WELL, HELLO THERE
The main thrust of life according to Joe Manganiello
Magic moves
“People always ask me to demonstrate my Magic Mike moves for them. I have to tell them I’m not actually a stripper. But that’s the fun thing about acting – doing something that really isn’t you.”
Love letters
“Sofía and I have always put each other’s wellbeing first and that’s how I knew she was the one. I wrote her a book as a gift for our first anniversary. It was about how we met, as well as our courting, and was about 40 pages long… I love my wife a lot.”
Get the girl
“I was on a press tour when I found out Sofía was single [after splitting from Nick Loeb]. My friend is an editor, and told me she was about to make the announcement. I got her number from Jesse Tyler Ferguson [Sofía’s Modern Family co-star], then flew to New Orleans to take her on a date.”
Think first
“The best advice I’ve been given about women came from a good friend. He said, “[When it comes to an argument] would you rather be right or happy?” I go for happy every time.
Crowd-pleaser
“I sang Sweet Child O’ Mine to my wife at our wedding. My friend John Feldmann [lead singer of Goldfinger] started yelling on the microphone, ‘Where’s Joe? Get him up here,’ and that was it. The crowd went crazy…”