Joe Manganiellois reflecting on the sweet surprise he got for wifeSofia Vegarato celebrate theirfive-year wedding anniversaryback in November.
While visitingThe Ellen DeGeneres Showfor Friday’s episode with guest host Stephen “tWitch” Boss, theShoplifters of the Worldactor, 44, revealed the romantic way the pair commemorated their anniversary together.
“Well, she surprised me. She put together a picnic outdoors, so we went outdoors, she put together these great picnic baskets, gourmet picnic baskets. I showedup with a blue mohawk!” he said with a laugh while sharing a picture from the outing. “Sorry for ruining our anniversary!”
“I got her — so, our courtship was in New Orleans. She was shooting a movie there with Reese Witherspoon and I was on a press tour. I took out a block of like 40 hours, I flew into New Orleans, said I’m taking you on a date, set up this elaborate date through New Orleans, and then flew back out,” he recalled. “Came back two weeks later and we got to spend the time.”
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To recapture the magic of their early “romantic” dates in New Orleans, Manganiello said he found a food truck in Los Angeles that does authentic beignets — so he rented it.
“The truck pulled up during the picnic for us to go get dessert, to remind us of our courtship,” he said.
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“The best thing [about isolating] iseating dinner together every nightand the fact that I don’t have to travel and that I’m here all the time and I get to see her,” Manganiello said.
Manganiello also shared what television shows he and Vergara have been watching while staying at home. “Sofía had never seenThe Sopranos,Mad MenorThe Wire,” he said. “So we watched every single episode of all of those shows, and a bunch of others too during the pandemic.”
The couple, who first started dating in July 2014, tied the knot in November 2015 at the Breakers Resort in Palm Beach, Florida, in front of close family and friends.
source: people.com
