Joe Manganiello and Caitlin O'Connor announce engagement

Actor Joe Manganiello and actress Caitlin O'Connor announced their engagement this week after Manganiello introduced O'Connor as his fiancée during remarks at the San Diego Film Festival on October 16, and the couple posted identical Instagram photos on October 17 captioned "June 24, 2025." The posts included a smiling photo of the pair with their pet chihuahua and showed O'Connor wearing a diamond ring.

Manganiello, 48, thanked O'Connor, 36, in his festival speech for her love and support, according to people who attended the event. Friends and associates close to the couple described them as excited about the next chapter in their lives. The Instagram posts appear to confirm that the proposal took place on June 24, though the couple has not released further details about the location or circumstances of the proposal.

The engagement follows a relationship that became public in late 2023. The two were first linked in September 2023, made a public appearance together at a December 2023 gala in New York, and reports indicate they moved in together in February 2024 before formally announcing their relationship on social media. Rumors of an engagement circulated in June when...