Joe Manganiello shares rare glimpse at mystery illness battle with heartbreaking hospital pics

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-15 · by Tamantha Ryan

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Joe Manganiello, known for his roles in "Magic Mike" and "Spider-Man," shared hospital photos on Instagram that reveal details of a two-week period following surgery during which he lost 60 pounds. The images show the aftermath of an ostomy bag removal and skin conditions resulting from a seven-year illness. In his new memoir, Manganiello discusses consulting shamans who suggested a voodoo curse cast by Sofia Vergara’s ex-boyfriend Nick Loeb was responsible for his prolonged suffering. Loeb denied any involvement in cursing Manganiello.
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Joe Manganiello, 49, shared photos on Instagram revealing his battle with a seven-year illness that has severely impacted his health. He posted images from his hospital stay in New Orleans, showing himself shirtless and sitting in a chair after abdominal surgery. In another photo, he described the close-up of his abdomen post-surgery where an ostomy bag was removed and what remained of his digestive tract reconnected. Manganiello noted that during the two weeks following this surgery, he lost 60 lbs. Additionally, images revealed severe skin conditions across his face due to his prolonged illness. The actor had previously mentioned using shamans, pagan rituals, ancient myths, family records, and spiritual rebirth as part of his unconventional approach to healing before opting for medical intervention.

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🔮 “I would ultimately lose a total of 60 lbs during the two weeks following the surgery,” the “Magic Mike” star added.
🔮 “Given that our son is 13 years old, I believe it would certainly be in his best interest for him to address the court at this time,” the French actor claimed in court documents.
🔮 “We will be taking legal action against those responsible for spreading false and defamatory claims,” the spokesperson added.
🔮 “Could you pass on to the folks at JFK, we’d like to have some medical personnel at the gates for a couple of [flight attendants] involved in the passenger incident,” the pilot said.
🔮 I could meet him in Ecuador,'” he added of the shaman’s warning.
🔮 “Go, Josh! Go, Josh! Let’s f–king go!” Steinfeld, who sat in a suite, could be seen saying in the video before applauding her husband’s play.
🔮 “Could you pass on to the folks at JFK, we’d like to have some medical personnel at the gates for a couple of [flight attendants] involved in the passenger incident,” the pilot said in the recording. “They just need to get a couple of things looked at,” he added.
🔮 I never imagined how deeply it would affect me to see someone larger than life face something so human and fragile,” Stamos, who has been performing various shows with the Beach Boys since the ’80s, said.
🔮 “Just drove all the way to Brooklyn to check out this store I thought looked really rad and had a few things in mind to buy and literally was looked at as if I couldn’t afford it and was told he could find something comparable for me,” she wrote to her nearly nine million followers.
🔮 “I actually slipped into depression for about two weeks and I felt like I couldn’t function without adrenaline,” he added.
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Manganiello PERSON · 4× New Orleans GPE · 2× Jesus PERSON · 1× Loeb PERSON · 1× Nick Loeb PERSON · 1× Page Six ORG · 1× Sofïa Vergara PERSON · 1× Vergara PERSON · 1×

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Manganiello, 49, then described the second photo, which shows a close-up of his “abdomen after the reconnection/take down surgery or anastomosis, in which my ostomy bag was removed and what was left of my digestive tract was reconnected.
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🔮 “I would ultimately lose a total of 60 lbs during the two weeks following the surgery,” the “Magic Mike” star added.

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“I would ultimately lose a total of 60 lbs during the two weeks following the surgery,” the “Magic Mike” star added. asserted
star → lose → surgery
“If you zoom in, you can see the top of my first ostomy bag creeping up over the sheets,” he claimed, referring to the photo of him sitting shirtless in a hospital chair. asserted
he → zoom → chair
Manganiello, 49, then described the second photo, which shows a close-up of his “abdomen after the reconnection/take down surgery or anastomosis, in which my ostomy bag was removed and what was left of my digestive tract was reconnected. asserted
left → describe → tract
The “Spider-Man” actor said the third snap showed the “multitude of skin conditions I was plagued with during the seven years I was sick.” asserted
I → say → years
“My skin, an immune organ, was stricken with just about every condition known to man, usually in combination,” he wrote of the images, which showed red rashes all over his face. asserted
which → stricken → face
Manganiello first revealed he was battling a seven-year illness in the synopsis of his new memoir, “Bloodlines,” over the summer. asserted
he → reveal → summer
Instead, Manganiello said he used shamans, pagan rituals, ancient myths, long-lost family records and the rebirth of his own spirituality to try to aid his illness. asserted
he → say → illness
In his book, the actor revealed a shaman suggested that one of his then-wife Sofïa Vergara’s exes put a “voodoo curse” on him that caused the illness. uncertain
that → reveal → illness
He put a voodoo curse on your husband. asserted
He → put → husband
He did it in New Orleans,” he recalled the shaman telling him and the “Griselda” actress. asserted
shaman → do → him
Manganiello said he believed the person of interest was Vergara’s ex Nick Loeb, who previously lived in New Orleans. asserted
who → say → Orleans
In an exclusive statement to Page Six, Loeb, 51, said: “I pray they find Jesus — not another shaman.” asserted
they → say → Jesus
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