Joe Manganiello and Caitlin O’Connor have moved from Los Angeles to move back to their hometown.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 06: (L-R) Caitlin O’Connor and Joe Manganiello attend The Art of Elysium’s 25th Anniversary HEAVEN Gala at The Wiltern on January 06, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for The Art of Elysium)
“I mean, L.A. has been both of our homes for over 20 years,” O’Connor, 36, said of her and Manganiello, 48, in an interview with People published on Thursday, December 4. “I was born in L.A., but raised in Pittsburgh, so we’re both from the same hometown.”
The “Magic Mike” alum added that the pair share a connection, and it was something the two of them bonded over and are thrilled to be “back home.”
“That’s what we really connect on, you know, we share the same upbringing, the same hometown knowledge. And that’s what really connects us as a couple,” she tells the outlet. “So it’s beautiful to be back home together.”
UNIVERSAL CITY, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 05: (L-R) Caitlin O’Connor and Joe Manganiello attend the Opening Night of Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood on September 05, 2024 in Universal City, California. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images for Universal Studios Hollywood)
O’Connor loves how “safe” their new neighborhood is and how the area looks like it’s right out of a “postcard.”
“I’ve never been in a more beautiful neighborhood in Pittsburgh. It’s just idyllic,” she says.
She also notes that the move was not a “sudden” decision, and “We were thinking about it for a while.”
The couple adds that they will have to travel between LA and New York City for work, but their homebase will be in Pittsburgh.
FILE -Joe Manganiello arrives at The Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s Annual Grants Banquet at the Beverly Wilshire hotel on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Actor Joe Manganiello got some big surprises when researchers for the PBS show “Finding Your Roots” went digging through his family history. Host Henry Louis Gates Jr. informed the “True Blood” star that the man the family believed to be Manganiello’s paternal grandfather really wasn’t. (Photo by John Salangsang/Invision/AP, File)
They added that the two of them have been loving the snow at their new home and are enjoying one specific winter activity.
“I mean, I watched Joe shovel snow in our driveway for two-and-a-half hours yesterday. And it was the hottest thing I’ve ever seen,” she jokes.
The duo is also planning on a “big family celebration” for the holidays at their new home, with both of their parents either traveling to Pittsburgh or already living nearby.
Manganiello and O’Connor first sparked romance rumors in September 2023, but didn’t confirm their relationship until December.
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – AUGUST 28: Joe Manganiello (L) and Caitlin O’Connor attend the premiere of “The Wizard of Oz at Sphere” on August 28, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
They announced their engagement in October 2025 after two years of dating.