Joe Manganiello and his girlfriend Caitlin O’Connor spend quality time with their canine sidekick!
On Friday, Magic Mike XXL star, 47, and actress, 34, were photographed enjoying a leisurely stroll with Manganiello’s chihuahua, Bubbles. The actor was walking with a puppy under his arm.
He could be seen wearing an Inked hoodie and dark sunglasses, while O’Connor wore a simple black long-sleeved shirt and a gold necklace.
Joe Manganiello and Caitlin O’Connor strolling through Los Angeles.
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The tiny dog has already accompanied the couple on a date. In January, the actor was spotted carrying his beloved pet while grabbing coffee with O’Connor in Los Angeles.
Manganiello spoke openly about his love for the animal and the story of its adoption. During the performance at The Kelly Clarkson Show in November 2022, he said Bubbles was “very protective” and was the first dog he had ever owned.
Joe Manganiello goes for coffee with Caitlin O’Connor and his beloved dog Bubbles
“I was always traveling and working so much it was ridiculous. I couldn’t have a dog,” he told Clarkson.
The actor said he adopted the Chihuahua-Pomeranian mix in 2019 after discovering she was sick.
“She was peeing blood and it turned out she had a cyst that they were worried might be cancer,” he said, expressing that he was happy to have the funds to pay Bubbles’ medical bills. In the episode The Ellen DeGeneres Show that same year, he spoke about their current relationship.
Unlike Manganiello’s several years with the Bubbles, his relationship with O’Connor is fairly new. In September 2023, a source told PEOPLE that they were “casually seeing each other” after first meeting in a “hot tub” at a small, “unofficial” after party for the HBO series time to win in which O’Connor starred.
In December 2023, the couple made their red carpet debut as a couple at the Children of Armenia Fund (COAF) gala in New York. A few months later, they made another public appearance at a Los Angeles Kings game.
Joe Manganiello and Caitlin O’Connor ‘didn’t expect things to get serious so quickly’ (Source)
This is Manganiello’s first relationship since she filed for divorce Modern family star Sofia Vergara, 51. The couple were married for seven years before announcing their separation in July 2023.
Earlier this month, a source told PEOPLE that Manganiello and O’Connor “didn’t expect things to get serious so quickly, but it’s only a good thing.”
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A source said the pair are not only “very close” but also “super, super happy together” as they always seem to be “looking out for each other”.
“Joe was pretty devastated when the divorce happened, but he’s in a good place,” they added. “With their differences, he and [Vergara] they both knew it was time to move on.”
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