Joe Manganiello Reveals He Had A ‘Head Start’ On Pursuing Sofia Vergara

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Joe Manganiello is sharing the story of his meetcute with Sofia Vergara. The actor dropped by SiriusXM’s “The Jess Cagle Show” to promote his new series “Moonhaven”, and also dished on how he went about pursuing his now-wife Vergara.

While the two actors had seen each around Hollywood and even presented awards at the same MTV Music Awards show in 2010, it wasn’t until the White House Correspondents Dinner in 2014 that the two were introduced to each other properly.

At the time Manganiello admitted he was interested, but Vergara was engaged to Nick Loeb. “Jesse Tyler Ferguson brought her over to me and made her say ‘hi’ to me or something.

I was like, ‘Hi,’ you know,” he recalled. “I was like, ‘You know, how’s it going? Like your fiancés over there, what are you doing right now?’ You know?” READ MORE: Joe Manganiello’s Beloved Dog Bubbles Makes Surprise Appearance On ‘Ellen’, Actor Talks About Their Immediate Bond Despite his interest, the actor was sure to maintain a respectful distance. “I mean, who wants to get into a fight in a tuxedo, you know?