Joe Manganiello looks like the picture of health, but he’s been keeping a secret for years. The actor has been secretly battling health issues for nearly a decade. Now, he’s ready to tell his story. He finally broke his silence on the life-threatening health crisis. Keep reading for all the details.
Joe Manganiello Breaks Silence On Life-Threatening Health Crisis
Joe Manganiello’s love life made headlines more than his extensive acting career. He was married to Modern Family star Sofía Vergara for seven years. They split in 2023 amid a reported disagreement over whether to have children. He’s now engaged to actress Caitlin O’Connor.
Joe Manganiello hosted Deal or No Deal Island for two seasons until it was canceled in 2025. But what fans didn’t know was that he was secretly battling for his life amid a health crisis. The actor broke his silence and revealed that he’s written a book detailing his health issues. “It was the most brutally difficult time of my life, one I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy, but also my greatest adventure,” he told PEOPLE magazine in a statement.
He continued, “I hope that what I went through on this journey can give readers hope that answers and healing may lie for them on the other side of whatever they are fighting through. The process of writing this book gave me the gift of perspective that helped me to see that my suffering was a cocoon from which I would emerge forever changed.”
The details of his health crisis won’t be completely revealed until the book is released on October 13. However, the book’s synopsis gives a glimpse at what he’s been through. He battled multiple autoimmune diseases for years that affected his skin, thyroid, eyes, lungs, and digestive system.
The long battle for answers involved “chronic pain, a life-saving organ amputation, existential crisis and a prolonged fight for survival that left doctors with few answers and no clear explanation,” the synopsis said.
It took him on a journey across the world and into his past to find relief.
He Looked Elsewhere When Traditional Medicine Failed
Joe Manganiello’s upcoming book is called Bloodlines and delves into how his ancestry led to his health struggles. The actor went outside of traditional medicine for answers, seeking help from “shamans, pagan rituals, ancient myths, long-lost family records and the rebirth of his own spirituality.”
The actor took to Instagram to announce his new book:
- BLOODLINES is my untold story of survival, documenting my near-decade long struggle with a mysterious illness. My search for answers took me from death’s door, around the globe, and back through time, in the hopes of understanding why i suffered, and to find the strength to continue on.
The actor’s post received hundreds of comments, with many expressing shock at his secret health battle. Finally, his new book comes out on October 13. Stay tuned for more on this developing story.
Jennifer Havener grew up in a small town in Upstate New York. She earned her B.A in Writing & Literature from Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado. She always knew watching reality TV shows and soap operas, particularly ‘Days of Our Lives’, would come in handy someday. When she’s not writing, she’s playing with her dogs, Lola and Ruger