Joe Manganiello released his new memoir, "Bloodlines," which is already receiving a lot of buzz online.From revealing details about his divorce from Sofía Vergara, the seven-year long mystery illness that nearly took his life, and Tom Cruise's alleged involvement in the star being nixed in the "Reacher" series, below are the biggest bombshells from "Bloodlines: A Memoir."Fox News may be compensated for or earn a commission if you buy through our referral links."Bloodlines" is out now.(Alison Forner)Manganiello and Vergara married in 2015 and announced their separation in 2023.
Their divorce was finalized in 2024.JOE MANGANIELLO DENIES SOFIA VERGARA’S CLAIM MARRIAGE ENDED BECAUSE HE WANTED A BABY: ‘SIMPLY NOT TRUE’In his memoir, Manganiello detailed that he proposed to her in Spanish in Kauai, Hawaii and the next year they were married.They planned on starting a family.Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello were married from 2015–2023.
(WireImage)"She told me that when we first met, she wasn’t thinking about having more children, but she had sworn that if she ever remarried and her husband wanted kids, she’d do it," Manganiello wrote."It was clear right away how we felt about each other, so at the urging of her doctor, before we were even engaged, we began trying via IVF."Manganiello said that after two years of trying to have a child, they were unsuccessful.
The former couple even entertained the idea of having a surrogate, but $200,000 later, they decided it was not the right time due to Manganiello's "mystery illness."A year after the couple tied the knot, Manganiello was admitted into the hospital for two months straight."To visit me, Sofía had to lie down out of sight in the back of her assistant’s car, until they were sure they had lost the paparazzi, before heading to the hospital where she would disguise herself in a wig and hat and sneak in through the loading dock," Manganiello wrote.Joe Manganiello's "mystery illness" symptoms began shortly a...