Joe Manganiello "waited four and a half years" for Sofia Vergara to be single.
Joe Manganiello and Sofia Vergara
The 'Magic Mike XXL' star, who is now engaged to the 'Modern Family' actress, admits he jumped on a plane to take her out to dinner as soon as he heard she had split from ex-fiancé Nick Loeb last year.
The 38-year-old actor said: "The [editorial director] of PEOPLE [magazine], Jess Cagle, knew I'd had the hots for Sofia for years, and emailed me saying she had just become single. I immediately got in touch with [her co-star] Jesse Tyler Ferguson and was like, 'Jesse, I don't know what her emotional state is, but you gotta tell her I want to take her out.'
"He gave me her number, I called and she was like, 'I'm shooting this movie in New Orleans. Whey don't we go out when I get back?' I was like, 'No f**king way. I waited four and a half years for you to be single. I'm not going to miss my window.'
"I got on a plane to New Orleans and took her out. Best decision ever."
Joe also credits the 42-year-old beauty for helping him to hone his moves from the sequel of the stripper film.
He said: "I studied ballet. And I'm marrying a Colombian woman. Any family dinner turns into a dance party."
Despite being known for his ripped muscles, the former 'True Blood' hunk claims he eats what he likes when he isn't working.
He told Britain's Glamour magazine: "When I'm working out for a job, I push myself. But when I'm off, if I wanna have fried chicken and waffles three times a day, I'll do it."
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