Joe Manganiello is opening up about a health crisis that almost killed him. In his new memoirBloodlines, the actor reveals that a 2016 collapse on a film set led to his large intestine being removed and replaced with an ostomy bag. He describes the moment as his intestine being“about to explode,”and says his then-wife Sofía Vergara authorized the lifesaving surgery. During recovery, he dropped from 235 pounds to 176.
The physical battle was only half of it. Manganiello says adapting to the ostomy bag brought several nervous breakdowns, and he recounts a mid-flight leak while traveling to London for a Batman costume fitting for Ben Affleck’s project. He credits the Deathstroke role with giving him hope to rebuild his life and career from the ground up.
Why does this one matter? Because ostomy bags and chronic illness are topics celebrities rarely discuss this openly, and his honesty could resonate with listeners managing their own invisible health battles.Bloodlinesreleases Tuesday, October 13. Have you ever dealt with a health struggle people couldn’t see? Tell us in the comments.
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