. Honestly, I didn’t fully recognize Joe at first with his clean-shaven look. I liked his scruffy, bearded look, lol. Grow it back for me, Joe! He also looks a little bit uncomfortable, like he’d rather be anywhere but having his picture taken on the red carpet. According to COAF’s Instagram, Joe was honored at the gala for embodying the “spirit of creating positive change,” thanks to his “remarkable on-screen achievements” and “tireless efforts in making the world a better place.”
Alright, fashion talk: I think his suit is fine, but it looks like his shirt is bunching up weird in those pictures. As for Caitlin, I like her dress. It’s a nice color on her and fits her well. I also like her earrings, but admit that I am a sucker for big, dangly earrings. I’m not really a fan of her shoes, though. The black straps around the ankles look weird. I don’t know much about her and I don’t think I’ve seen her in anything, but she looks so familiar to me. Does she just have one of those faces? It could be the makeup, but in those red carpet photos, I think she sort of resembles Kate Moss.
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He does look uncomfortable a bit, maybe just bad photos. Her dress is a bit dated to me and ages her conpared to the white dress in the last photo. She is very pretty. I’m still mourning his marriage with Sophia, they were explosive hottness together.
I am sincerely starting to wonder if I only thought he was hot because he was standing next to Sophia Vergara. If Rosie had put this pic up asking for guesses about who it is, I never would have picked Joe.
I would have guessed any number of Real Housewives spouses.
I found him hotter when it came out that he was mixed with black, just saying.
I just can’t with him. Who marries a woman of a certain age with her embryo drama and then a few years later changes his mind that he wants kids?
Just stop. They both openly talked at the beginning of him wanting kids. Maybe they didn’t truly appreciate her reluctance or maybe she changed her mind – but stop the hate.
Yes I agree.
People are allowed to change their mind, and not seeing eye to eye on wanting kids is a really good reason to end a relationship. Happened to my aunt, her first marriage they agreed that neither wanted kids and as she got older she realized that she had changed her mind on that. He hadn’t and there really isn’t a middle ground between having kids and not having kids, so they broke up and she remarried and had a child. No one is evil there IMO. although it doesn’t mean that it’s not painful to realize that your marriage has to end. Truly the meaning of “irreconcilable differences” to me.
Why would any of them give up on such an important matter? He definitely wanted kids, and she sounded open to the idea at first. I guess she found she didn’t want to go through it again. No drama: No evil white man being selfish, no wronged woman. Just two.asults who realized they were better not together.
The pinstriped suit and red sweater look great on him. I think she has one of those faces that just look familiar.
I do not know what Joe’s politics are, and I do not want to accuse him of anything. However, that long on the top, short on the sides hairstyle is popular with the far right where I live.
My husband is decidedly NOT far right and he has a similar haircut (though he wishes he had that much hair on top). I think it’s just relatively easy to maintain and looks fine on a lot of men. Come to think of it, my brother does too, and he’s definitely a disappointing lib to my Dad LOL.
Most men in their mid 40s-50s and who care a bit about their appearance seem to try that cut at some point. Particularly those who do gym or any sport/outdoor activity. I guess it’s easy to style and keep clean without going full buzz. It seems to be a trend for that particular age group, as it was ‘cool’ with kids five yrs ago.
I thought this was Megan McCain! I think the white dress looks lovely on her, the green dress is over designed. Her go to hairstyle seems a bit harsh but maybe I’m just off trend. I swore he was dating an athlete at some point? Is this the same woman?
Didn’t realise the Vergara split was only this year- it feels like forever! I swear I need someone to do a 2023 “in memoriam” for celeb divorces this year.
@SAS, I think there were pictures of the two of them leaving a gym at some point
Her face reminds me of Kate Moss, maybe that’s why she seems familiar?
She looks much happier to be there than he does.
Yeah, they do not look like they fit together as a couple.
Dang he lost all his hot. Didn’t even recognize him.
These pics prove my theory that his perceived hotness was directly related to his adjacency to Vergara. Take her out of the picture and we’re left with your local mechanic.
Agree… I never got the hotness, but was willing to go along for Sofia’s sake. See also Jason Momoa and Lisa Bonet.
100%.
I just should have kept scrolling! I totally agree with you.
comment of the day. he is looking ROUGH here.
Describing Joe as looking like a local mechanic really made me laugh.
Joe and Sophia were gorgeous together, her last bf was a turd.
I think Joe will go the way of Josh Dumel, younger wife, wants kids, and he has $$ so he will fade into Hallmark movies.
Either way, wish all involved a good life.
Btw, the long on top and shaved on the sides hairstyle is everywhere in Minnesota. Peaky Blinders cut.
They’ll both be fine and probably go back to their former levels of visibility/career. He’ll go back to being known but not stratospheric and since blowing up with Modern Family , between brand collabs and branching out (AGT, new Netflix movie) she’ll maintain.
Was sad when they split but also get the sense they made the decision like adults. I do think he’s still having the tougher time, even if the stories are true he initiated it. He seems ambivalent at best about this GF (agree she looks much happier/into it). And I liked him before they got together and after (Sofia too). He seems like a decent guy, a jock openly into D&D, gives off a little of a dumb vibe but graduated from Carnegie Mellon, saw him on that show that does family history and his is pretty interesting.
I always prefered Skarsgard or the guy who played Bill Compton on True Blood over this guy. Makes me want to go back and watch old episodes of it.
Does anyone else think he looks a little bit under the influence? He looks so unhappy.
He definitely looks off. He’s apparently been sober for over 20 years so I really hope it’s not that.
Sadly, I think she’s just the rebound chick. Poor Joe, he traded down with this one.
I don’t care or not care about Joe. However, after watching his episode of “Finding Your Roots” on PBS, I’m amazed about the wonder of biology & how complex was his genetic pools. His ancestors included (among others) Nazi, genocide victim, Whites and Black! He sounded very grounded & a nice person in that show.
Her jawline is … amazing. As someone edging toward 50 and all that entails I have serious lack-of-jowl envy!
Maybe Joe needs a little sunshine, didn’t he used to sport a lot of tan?
Losing his hotness? Please. Where do you live?
Look at him! 6’5″, shoulders, bi-ceps that go on for days, flat tummy, full head of hair, good teeth, nice clothes.
Seriously, check out Magic Mike 2, Joe dancing in a 7/11 shirtless is the ONLY reason that movie was made. 👍
CB’ers, I live in the midwest and a great majority of the men here are pale, flabby, dress worse than a dog, beer belly, constant sweatpants and gimme hat.
Joe has been sober 20+ years, still in good shape.
I hope he and Sofia both go forward and find happiness.
As for the new GF, if you are going to dye your hair blonde, keep up the color. I hate this 1/2 a** look on women. Get highlights or lowlights or whatever you want but, the color should go from roots to end. The 6″ color grow out is garbage.
I know seriously. There is no way he is losing his hotness. I am in the Mid-South with the flabby man look. If I saw a Joe god at my WalMart I would probably thank him for being a hottie, lol.
He is a big man and tailors just don’t know how to make clothes for big men. David Gandy talked about that in interviews. Joe always seems uncomfortable in large social situations. I am a gamer too. We like our little tiny safe groups. Put that man at PAX and he would shine.
His new girl is pretty. I have seen her in a few things. She seems really sweet.