Romance rumors are swirling around Joe Manganiello and Caitlin O’Connor.
The “Magic Mike” star — who is in the midst of divorcing Sofía Vergara after seven years of marriage — was seen looking cozy with the “Winning Time” actress in September 2023 while leaving a gym together.
While neither Manganiello nor O’Connor has commented on the nature of their relationship, they raised eyebrows due to their 13-year age gap — and his ongoing separation from the “Modern Family” star.
Here’s everything to know about the beauty who may have stolen the actor’s heart.
She’s an actress
O’Connor works as an actress and is currently studying her craft at the John Ruskin School of Acting in Santa Monica, Calif., according to her IMDb bio.
She has appeared in TV shows including “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty,” “Two and a Half Men” and “Ray Donavan” as well as films like “American Satan.”
O’Connor has also starred in several comedy projects including “Key & Peele,” “Tosh.0” and “Kroll Show.”
Her upcoming movies include BET’s “Stay Out” and the feature film “Angels Fallen: Warriors of Peace,” which also stars Cuba Gooding Jr., Denise Richards and Randy Couture.
O’Connor previously worked at Disneyland, portraying Princess Aurora from “Sleeping Beauty.”
She’s a TV reporter
O’Connor also worked as an on-camera entertainment reporter for Maxim, the Chive and the Ball Out.
According to IMDb, she has interviewed major celebrities like Hailey Bieber, Bill Murray, Diplo, Post Malone and Cardi B.
She has also hosted the World MMA Awards.
She was born in Los Angeles
The actress was born in Los Angeles, though she grew up in Uniontown, Pa.
During her childhood, she was passionate about dancing and performing and even hosted her elementary school’s Christmas programs, according to her bio. In high school, she was voted “Most Likely to Become Famous” by her peers.
O’Connor ended up returning to LA to study at UCLA, where she majored in English and minored in theater, and has remained there ever since while living out her dreams.
She’s a film producer
In addition to her passion for acting and reporting, O’Connor is a film producer.
She has produced four feature films including “Glass Jaw,” “Val,” “Electric Love” and “Rideshare.”
She’s into athletics
In her free time, O’Connor loves watching combat sports.
She has even worked for UFC Fight Pass, Matchroom Boxing, Bellator, Top Rank, DirecTV’s BKB and GoldenBoy.
She also “enjoys biking around Burning Man every year,” according to her bio.
And considering she was spotted hitting the gym with Manganiello, she enjoys staying on top of her fitness routine, too.
She’s been hanging out with Manganiello
Pvnew exclusively reported that Manganiello and O’Connor were seen leaving Gold’s Gym in Venice, Calif., in September 2023.
The pair were spotted walking close to each other while leaving a workout and then both got into his car before driving off.
The “True Blood” star and his gal pal hit the gym less than two months after he and Vergara separated.
“We have made the difficult decision to divorce,” the estranged couple said in a joint statement to Pvnew in July 2023.
“As two people that love and care for one another very much, we politely ask for respect of our privacy at this time as we navigate this new phase of our lives,” they conitnued.
A source told us at the time that Manganiello and Vergara’s marriage may have crumbled due to his desire to start a family with the “America’s Got Talent” judge, who shares an adult son, Manolo, with her first husband, Joe Gonzalez.
Manganiello and Vergara tied the knot in November 2015.
