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Engaged Joe Manganiello thinks he’d still be married to Sofía Vergara if not for mystery illness

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Rubio, A. (2026, October 15). Engaged Joe Manganiello thinks he’d still be married to Sofía Vergara if not for mystery illness. New York Post. https://pagesix.com/2026/10/15/celebrity-news/joe-manganiello-says-mystery-illness-may-have-played-a-role-in-sofia-vergara-divorce/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-15 · by Amanda Rubio

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Joe Manganiello, the 58-year-old "True Blood" actor, believes that his ex-wife Sofía Vergara, now 54, might still be married to him if not for a mystery illness he suffered during their relationship. In an interview with Cohen, Manganiello expressed regret over his health condition at the time and admitted feeling guilty about being a burden on Vergara. He revealed that they had spoken about these feelings before finalizing their divorce in February 2024 but hasn't communicated since then. Previously, Vergara cited Manganiello's desire to have children as the reason for their split, though he disputed this claim, stating it wasn't "inevitably why everything ended."

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“The articles discuss different aspects of Joe Manganiello's relationship with Sofía Vergara and his mystery illness, rather than the same specific incident.”
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The “Spider-Man” actor previously told People in a statement that it was “the most brutally difficult time of [his] life, one [he] wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy, but also [his] greatest adventure.”
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🔮 Joe Manganiello thinks he and ex-wife Sofía Vergara “possibly” could have stayed married if not for the mystery illness he suffered from during their relationship.

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Joe Manganiello thinks he and ex-wife Sofía Vergara “possibly” could have stayed married if not for the mystery illness he suffered from during their relationship. uncertain
he → think → relationship
Cohen, 58, also asked the “True Blood” alum whether he regretted not being in better health during their marriage. asserted
he → ask → marriage
“Yeah, of course,” Manganiello responded, adding that he often thinks about it when he sees photos of the pair from when they first started dating. asserted
they → respond → pair
“It’s heartbreaking when you look at these two people with life ahead of them, but for us, we didn’t know what was ahead,” he continued. asserted
he → ’ → us
“I felt guilty for a long time.” asserted
I → feel → time
Manganiello went on to explain that he had spoken to Vergara, now 54, about his feelings of guilt at the time. asserted
he → go → time
“I felt guilty. asserted
I → feel → ?
I felt like a burden. asserted
I → feel → burden
I knew that everyone was sick of me, sick of watching me go through this,” he said, before revealing that he hasn’t spoken to Vergara since they finalized their divorce in February 2024. asserted
they → know → February
Vergara, for her part, previously said that Manganiello’s desire to have children — while she did not want to be an “old mom” — led to their divorce, a claim he later disputed, saying it wasn’t “inevitably why everything ended.” uncertain
everything → say → claim
The “Spider-Man” actor previously told People in a statement that it was “the most brutally difficult time of [his] life, one [he] wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy, but also [his] greatest adventure.” asserted
he → tell → enemy
He put a voodoo curse on your husband. asserted
He → put → husband
He did it in New Orleans,” he recalls the shaman telling them. asserted
shaman → do → them
Elsewhere in his memoir, Manganiello claims that Vergara “ridiculed” him while he was sick, particularly over his dog, Bubbles, whom he adopted in 2019 while struggling with suicidal thoughts. uncertain
he → claim → thoughts
“I had to give my gun away because I kept thinking about it, and then the dog came,” he writes. asserted
he → have → it
“I went from being the patient to the caretaker.” asserted
I → go → caretaker
Manganiello also claims that Vergara refused to hug him, even when he begged her for her affection during his illness. uncertain
he → claim → illness
In response, the “Modern Family” alum shared a post about “narcissistic men” from her 35-year-old son, Manolo, whom she shares with her first husband, Joe Gonzalez. asserted
she → share → husband
“Remember kids … it doesn’t matter how much you do for [a narcissist],” the post read. asserted
post → remember → narcissist
“They will resent you for it and nothing will ever be enough, and they’ll always somehow try to paint you as the bad guy.” asserted
they → resent → guy
“Well, I think anybody who said that should read the book first and understand what the book is actually about, because it’s not about that,” he said. asserted
he → think → that
“It’s about the suffering I went through.” asserted
I → ’ → suffering
Conversation Your voice matters. asserted
voice → matter → ?
Discussions are moderated for civility. asserted
Discussions → moderate → civility
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